Turning off Pop Up Pages
Pop
up pages on a website are used for things such as advertising.
These can be very annoying when you are looking at the screen
because they block part of the view, and interfere with an activity you
are doing. If you are using a screen reader they are terrible.
You might be reading an item, and suddenly something else begins
being spoken, and you have no idea where it came from, or why it came.
There is a pop up blocker build into most web browsers. In
the case of Internet Explorer, press and hold down the Alt key and hit
the letter "t" to move to the "Tools" menu. Release the keys.
Down arrow to "Pop Up Blocker," right arrow one time, and hit
Enter on "Turn Off Pop Up Blocker." In the case of Firefox, press
and hold down the Alt key and hit the letter "t" to move to the "Tools"
menu. Down arrow to "Options" and hit Enter. Right arrow to
"Content." Tab one time and hit the spacebar on the checkbox that
says "Block Pop Up Windows." Hit Enter one time. In both
cases you can turn of pop up windows, and in both cases you can use the
same process to turn pop up windows back on.
NOTE: A pop up has been made for this page. Either move the mouse around the screen or hit the Alt key to have the item pop up. Listen to it and then hit the Escape key to close the pop up. Notice how it affects what you are trying to read.
Internet Explorer Sequence for Turning off Pop Up Windows
1. Open Internet Explorer.
2. Press and hold down the Alt key and hit the letter "t".
3. Release the keys.
4. Down arrow to "Pop Up Blocker."
5. Right arrow one time.
6. Hit the Enter key one time.
Firefox Sequence for Turning off Pop Up Windows
1. Open Firefox.
2. Press and hold down the Alt key and hit the letter "t".
3. Release the keys.
4. Down arrow to "Options."
5. Hit the Enter key one time.
6. Right arrow to "Content."
7. Hit the Tab key one time.
8. Hit the Spacebar one time to check the box for "Block Pop Up Windows."
9. Hit the Enter key one time.