Alan,
Being apart of the beta team, I know that they are interested but they
have also said that there is a lot of work to be done to make it work
with VoiceOver.
Wayne
On 1/22/15, Alan Lemly wale...@gmail.com wrote:
Hello,
I think I'm done with Fleksy after the recent problems I had with its
Well, I've upgraded and did manage to move a folder above to that row and
delete some of its contents, but this was a kind of just about made it act
and now I can't do anything else with that row on my existing pages.
I've again written to the Accessability Team.
Carol P
- Original
I can't move them either now, though this seems to have become progressively
worse. It doesn't matter what I try. Can't delete them either!
Carol P
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This is my stance too, and said so directly to the plaintive, without
further cluttering the list. This response alas, had to be the exception.
RobH.
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To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2015 2:13
This doesn't work on my phone A 5z. Still cant delete or move apps in that
row
Sent from my iPhone
On Jan 27, 2015, at 10:50 PM, Ron Pelletier ron.pellet...@sympatico.ca
wrote:
Hi all,
In 8.1.3 on my iPhone 5S, I can now move the apps located in the bottom row.
That’s very
Hello,
Here’s another voyager legend question again.
I heard that the Legend was supposed to be announcing incoming calls, does that
only apply to contacts or what gives there? The reason why i’m asking is that
my legend only says ”incoming call answer or ignore” and doesn’t tell me the
number.
Siegart
Any other issue like being routinely popped out of the sound settings
before finishing changing specific settings. Has anyone else noticed this?
I was on the phone with Apple Accessibility this morning and the person at the
other end couldn't figure out anything more than I
Bill, have you tried deleting the app and reinstalling it?
Wayne
On 1/26/15, Bill Gallik wfgal...@charter.net wrote:
I have the Walgreens app on both the iPhone 5 and iPhone 6; both have iOS
8.1.2 installed. I cannot get past the login screen, the problem appears to
be that the ID field is
I think siri only reads new and unread messages.
When I attempted to do this now what I got was there are no new messages.
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No. It is the passcode you yourself must have set on the phone to say unlock it.
On 28 Jan 2015, at 21:28, Lori Dent loriand...@ohiohills.com wrote:
Hi all,
I noticed that I have the latest software update of ios 8.13 ready to
download on my iPhone. When I double tap on the install
No the 4 digit passcode is the passcode some times you use to authorize things
such as unlocking your device.
On Jan 28, 2015, at 3:28 PM, Lori Dent loriand...@ohiohills.com wrote:
Hi all,
I noticed that I have the latest software update of ios 8.13 ready to
download on my iPhone.
Oh, I have a 6, and I notice this happens on at least one voip app. It goes
to the earpiece and doesn't use the proximity sensor, making it almost
impossible to do anything with the call.
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Hi everybody thanks for your response. I have found the problem I was selecting
too many photos so the mail option was not in the share options. Kind regards
Mark Brett
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On 28
Hi Mark,
While in the camera roll, select the picture you want to send by
double tapping on it. When the picture comes up, there will be a
button at the lower left of the screen that says share. Double tap it.
The next screen will give you a number of choices including the option
to mail the
An additional point on this matter; doing a Reset Default in
Settings/General returned VoiceOver to a far more reasonably audible volume.
When you go into the Reset Default screen, select the first Reset All
button and follow through until the action has been completed.
Still, I don't think
Hi, I used to be able to ask Siri to read the last unread text messages. She
has not done that for a while, even before 8.0, at least not for me. Did
this stop being a feature, or did I inadvertently do something to change
this. I don't seem to be able to find any settings that might change that.
Hi yes I use the Baum Pronto 18 and Baum Pronto 40 organiser notetaker with
the iPhone.
the pairing is quite difficult for unexperienced iphone users but if you
managed to do it once, you can cope with that, the problem is that you only
have 4 seconds to pair the devices so to write the pin and
Hi Isaac and Chris,
Thank you. I know what the number is now.
