One of the best tools for the blind to learn chess that I have come across
is the Hadley School. They offer a correspondence course in either braille
or on audio cassettes for beginners. After you complete this course, if
interested, they offer a more advanced course in the same formats. Each
comes with a set of braille diagrams as part of the study material. You
learn at your own pace, and the instructor is patient and friendly. The
courses come with everything you need, even a chess set adapted for blind
players that is very nice with the course for beginners. After completing
these courses, you can keep the study materials for future reference.
Offhand, I don't recall the web address, although I'm certain that you can
find it using your favorite search engine.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "william lomas" <lomaswill...@googlemail.com>
To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org>
Sent: Friday, February 27, 2009 9:18 AM
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Chess Games
I am currently learning the game of chess, it sounds a fascinating game to
get in to.
On 27 Feb 2009, at 02:55, dark wrote:
Hi Robert.
The two Kchess games, ilete and advanced are I think what you want.
both have board printing options, and indeed a graphical board, but are
highly screen reader friendly, with all the standard windows commands in
menues for example and various ways of reviewing the board.
They also save games in multiple file formats which should help in your
postal games I think.
The only bad news is they're not free, but both have a 30 day evaluation
period.
For more info go to: http://www.arkangles.com/
Hth.
Beware the Grue!
Dark.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Montowski"
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Sent: Friday, February 27, 2009 2:42 AM
Subject: [Audyssey] Chess Games
Does anyone know how many blind accessible chess games there are out
there for computers?
I would like to play long distance snail mail chess games with a buddy
of mine.
Do any of these games let a blind person play chess and will also show
the chess board or offer the option of printing the chess board to mail
toa sighted person to look at?
thanks for any help you folks can offer.
Robert
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