[humanser] Writing Class-HELP!

Sat Jun 13 21:59:41 UTC 2015

Danielle,

This idea of a reader is a great solution and glad someone mentioned it.
Getting your papers emailed to you is impractical. In my experience, you 
will not know who your partner is in class to do the editing and critiquing.
Also, I think asking students to email you ahead of time is really unfair to 
them. Then you have an electronic copy of their paper that you could 
potentially use as your own. But more importantly, it sets an unfair 
deadline for them. Students may work on their paper the day it is due as a 
draft. They have no time to email you. And, besides, as I said no one knows 
who their partner is, unless its different in grad school. In undergrad, in 
writing classes, we had different partners every time. It never even 
occurred  to me to ask people to send me their papers electronically. I 
could not read any handouts in class or student papers, so I did the best I 
could with readers.

I did what you did. I got a classmate to read it to me.
I would then give my feedback orally and for any punctuation errors, I'd 
tell them where to write it on their paper.
Usually, correcting grammar was not an instruction. We focussed on more 
global issues like clear thesis statements and supporting your claim and 
organization of supporting evidence.
I could hear the flow of the writing as it was read aloud. But, if grammar 
and punctuation was a problem, which you will notice by hearing it, you can 
request the punctuation be read.

Sometimes the professor will also help by reading papers to me.

This old fashioned way works well.

Ashley
-----Original Message----- 
From: Danielle Antoine via humanser
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Subject: Re: [humanser] Writing Class-HELP!

Oh yes Serena I couldn't think of it yesterday but the Purdue site is
what I liked and would often refer to especially for APA style when I
was in online school. thanks for mentioning it. Ms. Anderson, what I
used to do is get a buddy to read the papers to me and ask about
punctuation placements and/or quotes and get them to make the changes,
or, alternatively you could scan the paper sinc elikely it was typed
and either proof it on the computer or even Braile it out and insert
your changes or type them out....not including the whole paper of
course. Just a couple suggestions from experience.

HTH,

Danielle

On 6/11/15, Alexander Castillo via humanser <humanser at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hello, please excuse the message if it has already been said, but if you
> have an iphone, the KNFB reader is very practical, and I would certainly
> consider it an option. Portable scanner on your phone, and you can save 
> the
> text in different formats for later use...
>
> Alex
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> mzanderson27 via humanser
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>
> Thank you Deniz
>
>
> Blindness Doesn't Define Me!
> Sharri Anderson
>
> -------- Original message --------
> From: Deniz Aydemir Döke via humanser <humanser at nfbnet.org>
> Date: 06/10/2015  11:22 PM  (GMT-05:00)
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> Cc: Deniz Aydemir Döke <daydemird at gmail.com>
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>
> Hello sharri;
> If you are using a screen reader program, the professor can email you the
> papers that you are going to work on before the each class, you can 
> download
> and read them with the screen reader at the same time with your peers. By
> the way Book Share has last version of APA manual as well.
> Regards
>
>
> On 6/10/15, mzanderson27 via humanser <humanser at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>
>>
>> Hi All,
>> this particular class is called professional writing for social
>> workers the professor stated that we were going to be doing in class
>> writing and we are supposed to look at writings and tell her the
>> correct way do the write it. I was concerned because if she hand out
>> papers I will not be able to read them.Thank you everyone for your
>> help, I am blind in ride I and have very low low vision in left eye. I
>> am in the process of trying to learn Braille, the beginning stages.
>> this will be my first time attending College visually impaired, before
>> I had no problems with my vision when I was going to school for my
>> bachelors. thanks for your help
>>
>> Blindness Doesn't Define Me!
>> Sharri Anderson
>>
>> -------- Original message --------
>> From: JD Townsend via humanser <humanser at nfbnet.org>
>> Date: 06/10/2015  9:35 AM  (GMT-05:00)
>> To: Human Services Division Mailing List <humanser at nfbnet.org>
>> Cc: JD Townsend <43210 at bellsouth.net>
>> Subject: Re: [humanser] Writing Class-HELP!
>>
>>
>> Hello & welcome to social work:
>>
>> I am imagining that most of the written assignments will be digital,
>> shared via electronics, so most of this would be pretty simple.
>>
>> Do you take notes in class in braille?  Do u have a braille PDA like a
>> Braille Sense or Braille Note?  These devices can easily print out a
>> classroom assignment via a classroom printer or portable printer.
>> Come to think of it a laptop could do the same thing.
>>
>> A big part of blindness adjustment is to find the unique solutions
>> that will work best for you;  having completed a 4 year degree program
>> shows that you have that sort of flexability already.
>>
>> Like that you are imaginering your future.
>>
>>
>> JD Townsend LCSW
>> Helping the light dependent to see.
>> Daytona Beach, Earth, Sol System
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