Lori and the Gipper
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I have the new Baum Varioultra 40 and I love it. The pairing process
is a bit different than for othr displays but it is well documented
and works fine. I have also used the BrailleSense U@ and think it
works fine too but I didn't want to pay $3000 more for features that I
probably would never
Hi, it has been doing that for a while now, the fix as I do is to pick a sound
tap it, then instead of flicking right, start left and work backwards.
bruce from new jersey on the computer
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According to Apple Vis the app is half price now.
http://www.applevis.com/apps/deals/ios-apps-dropped-price/knfbreader-currently-reduced--4999
I haven't been able to verify this since I already own the app. I can't see
the current price when searching for the app in the App Store.
DC
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There is a design flaw in how VoiceOver reacts on a telephone call. I think
this may be a quite similar issue to our Belgian friend's problem so have
piggy-backed my message with this thread.
A friend complained that her VoiceOver volume was too low during a phone
call and the iPhone was
Hi all,
I noticed that I have the latest software update of ios 8.13 ready to
download on my iPhone. When I double tap on the install button it will ask me
to enter a four number passcode in. Is that passcode the same passcode as when
you log into the app store or into iTunes? Thanks.
The 4 digit passcode is the passcode that you use when you unlock your phone.
Margaret
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Sent: Thursday, 29 January 2015 8:29 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: latest software update ios 8.13
Hi, I did not make this clear. I am asking Siri to read the last unread
messages. She says there are none.
Neal
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Isaac Hebert
Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2015 2:22 PM
To:
Technically, yes! It works great on my 5s. I wouldn’t scan a novel! but, for
mail, menus, it works great!
On Jan 28, 2015, at 5:16 PM, Richard Turner rich...@turner42.com wrote:
If you are running at least a 4S but I would say a 5 or higher, it is most
certainly worth it if nothing else for
Is this Baum one the one that allows you to connect to multiple devices and
then switch between them? I like my braille edge very much, but if it is paired
to multiple devices things get interrupted when one of the ones not being used
with it at the time comes up with a notification or
FYI.
Begin forwarded message:
From: Winston Chen wins...@voicedream.com
Date: January 28, 2015 at 4:19:59 PM PST
To: rich...@turner42.com
Subject: Introducing Voice Dream Writer
Reply-To: Winston Chen wins...@voicedream.com
I'm super, super excited to introduce my new app: Voice Dream
Yes, that's the one.
Sent from my iPhone
On Jan 28, 2015, at 2:25 PM, Cheryl Homiak cah4...@icloud.com wrote:
Is this Baum one the one that allows you to connect to multiple devices and
then switch between them? I like my braille edge very much, but if it is
paired to multiple devices
Hi all,
Today I received my belated Christmas present from friend and list member
Hannah Day, stereo bluetooth speakers by Gear 4. It is very small but has
excellent bass. It is also completely accessible. When you switch it on via a
small switch on the side it emits a chime and is immediately
I use the Baun Verio 12 with my iPhone. For reading its fantastic. I don't
really like the keyboard for input, the keys are too hard to press and it's a
bit clicky. Its size is great though.
I would always recommend trying a couple of displays yourself before purchasing
if you can. Every one
So the Baum is better than the Braille sense?
John Diakogeorgiou
On Jan 28, 2015, at 4:48 PM, Deb Lewis deblewi...@gmail.com wrote:
I have the new Baum Varioultra 40 and I love it. The pairing process
is a bit different than for othr displays but it is well documented
and works fine. I
Hi, I just made a call today with the new 8.1.3 iOS. When I did the two
finger double tap to end the call, VoiceOver no longer spoke. I waited for
30 seconds and press the lock button. I heard it say locked and then when I
pressed the same button again. VoiceOver was back.
This could simply be
Hi list:
On the 6 plus there's an app called Friendly. What is it and is it
accessible? Thanks in advance.
DJ Reese
Winamp, iTunes: http://t.co/yHaWbe1hR8
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Download and install the new Peachtree Radio fM app available in the
Android, Apple and Black
I apologize if there has been comment about this that I haven't seen but has
anybody worked with voice dream writer while using a braille display along with
speech? If so, how well has this worked for you?
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I've just bought the app a moment ago after trying my friend's on last
weekend. I think, if it is around 99USD or 129AUD maybe not, but for
49.95USD or 64.95AUD, Is definitely worth to consider.
On 29/01/2015, Richard Turner rich...@turner42.com wrote:
If you are running at least a 4S but I
On V 8.1.3, I still cannot clear notification center on iOS 8.1.3! I have an
iPhone 5s. I’ve tried double tap and hold, tripple single tap, etc. Help!
