I guess after receiving all of the comments, it's up to me how I would like to approach the future sessions.
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 [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 9:10 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] teaching jaws If the sighted person is to teach the blind, he must learn to use the product as do we. We don't see any of the cursers. This is my own opinion. As I was taught Braille by sighted teachers who read the code using their fingers rather than their eyes. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kimsan" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2010 11:36 AM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] teaching jaws > 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/ 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/
