I admire people who used the old dos commands in those days. My 59 year old nephew was one such. Though he is sighted, he did master those older dos keyboard commands. I always regretted not learning to use Jaws for Dos. My rehabilitation counselor was even willing to purchase it for me, and install it on my computer. I perhaps might have even been trained to use Jaws for Dos. I suspect, I might have been able to install it on that first Open book machine. With the windows 3.1 operating system on it. I am sad I refused the offer. I might have been able to extricate myself from quandaries I got myself in to then. Had I been able to boot up the computer using dos. ----- Original Message ----- From: David Moore To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, February 05, 2016 5:52 AM Subject: Re: Improving my teaching approach and/or sensitivity
Hi Angel, I am 49-years-old, and I have been using computers as a blind person since the 80’s. Have a great one. From: Angel Sent: Friday, February 5, 2016 5:45 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Improving my teaching approach and/or sensitivity Youth has its advantages, I suppose. Writing such a post is one such. I was also fortunate to be taught computers, by those who were my contemporaries in age. Many who teach us blind individuals do so with arrogance, and pride. Which is why they treat us with condescension. It causes me to fear a return to access technology training. Considering there might be many who might hold the same attitudes as are those you seem to hold regarding those who hold diferent opinions from those held by you, and the time constraints forced on instructors by funding. Which is why, one should shop for access technology trainers as carefully as one shops for ones computer. In order to find the most desirable fit for the students personality. ----- Original Message ----- From: Brian Vogel To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, February 04, 2016 4:56 PM Subject: Re: Improving my teaching approach and/or sensitivity On Thu, Feb 4, 2016 at 01:27 pm, Angel <[email protected]> wrote: The belief being instructed by totally blind instructors narrows our options is a prejudiced point of view. Er, no. But persist in that belief if it makes you feel better. The sheer numbers game means it narrows your options, and incredibly I might add. That's a matter of fact, not opinion. Brian, who doesn't suffer these sorts of inane assertions gladly
