[il-talk] need help finding technology

[Kayla James]

Thank you, everyone. All of this information is a bit overwhelming,
but thank you. Also, can everyone pray for my family; things will be a
little stressful this upcoming year. It would be very much
appreciated.
Well, at least I picked a major or two that I'd like to explore. I'm
thinking about planning to get a teaching degree. Thank you all for
helping me. Thank you.

On 6/22/16, Gregory D. Rosenberg via il-talk <il-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Good afternoon Kayla,
>
> I apologize for asking computer related questions on this list. Just trying
> to help.
>
> What make and model laptop do you have?
>
> What version of operating system (Windows 10 Professional, MAC OS El
> Capitan, …)?
>
> What assistive technology software are you intending to use (JAWS, Window
> Eyes, Voice Over, …)?
>
> I have a brand new, very portable, and rarely used Cannon LiDE 200 scanner I
> would be happy to send you if your operating system / accessibility software
> supports it. It supports Windows and MAC OS. And seems to work with a good
> number of assistive technology software packages. Although its software
> drivers and documentation hasn’t been updated since 2014, it is still well
> supported by the most current operating systems.
>
> Learning Ally (https://www.learningally.org) may be of some use to you. They
> record a lot of textbooks and you can request text books to be recorded. Of
> course there are many readers that are very willing to read textbooks.
> Depending where you read you might find many local resources that can read
> books. If you are lucky you might find a person in your field(s) of interest
> to read books.
>
> Quite a wide variety of college texts are available in electronically
> accessible form. I get lots of books in Amazon Kindle format and use my
> various computing devices to have the books content read to me. Granted the
> computer voice isn’t as perfect as a human voice. My more technical books I
> try to get read by a human. When that isn’t an option I have turned to
> commercial audio textbook producers and occasionally sources like Learning
> Ally.
>
> When I was in my early years of school I had no access to large print books
> as at that time there were only two story books. My parents, members in the
> Bridgeview Lions Club, and other readers read my books to four track
> reel-to-reel tape. At that time I had no optical aids to allow me to read
> regular print. I got my very first microscope lens that allowed me to read
> regular print. In 2011 that all changed and my vision started to blackout,
> turn transparent, and on my best days a little better than light perception.
> I find myself in a similar place as you today. I am a life long learner and
> continue taking college courses, as well as earn and maintain professional
> certifications.
>
>
>
>
>> On Jun 22, 2016, at 14:50, cathy randall via il-talk <il-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Kayla,
>>  Listen to Andrew!
>> 					Cathy
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: il-talk [mailto:il-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Kayla James
>> via il-talk
>> Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2016 7:06 PM
>> To: NFB of Illinois Mailing List
>> Cc: Kayla James
>> Subject: [il-talk] need help finding technology
>>
>> Hi, guys. This is Kayla James and I need help. I am trying to find a piece
>> of technology for college. I have a new laptop, but I'm thinking of
>> getting
>> a scanner to read printed material, like textbooks. Also, any other
>> college
>> adaptive product suggestions would be appreciated.
>> I have $500 from Delta Gamma sorority. Can anyone help?
>>
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