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it's a bummer that the latest Uber app is not accessible any longer. I hope
that they fix this in the future update. I really enjoyed using uber prior to
this update
Rebecca and Zeb
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Carol,
If you double tap and hold on an app that is not in the bottom row to put it in
moving/editing mode you can ththen double tap on any of the apps in the bottom
row and it should prompt you whether you want to delete.
From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com]
Hi all.
I know how to create a new folder in iCloud using mail on the Mac but I can't
figure out how to do this just using an iPad. I am helping a friend who wants
to create a new email folder for tax stuff for this year and she only has an
iPad. I can't figure out how to help her create a new
I updated to Ios 8.1.3 on my 5th generation ipod touch and the voiceover
issues with Safari are still present!
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From: Isaac Hebert
Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2015 12:57 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Update is out!
I haven’t noticed improvements yet.
It has dropped to $49.99
Regards, Feliciano
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On Jan 28, 2015, at 1:53 PM, David Cleveland davidtclevel...@gmail.com
If you are running at least a 4S but I would say a 5 or higher, it is most
certainly worth it if nothing else for the speed and accuracy.
After taking the picture, on a 5S at least, it begins reading the text in about
2 seconds.
You can easily add more pages, etc.
It does not, as yet, retain the
hello!
I can confirm the price drop.
my question is, is it really worth it? I mean there are other ocr on the
market that cost only a little fraction of this one...
ofcourse they don't have the hints about your position and so on, but,
for those who hown t knfb reader, do you find you can have
I am very satisfied about the Pronto input keyboard. Typing is ergonomic and
easy.
Regards
Davy
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From: Brett
Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2015 10:16 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Braille Displays
I use the Baun Verio 12 with my iPhone. For
This has already been discussed and debated ad nauseam. Differetn strokes for
different folks.
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Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2015 2:06 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
There is a thread on the idevices email list saying that the price of the KNFB
reader app has dropped to $49.99. I don't know how lung this drop is supposed
to last.
Alan Lemly
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Does the driver rating screen still work the same as it has for awhile now,
or is that an issue to watch out for? I don't want to get myself stranded
somewhere because I couldn't rate the previous driver and book the trip
home.
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Hi Isaac and all,
I was able to put in the passcode in so that I could install the latest up
date of ios 8.13. The passcode was the same passcode I use to unlock my phone.
Take care.
Lori and the Gipper
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An app update just dropped into the app store which updates voice dream writer.
This is the update that will give you access to the reader voices in voice
dream writer if you have purchased any. Update and use voice dream reader once
after installing the writer update. At that point, you should
Yes, the rating screen still works the same. This should not impact your
ability to get back home. The ratings and comments are sent to the Uber main
office and I don't think they will help with your return trip that same day. I
had an issue with a driver last Sunday and added to the comments
How much is this display, how many devices can it be connected to at the same
time?
Sent from my MobileOffice
On Jan 28, 2015, at 7:56 PM, Les Kriegler kriegle...@gmail.com wrote:
Yes, that's the one.
Sent from my iPhone
On Jan 28, 2015, at 2:25 PM, Cheryl Homiak cah4...@icloud.com
I think four bluetooth and 1 usb at the same time if I read correctly. The one
thing that gives me some pause is that in supported screenreaders voiceover in
iOS is listed but not voiceover on the Mac.
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what was the price, and is this a 40 cell or 20 cell?
Sent from my MobileOffice
On Jan 28, 2015, at 10:59 PM, Cheryl Homiak cah4...@icloud.com wrote:
I think four bluetooth and 1 usb at the same time if I read correctly. The
one thing that gives me some pause is that in supported
Hi Richard, and hi to all if this goes to the whole list, Richard could you
please send the subscribe link to the Voice Dream writer list. I have a
question about it. I ran the voice stream update, and then I went into voice
stream writer and selected the voice or actually I got a message that
Hi, Two things. You have to run it first and then I took it out of the app
switcher. Second, you have to have a file showing in the writer, otherwise you
get a no voice found message. When I did those two things, I can now have other
voices.
