Aiden: So was there any confusion? Meaning you explaining what you were doing vs what they were seeing? If memory serves me correctly isn't the PC cursor different from the mouse cursor and a person cannot see the pc cursor? Thanks for everyones input its helping out!
Please visit me on facebook at [email protected] or follow me on twitter at www.twitter.com/kimsansong -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Aiden Gardiner Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2010 7:15 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] teaching jaws Hi, I did some demonstrations of jaws to sighted individuals at a college staff development day a while ago. Basically, all I did was slow the speech down to it's default speed, maybe slightly faster, so they could understand it easier, then I took them through the basics of using word, navigating the desktop and the internet without the mouse. I kept the screen on and simply let them see that I was using the keyboard all of the time and I also explained exactly what I was doing. I would've like to have been able to give them each a turn using it with me guiding them, however we had time constraints and a lack of machines and licences to deal with. Aiden ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2010 1:35 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] teaching jaws >I would turn off the screen and disconnect the mouse. In days gone by >everyone, blind and sighted, all learned to touch type. The only way for a >sighted person to learn any screen reader, in my opinion, is to learn to >use it as we blind would. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kimsan" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2010 9:09 PM > Subject: [Blind-Computing] teaching jaws > > >> Hello folks: >> >> I have a question and I hope to gain several responses from this post. >> >> When teaching jaws to a sighted individual, not partially >> sighted, but full blown 20-20, what would your approach be? >> >> Meaning: would you turn the screen off so the person can >> get >> the full affect of how to use jaws? Would you iliminate using the mouse? >> What would be the most important thing to mention/keep in mind when >> teaching >> sighted folks? If I have more questions to add, I will post them to this >> thread. If you do not want to generate tons of traffic on this thread and >> cause an annoyance, please feel free to email me at [email protected]. >> Thanks, and I hope to hear from you. >> >> For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: >> http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
