John, Great story and thanks for sharing. Stories like this make me realize I'm not the only one that laughs at what I've unknowingly been doing
Al -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of John Justice Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2011 6:04 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Blind-Computing] THE FUN OF BEING BLIND AND USING A COMPUTER SCREEN I thought some of you might enjoy this experience. Every year, my wife Linda and I put on a presentation at a local school. The event is called "Acceptance Day" and it is scheduled on the Friday before martin Luther King's birthday. The school makes an effort to show their sixth, seventh and eighth grade students how people with physical impairments and other physiological or cultural differences, get along from day to day. here's where it becomes a computer related story. I usually bring my laptop computer and set it up in such a way that the screen is facing the audience, while I am using a USB keyboard behind it. it's a silent but effective demonstration indicating that we don't need to use the screen to work with a computer. I usually write a brief document and then allow jaws to read it through some portable speakers. I set up the computer and turned it on. The girl who was our escort for the day was very hesitant but she did tell me that the screen display was upside down. I fixed it by going to the Control Panel and then to Display. Sure enough, there were settings for what Microsoft calls the "flip" position. I have no idea why anyone might want to do that but there it was. How long that screen had been upside down, i have no idea. After all, as a blind person, I never pay attention to what the screen is showing. JOHN AND LINDA JUSTICE WITH GUIDE DOGS JAKE AND ZACHARY PERSONAL E-MAIL: [email protected] For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ Send any questions regarding list management to: [email protected] For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ Send any questions regarding list management to: [email protected]