Neal
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Hello,
You can still use the app. The first screen has been changed to make it more
difficult when using voiceover. You can't use the swipe gesture at the top of
the screen, just the bottom when choosing which service such as UberX or SUV,
ETC. At the top, just move your finger around the
That was not from a list. That was just the announcement list that Winston Chen
has. It is not a discussion list like this list is.
Richard
ality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in touch with it.
Jane Wagner, from In Search of Intelligent Life in the Universe
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Hi Richard, even though it is an announcement list is there a way to subscribe
to it? If so could you please send the link. If not that's okay. Thank you and
God bless, Wren Langley
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On Jan 28, 2015, at 10:35 PM, Richard Turner rich...@turner42.com wrote:
That was not
I don't know the price. There is a 20 and a 40.
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On Jan 28, 2015, at 10:05 PM, Kliph kliphzkor...@icloud.com
Yes, it connects to 4 BT and oneUSB device. It does connect to the Mac
but they're not promoting this because there is akind of complicated
issue about emulation if you want to connect to both the Mac and an
Iphone. So to keep things less complicated, they're just not
commenting on the mac. Apple
I use a brailliant 40 and have noticed that, if the keyboard is showing on the
screen, braille will follow the edit cursor but, if just reading braille does
not follow speech. Wrote to developer about it and he's aware of it and hopes
to sit side by side with a Braille specialist to help him
It is worth more than $49.95 because of the results and the guidance tools
to get those results. The less expensive apps are developed by people who
don't take the fact that you are blind into consideration. You aim, shoot,
and take your chances at getting good accurate results. The KNFB
Yeah, I think the reading portion is not dependent on Voiceover at all
so therefore doesn't track with the braille. You can read with braille
but it's not synced. Also if you needto get speech and braille
together you have to just search. It's really not a workable app for
Braille which is
I would just write Winston Chen directly and ask to be added to his
announcement list. I assumed that he just sent it to everyone who had bought
Voice Dream Reader. His email is: wins...@voicedream.com
HTH,
Richard
Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in touch with it.
Hello everyone,
Has anyone been able to get the workflow app to fuction as it functionought?
Curious to know how others are using this program if at all. I am using an
iPhone 5 64GB.
Thanks for any help anyone can provide.
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Hi there Sieghard and all,
With regard to your mention of moving apps, having updated the program and
thought that nothing was really working in this respect, I sent another
message to the Accessability Team. However, a little later, really feeling
quite frustrated that I wasn't having
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To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2015
There can never be a space in an email address and the email address for
subscribing is listed in the footer (see below)
viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com
If you check the above address character by character you'll find that you
should use the actual + symbol, not the word plus. If you
Apologies, have just written to that effect, and now seen your message.
Seems that it's Egg on Face for me today! Will have to smile or cry, so
perhaps best to choose the former! Smiles
Carol P
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If you Google iOS 8.1.3 you will find plenty of articles which point out that
this update is a minor update which was released to fix 2 major issues:
1. After installing this update you will not require as much free space on your
iOS device when new updates are released in the future
2. There
Good Afternoon. I have the Iphone 6 plus and I love it.
Can anyone please direct me how to lock it in portrait mode.
I haven't figured out how to accomplish this.
Any help will be appreciated.
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I don't believe the first generation updates past ios 6.
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From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of
Ioana Gandrabur
Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2015 12:00 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: ipad first generation tips and
It is mostly usable, just find your actions, double tap and hold, and move your
finger to the right to add them. Moving actions within a workflow is all trial
and error. I can tell you that the next major update will be much more usable
with VoiceOver, so stay tuned.
On Jan 28, 2015, at 11:17
Hi, I am sorry for the late reply, but I just found your message. When you
first open the app you will see your current location then if you flip to the
right you will see the next location if you added one the next I think is maps
and then something else oh purchase lightning and then add
Hi all,
Anyone has experience with first generation ipad?
I know it does not have siri but otherwise, do they still work ok if in good
condition!
Hoping to get my mom on the internet an easy and cheep way.
Thanks for your advice.
Best,
Ioana
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First tap the status bar.
Next swipe up with three fingers to open control center.
Next swipe to the lock orientation button and then double tap it to lock the
orientation.
