Hi Ruchi, Maybe you can contact HKIDB for touch typing skills. Braille keyboard is available with HKIDB and also intellikeyboard which will help your son. You can actually have trials and then go for the best option. Thanks Devayani
--- On Wed, 30/3/11, Kanchan Pamnani <[email protected]> wrote: From: Kanchan Pamnani <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [AI] Braille keyboard, computer games To: [email protected] Date: Wednesday, 30 March, 2011, 7:04 AM Ruchi, I learnt typing many years ago when I could see. I still position my fingers on the computer keyboard as I used to position them on the typewriter. I learnt from the best school in Mumbai- Davars College. You will know where it is. There is a software called typing tutor or something like that which others will refer you to, I have this on my computer but havent used it much. it uses the same concept. Although I would tell you that your son should learn to use all his fingers correctly, I have seen several people only use one finger per hand and manage extremely well. You may also think of getting one of the old time typists or typing schools to teach him. One of the things I learnt was to put the carbon paper correctly. People on this group may laugh but I still need this skill. I have secretaries who dont know how to use carbon paper. Now the question -why carbon paper in this day of ink jet and lazer printers. Just to clarify I have an ink jet and a lazer printer in the office but I always keep a dot matrix for court work. I need copies and more copies. It is so much more efficient. Your son is young and his fingers will slowly settle into a rhythm. Even though I am a great fan of braille I dont recommend a braille key board. As far as games are concerned I have just managed to borrow a braille scrabble from Sam, if your son wants to play lets find some time. Kanchan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ruchi Patil" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 8:59 AM Subject: Re: [AI] Braille keyboard, computer games > Dear Mr Bhavani Shankar, > > Actually he uses the computer keyboard at school. However, he types by the > location of the key on the keyboard and not touch typing. For this reason, I > thought giving him a Braille computer keyboard with those 6 keys and > additional direction keys, may help speed and also encourage learning > Braille. There is one such keyboard by portset. What is your opinion on this? > > Regards, > Ruchi > > Sent from my iPhone > > On 29-Mar-2011, at 7:35 AM, "BHAWANI SHANKAR VERMA" <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> now latest version of jaws supports braille keyboard. please specify, what >> you think regarding braille keyboard? whether is it a same typewriter >> keyboard, which has embossed braille signs on it, or same computer keyboard >> to be converted as perkins brailler type keyboard. you may also go for >> additional braille input keyboard. pleas come with required specifications >> in your reply. better option is to learn basic typewriting on computer >> keyboard, within a month you will become a good typist on computer. >> >> thanks. >> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ruchi Patil" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Monday, March 28, 2011 8:38 PM >> Subject: [AI] Braille keyboard, computer games >> >> >>> Good evening!! >>> >>> 1. I am trying to look for a braille keyboard for the computer. What are >>> the best Braille keyboards available? >>> 2. Also which are the best computer accessible games for the visually >>> impaired. I am trying to look for my 7 year old. >>> >>> Regards, >>> Ruchi >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> To unsubscribe send a message to >>> [email protected] >>> with the subject unsubscribe. >>> >>> To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, >>> please visit the list home page at >>> http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in >> >> >> To unsubscribe send a message to >> [email protected] >> with the subject unsubscribe. >> >> To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please >> visit the list home page at >> http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in >> > > To unsubscribe send a message to > [email protected] > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please > visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > To unsubscribe send a message to [email protected] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in To unsubscribe send a message to [email protected] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
