[blindLaw] Reading jaws out loud in school library

[Paul Harpur]

I've always used headphones and still do now I have a nice office as a professor of law.  
I suggest to my students to get used to things they will need in the future.  For you, I would suggest you might want to get used to using headphones as you will need to in future situations like:
* If you are doing client interviews they might not want to hear your screen reader while you are trying to read questions to them or your typine notes in a meeting.  IN fact, most folks whoa re not exposed to screen readers will spend a lot of time being distracted by the screen reader.
* If you want to use JAWS in a mediation you don't want JAWS to blurtn out "We will settle for $14 thousand but start at $7 thousand and play hard ball!"  that might be your notes so headphones might be helpful.
* if you end up lecturing or giving speeches, and you use JAWS, which I do, you absolutely cannot have your screen reader and you speaking into a microphone at the same time.  
The screen reader I do use in quite spaces is my iPhone if I am just asking how to spell something or the like.  but even then I often have headphones on.


Professor Paul Harpur OAM   
BBus (HRm), LLB (Hons) LLM, PhD, FHEA, solicitor of the High Court of Australia (non-practicing), PLY
The University of Queensland Law School
(TEQSA PRV12080)  

Associate, Harvard Law School Project on Disability
Australian Research Council Future Fellow
Member of the Higher Education Standards Panel 

“Universities train the disability leaders of tomorrow, employ the disability leaders of today, and produce research and innovation which can make the world more inclusive”.  Paul Harpur, ‘Universities as Disability Champions of Change’ TEDx.
 

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Subject: Re: [blindLaw] Reading jaws out loud in school library

Hi! I did not use my law library as a space to study. However, I sometimes studied in the library during college. When I was in a public area within the library, I for sure used headphones. Libraries are supposed to be quiet! Keep in mind though that many academic libraries have carrels, and those are fine for using JAWS without headphones. Another idea to try is to occupy a classroom—or auditorium if you are feeling expansive—during off hours on the weekend or some evenings. You can do whatever you want in regard to audio preferences in those settings.


Sincerely,

Nikki

On Tue, Aug 6, 2024 at 12:38 PM omar duncan via BlindLaw < blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Hi all
>
>
> In your school libraries have you guys  used jaws or any text to 
> speech program for that matter out loud? If not the library, then any 
> public space in the school dedicated to learning.
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>
> Is it allowed to use jaws outloud or even low enough to be a big 
> bother to others while loud enough to to avoid using headphones. Not a 
> headphones fan
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>
> Best,
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