[blindkid] Talking Tying Teacher

[Richard Holloway]

Some schools will let student use their (school) copy of software at home. To my understanding this is generally may be legal if the software has been bought for a particular student and is not being shared by others or if it will be shared, multiple copies (assuming a single user license) can't be launched/used at the same time. 

I'm not a lawyer or an expert, but I think what is more likely to happen is that a single blind student in a location where nobody else would possibly need the software in a school or school system is much more likely to be given access to the software at home. In a system which services multiple blind students on an ongoing basis, they may remain concerned to retain the software for the use by future students. 

I have no idea if this is appropriate from the standpoint of the use of quota funds, but it is my understanding of what often happens. 



On May 22, 2013, at 2:29 AM, "Bonnie Lucas" <lucas.bonnie at gmail.com> wrote:

> Talking Typer is acquired by schools through the Quota Funds and therefore
> is free. However, it is about as boring as a program can possibly be and the
> speech is awful in some parts of the program. If you don't know it, it helps
> to have someone who is familiar with it to sit with you to help you
> understand just what the words are, until you get used to it,  that you are
> asked to type. At my assistance, our center has stopped using it. 
> 
> Bonnie Lucas
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tammy Parson [mailto:theparsongang at bellsouth.net] 
> Sent: Monday, May 20, 2013 3:03 PM
> To: Blind Kid Mailing List, (for parents of blind children)
> Subject: Re: [blindkid] Talking Tying Teacher
> 
> Great question Bo. I have asked my TVI the same question. My daughter is
> currently using it, but she already has keyboarding skills and they have no
> way to test her, so they say. She continues to do the program and score at
> 90% but I feel it's a waste of time. APH has the program and schools get it
> for free with federal quota funds so they just use it. I would love to have
> more details about the program myself. Good Luck:)
> 
> Tammy D. Parson
> 
> On May 20, 2013, at 5:28 PM, Bo Page <bo.page at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> 
>> I'm looking for feedback on software called Talking Typing Teacher by
> MaxiAids.  
>> My daughter was playing around with it the other day at a place we 
>> were visiting and liked it.  It's $100 so I want to make sure it's a
> comprehensive program.
>> From the little I saw of it, it appears that it helps to spell as well as
> type.  
>> Does anyone know what it does exactly, as there isn't much written 
>> about what is does.
>> 
>> Thank you.
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