Everything on mystreamingserver.com and on rollye.net is designed to be totally accessible to the blind. But since I can see the page, I may have screwed up a graphic or link, so please let me know when anything is confusing or difficult. And if you'd like me to pass along any tips you might have, feel free to let me know anytime at rollye@rollye.net. Thanks!

As far as the audio files on mystreamingserver.com, listeners and Kimberly and Buddy have been kind enough to write out some instructions that may be helpful if you're having any trouble accessing the .mp3 links.

Kimberly says:

Down arrow until you locate the link of the show you wish to download. When you hear the show title, you can be assured that you are now on the correct link. At this point, DO NOT hit enter on the link as you usually would to access the "save as" option. Instead, hit the right mouse button. (If you're using a laptop with JAWS, hit caps lock and the F9 key together. The following instructions for locating the right mouse button will not apply to laptop users). The right mouse button is located as follows: Place your hand on the uppermost righthand corner of your desktop computer's keyboard, locating the key furthest upper right, then move one key left to the key second from the key located at the upper righthand corner. Pressing this key should cause JAWS or WindowEyes to announce "right mouse button". Once you hear that announcement, arrow down until you hear your text-to-speech software announce "save target as". Carefully tab through the options, utilizing your arrow keys to select the drive into which the download should be saved, then tab to the "okay" button, which will be verbalized. At "okay", hit enter. If you're working with JAWS, you can activate the JAWS cursor to check the status of your download. JAWS should tell you when the download is complete.

Buddy adds:

Use your arrow keys (or page up/page down, or even tab) to navigate through the page until you find the link for the show you want. Instead of pressing enter, press the applications key on your keyboard. On most keyboards, this key is directly to the left of the right control key, although some laptop keyboards may have it somewhere else, such as instead of a right control key. You can then use the arrow keys to find the "Save target as" link as outlined in the posted instructions and continue as before. If your keyboard doesn't have an applications key (say, you've salvaged your old clicky IBM keyboard, which has no extra Windows keys), shift-F10 should do the same thing (this is a Windows keyboard shortcut and is screen reader neutral). BTW, did I mention that while I have at least one computer with Windows on it (and a Windows screen reader) that I vastly prefer my Mac with VoiceOver for most things? Yes, contrary to what the entrenched blindness technology establishment will tell you, the Mac is very usable with Voiceover. As well, there are cheap and free alternatives emerging for Windows, and let's not even mention Linux (also emerging). The traditional and expensive screen reader guys had better stay on their toes to stay relevant, because these changes are coming, lower-cost alternatives are here (and getting better), and the government gravy train for the traditional players in the field are numbered. Just my not terribly scientific view on the thing as a user of this tech for a really long time.

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