[Blindtlk] Training with screen readers conundrum

[Peter Wolfe]

Ray and others,


    Thank you for replying to my message on this issue. The problem
Ray is that I don't have any idea of what I'll be doing with a
bachelors of arts in political science with the federal government.
sure I know of what a poli sci professional does just not what I can
do being blind and all is able to do at work. I've been to the NFB
subdomains and profesional bios and AFB's Mentor connect and talked to
political scientists who are blind just not at my level of under
graduate experience. Some are either devoid of under graduate
experience with graduate work experience or just of another time or
place or finally transfered to other skill sets entirely into my
field. I guess this work experience could shine some light on what I
could do with my degree just seems kind of bleak at this point. Any
ideas from you guys would be really cool!


Thanks Ray and all,
Peter
p.s: I own a I-Phone 4s and might transfer personally to Apple just
for work its pc

On 3/21/13, Ray Foret Jr <rforetjr at att.net> wrote:
> You are way over thinking the issue here.  Like Dave and other people have
> said, you can think it to death and never really find a solution.  Here's my
> advice.  Stop it.  then, ask yourself what you most want or need to do.  You
> will find this narrows it down pretty fast.  Now, once you have that, find
> out what tools will best meet your needs.  For some, it's windows-for
> others, like me, it's the Mac.  For still others, neither will do.  You will
> never find fully comprehenceive tutorials for everything all laid out for
> you in one place.  At least, I don't think so.  Forget being spoon-fed
> everything.  It ain't gonna happen.  So, take the advice I gave you to start
> with above and see where that takes you.
>
>
> Sent from my mac, the only computer with full accessibility for the blind
> built-in!
> Sincerely,
> The Constantly Barefooted Ray
> Still a very proud and happy Mac and Iphone user!
>
> On Mar 21, 2013, at 8:18 AM, Peter Wolfe <yogabare13 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Dear NFB Talk Members,
>>
>>
>>    Would I be better off to better familarize myself with my existing
>> screen reader Window-Eyes or learn what is necessary for entry level
>> for federal liberal arts career track e.g. Jaws instead? I'm always
>> puzzling on tutorials of my former screen reader cause they are
>> partial or completely devoid of adaquate detail examples to
>> professions with endorsements or whatever for proper context. I know
>> that Internal Revenue Service or Social Security like the Department
>> of Defense use the CAP office that usually recommends Jaws screen
>> reader so logic says to go with it instead of existing technology.
>> Maybe I should just focus purely on Jaws from scratch on their
>> tutorials at a state rehabilitation center or individually, then focus
>> on existing screen reader Window-Eyes or what would you recommend in
>> this situation?
>>
>>
>>    I know this sounds like I'm over thinking the situation just that
>> I've been dealing with this for years on this problem. I swerar one of
>> the things that I hate being blind is that too much emphasis is on
>> what assistive technology can do not what can't do. I'd prefer a
>> comprehensive report or tutorial on all the things sighted individuals
>> can do and what we can't being blind. Simple as a former sighted
>> person that I'd appreciate this view much more than this muddy waters
>> approach that just confuses the daylights out of everything for me. I
>> also tire of the Federations dream-like imagination that blind folks
>> can do everything cause simply this isn't true like in programming
>> that isn't true anymore than they cannot do anything.
>>
>>
>>    Thanks for any and all advice on this subject cause I'm thoroughly
>> confused on what to do. I tire so much just want to quit cause of
>> being discouraged on the list in some ways. Your approaches of
>> encouragement aren't what I'm accustomed to on my fragile self-esteem
>> cause that is something blind people like me are in low supply of at
>> the moment. I'm schedule for a three month job in a few months in town
>> for temporary work experience so just want a job. I just don't know
>> how best to go about it that is it. Since how I wasn't born blind that
>> my patience is much more thinner in this technical jargon or way of
>> thinking than you are accustomed to being blind your whole life or
>> whatever. Thank you for understanding how I feel and coming from my
>> prospective on this subject.
>>
>>
>> Thank you,
>> Peter Q wolfe, BA
>>
>> --
>> Cordially,
>> Peter Q Wolfe, BA
>> cum laude Auburn University
>> e-mail: yogabare13 at gmail.com
>> "If you don't stand up for something your willing to fall for anything"
>> Peter Q Wolfe
>> "Stand up for your rights"
>> Bob Marley
>>
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-- 
Cordially,
Peter Q Wolfe, BA
cum laude Auburn University
e-mail: yogabare13 at gmail.com
"If you don't stand up for something your willing to fall for anything"
Peter Q Wolfe
"Stand up for your rights"
Bob Marley