[nabs-l] Handouts etc.

Fri Apr 1 02:41:05 UTC 2011

It sounds to me like a case of lazy-itis. If you use the correct software, it provides the same formatting as the printed page. Kurzweil or Openbook are far from being leaders in this market. Neither one is a great package for this function. Furthermore, the other programs are cheaper. I use ReadIris pro. Electronic copies are nice but not necessary. I agree fully with Anjelina.

Derrick
---- bookwormahb at earthlink.net wrote: 
> I always take any printed material as well.  But no I don't agree scanning 
> gives you the same formatting and features a computer emailed handout does.
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Anjelina
> Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2011 7:16 PM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Handouts etc.
> 
> Ashley,
> I use Kurzweil to scan any printed documents and receive the same visual
> feedback as I would if the document were emailed. This is just my opinion: I
> always take any printed material that's passed out in class even if the
> professor says it'll be emailed to me. I feel it's my responsibility to use
> the technology I have to make the class accessible. For me depending on the
> professor is the second alternative.
> We fortunately have sites such as Blackboard and D2l which have the
> documents ready to download but it's helpful to not forget the alternative
> techniques. Using the slate and stylus, scanning, and readers are just a few
> reliable tools to have at the ready.
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: bookwormahb at earthlink.net
> Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2011 5:53 PM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Handouts etc.
> 
> Hey Kirt,
> I agree. Its extra work and effort but I will resort to it if needed.
> I feel that that electronic handouts give me more equal access.  I can read
> the format like bold and italics then. Besides some handouts are tables and
> will not scan.
> 
> Ashley
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Kirt Manwaring
> Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2011 1:55 PM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Handouts etc.
> 
> Shawn,
>   your suggestion requires work and extra effort.  Anything requiring
> work and extra effort is a thing not worth doing.  Therefore, by the
> logic which lots of blind people follow, your idea simply isn't
> practical.  :)
>   Best,
> Kirt
> 
> On 3/31/11, Sean Whalen <smwhalenpsp at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Not that it's absolutely ideal, but can somebody please explain to me what
> > is so terrible about having to scan something yourself if you have the
> > equipment to do so at your disposal? I understand why multiple long books
> > could be a problem, though scanning those is, by and large, what I did
> > through college. In the time it takes to write a post about how horrible 
> > it
> > is to have to scan a handout, the damn thing probably could have been
> > scanned and OCR ed thrice over. Sorry if I'm way off base here, but we 
> > have
> > to be prepared to step up and do things for ourselves if we want to 
> > succeed,
> > even if it isn't fair or right, which I agree, it isn't. Life isn't always
> > fair, and the right thing isn't always the thing done. Not saying that 
> > it's
> > not something to strive for, but while we're striving, we'd better be
> > prepared to deal with the world as it actually exists.
> >
> >
> >
> > Sean
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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