On Jan 28, 2015, at 11:59 AM, amber8844 . amber8...@gmail.com wrote:
Good Afternoon. I have the Iphone 6 plus and I
Oh yeah, I sure did delete and then re-install the Walgreens app. Thanks
for the thought!
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From: Wayne Merritt
Worse, it's actually iOS5. While that will technically work, I think you'd be
better off finding something else. If the user is sighted, then you can find a
basic Windows computer or Android tablet for cheap, or at least an iPad 3 or 4.
The iPad 1, with iOS5, is technically able to do web
I'm glad they are still working on VoiceOver compatibility as Fleksy is still
my favourite keyboard as I have RP and need good contrast white on black
keyboard and I still have a tiny tunnel of vision to help when VO kicks Fleksy
out (while writing this email, a text message alert popped up and
Hello
I've been having trouble sending a subscribe notice to the viphone list from
another e mail address. It looks like the phone will not let me activate the
send button (which is dimmed) perhaps until I enter a subject heading or
something in the message body. Can this be the reason?
First open mail.
Next edit.
Next choose new mailbox.
Next Name the new folder and choose save.
Here is a link to their I found this information.
http://ipadhelp.com/ipad-help-tips-tricks/how-to-add-folders-to-email-on-the-ipad/
Yes, a friend of mine found this out the hard way. I had given him my old first
gen iPad a while back and he used it hapily. But then I gave him my fourth gen
iPad and he wanted to give the first gen iPad to his wife. She had already been
using it some but he decided to reset it and totally
Streaming music, reading a book, taking notes, checking email/calendar. That’s
really about it at this point.
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Cheryl Homiak
Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2015 10:56 AM
To: viphone Email list
Subject: Re: ipad first
That is really strange. That problem went away for me a while back. It
hasn't come back with 8.1.3. It would be interesting to know what
difference exists.
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carol.pearso...@googlemail.com wrote:
Apologies, have just written to that effect, and now seen
Really ?
Could you please tell me how to set language for translation
This used to be possible but I cannot find a way to do this anymore.
Thanks
Ioana
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On Jan 26, 2015, at 8:24 AM, Feliciano Godoy theblindman...@hotmail.com
wrote:
It is accessible IMO.
Open the image to be sent, and then tap Share on the bottom of the screen.
Normally this would just share the one photo, but the Camera app is different -
once you hit Share, you can actually go through and select any other photos you
want. Once you're done choosing the pictures, touch the
Hi, can someone please tell me how I can send several photos from my camera
roll to somebody on email.
Kind regards
Mark Brett
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Plus, if you don't like the native apps for those, I don't know how far you'll
get. That is, will Spotify or Beats work on iOS5? Fantastical? Nook or Bard or
Voice Dream? You won't even have access to iTunes Radio, and I don't know for
sure, but I seem to remember that that old version of
I wonder if the most recent update may have broken some accessibility? I had
never used this app, but at least with the version in the app store as of a few
days ago, I am not finding this very useable.
Thanks, Ioana. I thought I was just being dense or something.
Pam
The Legend will announce the phone number of an unknown caller. However, if
there is caller ID information then that will be announced but I suspect this
is the iPhone and not the Legend.
HTH
Alan
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On Jan 28, 2015, at 5:07 AM, Krister Ekstrom kris...@kristersplace.com
Hi folks
I have a belgian friend that has the following problem: she nolonger has
speech output on her iphone speaker. If she is plugging in ears, all is
working fine and normal. When plugging out the headphone, nothing is heard.
But, supposing she is settingg her timer or alarm clock and the
I would like to know if anyone has used a Baum braille display with
the IPhone. If so, would you recommend it? if not, why. Also the same
with the braille sense. Thanks in advance!!!
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This has all the indicators of being a simple volume problem. Have her remove
any headphones, then do a two-finger swipe up on her screen, so VoiceOver will
read the whole thing. While it reads, have her hit the volume up buttons until
she hears speech.
Given that the speaker works, and that
Hi, if the volume doesn't work she should try going to her at switcher and
closing any apps that use the earpiece for example Skype Voice Apps Zello et
cetera hopefully that will work.
Mark Brett
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Zello:
Yes, I would be interested in learning how to make this work again.
The last update broke it as far as accessibility goes. Unless someone
else has a suggestion on how to make it work again...
Denny
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