[blindkid] computers as school credit

Penny Duffy pennyduffy at gmail.com
Sat Sep 15 01:56:35 UTC 2012


Is there even an accessible computer at the school for him to use. Rosina I
am very upset for you and Roman. I know you have been working at solving
this issue for a long time. You got this Rosina.  Remember the parents song
from PI lol
On Sep 14, 2012 9:47 PM, "Arielle Silverman" <arielle71 at gmail.com> wrote:

> So if Roman has a laptop with JAWS at home, can he practice JAWS on
> his own at home, or work through the user documentation?
> Has he been attempting to do the computer class assignments and
> failing, or is he not even able to begin the assignments?
> Best,
> Arielle
>
> On 9/14/12, Rosina Solano <colemangirly at yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > Okay, I was venting there and didn't really post all the background.  I
> have
> > been trying to get the school to teach tech for several years.  So they
> do,
> > but at slower than snail pace.  Like a whole month to learn to make, open
> > and save a document.  WOW.  The TVI is not a tech savvy person and thinks
> > that this is all so hard to learn on this foreign equipment and software.
> > So we just recently got the laptop and JAWS not the school, they don't
> have
> > it.  We have only had it about a month.  Roman will pick it up with
> flying
> > colors after just a little bit I am sure as he does with everything else.
> > Problem is they are looking into how to go about helping him learn this.
> > While they are "looking into it" Roman is failing a class that he should
> > have been prepared for several years ago.  He still braills all his
> > homework, then it goes to TVI for translation, then back to classroom
> > teacher, etc. etc.  Since he can do his work this way it has been
> >  difficult to get the tech.  Not that I want my son failing a class, but
> I
> > am hoping that this forces the issues and instead of him slowly learning
> > with his TVI we will have to get the big guns since he is so far behind
> > (made obvious by the failing grade).  They can't figure out why when I
> > wanted training on the braille sense, I now want training on the laptop
> and
> > JAWS, they sooo don't get it.
> >
> > I have called an IEP meeting and will have some good advocates, and
> > hopefully with the failing grade it will force the issue and no more
> looking
> > into things.  Don't get me wrong they are great with braille and since
> the
> > TVI dosen't have any other kids other than mine, they are lost about
> tech.
> > Maybe this is the key I need to get what I want finally.  Hope so.
> >
> > Rosina
> >
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