[nabs-l] Finding and Working with Readers

[Kirt Manwaring]

Tina,
  I've only used readers for tests- and occasionally to read me stuff
from textbooks.  I've not had any really bad experience.  The
disability center on campus has a volunteer reader program which I
utilize whenever I need a reader and it works great.

On 4/9/11, Joshua Lester <jlester8462 at students.pccua.edu> wrote:
> That's what the DSB, (Division of Services for the Blind,) is for.
> They purchase Braille books, (btw,) if you get a Pell grant, you can
> charge it to that, as well.
> Blessings, Joshua
> On 4/9/11, bookwormahb at earthlink.net <bookwormahb at earthlink.net> wrote:
>> Joshua,
>> I've been frustrated too. I just tell them how to pronounce words and if
>> they continue having trouble, well I'd try to find a replacement.
>> I'd have readers read in the interview. Someone couldn't pronounce
>> climate?
>> Gee! That sucks if they made it to college. I also make wide use of RFB
>> but
>> they don't always have my books.
>> Braille?  My dreams. Braille is expensive to transcribe. Except for its
>> math, a college isn't going to pay thousands to transcribe a book.
>>
>> Ashleys
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Joshua Lester
>> Sent: Saturday, April 09, 2011 6:59 PM
>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Finding and Working with Readers
>>
>> This one reader mispronounced "climate."
>> I couldn't concentrate on the material, because I was laughing at the
>> way she mispronounced that semple word.
>> They should have given me a better reader.
>> This was my freshman year at PCC.
>> Now, all of my books are from RFBND, (but that's about to change,)
>> (hopefully.)
>> I'm going through APH for the Blind, and I'll find out if they have
>> Braille college textbooks.
>> Blessings, Joshua
>>
>> On 4/9/11, bookwormahb at earthlink.net <bookwormahb at earthlink.net> wrote:
>>> 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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