All the links and resources in this guide are freely available through the Blind Abilities website, podcast, and their app. So then why did I make this guide?
This guide gives you a quick way to navigate through the list of episodes in the order they were produced. You’ll find links to either listen to the episodes on their website or download them directly to your computer. This guide is laid out in a specific way to make navigation easy for individuals who need large print or are using a screen-reader. First, let me explain the layout, then I’ll explain how to manage the text size and navigate quickly with a screen reader.
Layout
Episode Title as a Heading Level 2
First, as you navigate through this document, you’ll find the title of the episode. The title is set as a heading level 2. This means it will appear in a larger, bolder, more stand out font. If you are using a screen-reader, it will read the title then tell you it is a heading level 2. If you are an experienced screen-reader, you can quickly navigate this guide by using the keyboard shortcuts for navigating headings.
Episode Description
The description of the episode. A quick explanation of what you’ll learn about if you listen to the episode.
Link to Webpage
If you follow this link, you’ll find yourself on the Blind Abilities web page containing the episode. This includes links to play the episode, learn more, social networking links, links to other resources, etc. If you want a more direct way to play the episode, use one of the following links below.
Load in Browser/Download
If you follow this link, the episode will load directly in your web browser (i.e., Chrome, Edge, Internet Explorer, Safari, etc.). In most browsers, the episode will start playing immediately. If you want to go back to this guide to find another episode you can, by either clicking the back button in your browser or use the back keyboard command (Windows: Alt+left arrow, Mac: Command+left arrow).
If you want to download the file to your computer use the following steps.
Windows Computer – Using a Mouse
Right click on the “Load in Browser/Download” link and choose either “Save link as…” or “Save Target as…” then a save dialog will appear where you can choose a saving location.
Windows Computer – Using a Screen-Reader
After finding the “Load in Browser/Download” link and press either the Menu/Applications key or Shift + F10. In the menu that appears press the down arrow to either “Save link as…” or “Save Target as…” then a save dialog will appear where you can choose a saving location.
Mac Computer – Using Mouse
Right Click or Control Click on the “Load in Browser/Download” link and choose “Download Linked File”. The file will be downloaded directly to your Downloads folder.
Mac Computer – Using a Screen-Reader
After finding the “Load in Browser/Download” link press Control + Option + Shift + M. In the menu that appears press the down arrow and choose “Download Linked File”. The file will be downloaded directly to your Downloads folder.
Increasing Text Size
Since this document is basically a webpage you can use the same shortcuts to make the text large print as you can we almost any other webpage.
Windows Computer – Increasing Text Size
- Hold the Control key down and press the + key to make text larger
- Hold the Control key down and press the – key to make text smaller
Mac Computer – Increasing Text Size
- Hold the Command key down and press the + key to make text larger
- Hold the Command key down and press the – key to make text smaller
Navigating With a Screen-Reader
You can use the same navigation methods on this document as you would with any webpage. Here are some examples
JAWS and NVDA
Press the H key to navigate by Headings, each Episode title is a level 2 heading and the descriptions and links sections are level 3 headings. You can also navigate by heading level using the number keys, for example the number 2 will move by episode name. JAWS only: press the Insert + F6 for list of all the headings
VoiceOver
Mac – Navigate by headings using Control + Option + Command + H or bring up a list of all the headings in the rotor with Control + Option + U, then right arrow to headings. iPhone/iPad – Set the rotor to headings by rotating two fingers on the screen clockwise till you hear it say, “Headings.” Then flick down to jump to the next heading.
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