1. Web Page Navigation
Whenever you open a new page on the DORS Web site, press CTRL + HOME (if JAWS is your screen reader) or PAGE UP (if Window-Eyes is your screen reader) to make sure you’re at the very top of the page.
To go directly to the main content of the page, skipping navigation and links, DOWN ARROW nine times to get to Link: Skip to Main Content.
Press ENTER to follow the link to the page’s content.
Press INSERT + DOWN ARROW for JAWS or PAGE DOWN for Window-Eyes to read all of the main content. Otherwise, DOWN ARROW and UP ARROW to read one line at a time.
When your screen reader has finished reading the content, it will begin reading the Related Information boxes that are linked to this content. The boxes come in the order Quick Links, Related Links, Publications, DORS in the News and Multimedia. Not all pages feature all five boxes. The Home Page also features a Coming Events box.
When your screen reader has finished reading the Related Information links, it will read the copyright information at the bottom of the screen and then give you a “Back to Top of Page” link. Press ENTER to follow the link back to the top of the page.
Depending on where you want to go next or what information you are looking for, at that point you may want to:
2. PDF Files
Users of screen reader technology are encouraged to upgrade to the free Adobe Reader version 7 or higher, with enhanced accessibility features designed to work with screen readers. The JAWS training department has written up some helpful tips to help you set up Adobe Reader’s accessibility functions the first time you use it with a screen reader: Tips From The JAWS Training Department: Information on PDF Files and Adobe Reader.
For best results, save PDF documents to your computer and then open them with the Adobe Reader instead of using the Internet browser to read it. To configure your computer so that Reader automatically starts up when you open a PDF document from a web page:
For longer documents, the Bookmarks function can often be used for easier navigation. You can access the bookmarks in a document by pressing F6 and then ENTER. ARROW DOWN to hear the bookmarks and press ENTER when find one you want to follow. Then press F6 again to return you to the text.