[nabs-l] Finding and Working with Readers

[bookwormahb at earthlink.net]

Hi Tina,
I like human readers! They are not monotone like technology. Textbooks have 
charts, graphs, diagrams, etc that in my experience  jaws doesn't
read well.  Also my tech editing book talks about punctuation, type of font, 
and spelling. You just won't get that with a screen reader. Unless you spell 
word by word.

I post ads on boards for readers. I interview them in the library.
I've not had a perfect time with readers; far from it with scheduling 
challenges. But it helps me learn; they can look up words and we preview the 
chapter together, a great study technique for anyone. They read headings and 
tell me major topics when previewing it.

Joshua, readers will stumble over unfamiliar or technical words.
But you can train them to say it right and if you don't know the 
pronounciation, ask the professor.
I have them spell the word and tell them how to pronounce it then.

Ashley
-----Original Message----- 
From: Tina Hansen
Sent: Saturday, April 09, 2011 5:11 PM
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
Subject: [nabs-l] Finding and Working with Readers

With all this talk about technology, I thought I'd ask for people's thoughts 
on one of my favorite low-tech solutions for access: readers. Even with 
scanners and the Internet, some material still works best in the hands of a 
good reader.

So, if you've done reader searches recently, what has worked for you, and 
how have you found readers? Also, how have you worked with them so they give 
you the results you want?

If you've worked with a reader and used a digital voice recorder to store 
the material for later review, how has that helped or hindered you? If the 
reader was only able to work if you left them a voice recorder, how have you 
ensured that communication is open and that they're following your 
directions?

Any thoughts on this topic would be truly helpfull. Thanks.
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