What's up with that computer screen?

This is what I always say to myself each and every time my screen reader goes silent. Sometimes I may be accused of being a wee bit too impatient or anxious, but that's me.

Sometimes there is really no need for me to worry and on the whole I have been extremely fortunate when it comes to avoiding such things as system crashes and freeze-ups. However, I have to depend on my screen reader to let me know what is going on in a spoken way or, in short, my only way of knowing what is going on with my computer screen is to hear what my screen reader is saying. So I get anxious whenever nothing is being spoken.

When I had enough vision to see the screen, I could tell if the system was either hung up or waiting for things to happen before continuing on. I could either tell by the color of the screen or by reading the writing on the screen. With these indicators no longer available to me, I now have to depend solely on hearing what my screen reader is telling me. Or sometimes I would lower my ear to my computer and listen as the drive makes its gentle sound.

I'm Donna J. Jodhan, your friendly accessibility advocate, wishing you a terrific day and urging you to go out there and share my thoughts with others. Visit www.sterlingcreations.ca to learn more about me.