[Blindtlk] Training with screen readers conundrum

Thu Mar 21 14:37:26 UTC 2013

Wouldn't  touch that place with a 1000 meeter pole.  I'd suggest the Louisiana Center For The Blind.

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 20, 2013, at 9:32 AM, "justin williams" <justin.williams2 at gmail.com> wrote:

> You are probably going to do something not related.  You could go to the
> training at world blind services in Arkansas and train with the irs.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Peter Wolfe
> Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2013 10:12 AM
> To: Blind Talk Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Training with screen readers conundrum
> 
> 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"
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