Hey, Ricky, Please E-mail me off list as ther is something urgent we need to discuss. vIt is regarding training.
Thanks for lisetning, wAlex, On 12-Dec-08, at 2:40 PM, Richie Gardenhire wrote: > I totally agree. One of the rewards we get from teaching others, is > the joy they share with us, as they begin to use their newfound > skills. One young lady with whom I worked last year, (she is at the > University of Alaska Fairbanks) is now actively involved with Skype > and she can now chat with her sighted colleagues who use Skype. She > bought a Mac Book Pro from us last year and takes it everywhere with > her. I talked to her this morning and she remarked tha herMac Book > is like her credit card; she never leaves her dorm without it. > Richie Gardenhire, Anchorage,Alaska. > > > On Dec 12, 2008, at 10:32 AM, patrickneazer wrote: > >> Hello Ryan and all: >> >> When I was 11 years old the Rubix Cube was the popular thing on my >> block and in the school yard. I did not know at 11 years old about >> adapting things that were presently trendy. a friend was kind >> enough to modify one of those cubes in order that I could tactilely >> tell the colors apart. I took it to the school yard the next day >> and showed it to my friends. they were amazed as I was and I became >> part of the circle of people on the school yard who was playing >> with that cube. >> >> I mention this potentially unimportant story to make the point that >> friends are really important to an 11 year old young man. if he can >> talk with a friend at school using his webcam I suspect the rest >> will take care of itself. if he can send goofy pictures of >> himself ... the type that every blind person takes when they are >> just starting to play around with the camera ... he and his friends >> just might have a good laugh. if he can trade a cool song with a >> friend that might make him seem just like any other kid in the >> neighborhood. >> >> Everyone wants to be a part of a group chosen by them rather than >> it being chosen for them. >> >> I have been a trainer for a number of years. when you strip away >> all of the discussions about software and screen readers and which >> client does what ... what we have found is that the clients want to >> navigate confidently within the friendships that they currently >> have and will have. the computer is a tool which helps accomplish >> that. not overly techy though very human ... you know ... the >> people who operate those machines (smile). >> >> Good luck to you and the young man. I am sure he is on his way to >> making something that lasts longer than a computer ... friends >> (smile). >> >> If he wants a penpal ... feel free to contact me. my little niece >> is still wondering how I can use a computer even though I walk with >> a cane (grin). lots of explaining has been done via webcam. >> >> I wish the same fate for the young man. may his mac help form >> friendships that last a long time. still have those friends who >> were around when I had that rubix cube and I am a little older than >> 11 these days (smile). >> >> >> >> >> On Dec 12, 2008, at 12:19 PM, Ryan Dour wrote: >> >>> Hello, >>> >>> Got any suggestions on things that could keep teaching Voiceover >>> fun for teens and pre-teens? I am helping out a friend teach her >>> son Voiceover, and I want to keep things interesting. One thing >>> that helped big time was the use of tactile graphics of the OS, >>> Safari, iTunes, common controls, etc. I used the ViewPlus Emprint >>> in emboss only mode on Windows to emboss the screen captures. I >>> had a friend help me crop them to exactly what I wanted to show >>> off. Wonderful result. >>> >>> He likes sports, games, and music. Please let me know what could >>> be helpful. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Ryan Dour >>> >>> >> >> Take good care and I wish you enough. >> >> Love >> >> Me >> > >
