[JAWS-Users] Task Bars and Tool Bars

[Michele Thredgold]

Hi users.  I have come across these terms time and time again 
since beginning using JAWS back in the late 90's.  I've never 
really been able to comprehend what they mean.  Can someone 
please explain to me how they work and why JAWS can or can't 
interact with them? Can you also explain where these bars appear 
on the screen? I'm not sure if this makes sense but if I do not 
have a hard copy page of tactile information in front of me, I 
can only visualize linearly, either to the right and left or to 
the top and bottom, but not both at the same time.  That's why 
thinking in columns is more difficult.  Also, if I'm using the 
tab key or the alt tab, I can only visualize what I'm on by what 
it's been described as, unless I've been told where it is.  I'm 
saying this because some blind people, more-so, it seems, those 
who have lost their sight later in life, have more ability to 
visualize the outlay on a computer screen.  Are these bars at the 
top of the screen and if so, whereabouts on the top? Are they 
necessary for JAWS users, particularly toolbars.  I can handle 
the taskbar but toolbars are annoying.

Many thanks in advance.
Michele

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