[nabs-l] Some Questions For A Friend

Sun Aug 28 16:32:59 UTC 2011

Hi everyone,

It sounds to me like Outlook is a lot more accessible than Live Mail.
Which is more accessible?

Chris

On 8/27/11, Humberto Avila <avila.bert.humberto2 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello,
> Where does that friend live?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Kerri Kosten
> Sent: Saturday, August 27, 2011 4:32 PM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Some Questions For A Friend
>
> Hi Everyone:
>
> Thanks so much for all the helpful responses both on and fof list.
>
> My friend talked to someone and they gave her some ideas on how to
> solve her issues. She thinks these ideas will work and so she will not
> need to go for more training.
>
> I told her about the suggestions for using Windows live mail. I
> believe she can make it work and have it put into her accomodations to
> send and reply to her emails to her professors though Gmail.
>
> Again, thanks so much for all the help and information.
>
> Kerri
>
> On 8/27/11, bookwormahb at earthlink.net <bookwormahb at earthlink.net> wrote:
>> Kerri,
>> Sorry to hear your friend is frustrated. I'm glad she asked your advice
>> rather than slipping through the crack and possibly failing school.
>> However, without knowing what skills she  lacks, its hard to suggest a
>> course of action.
>> I agree with Bridgit.  Assess the situation.  What blindness skills are
> they
>> and how long would it take to learn them?
>> Are the skills actually blindness related: travel, computer,  and braille?
>> Perhaps they stem from other issues more academic or coping with a new
>> environment. Maybe its time management. Maybe its lack of getting
> accessible
>> handouts or accomodations with a professor; in that case, that is  more of
>> an advocacy skill. If books are the issue, remember to telll her about
>> bookshare, learning ally, and of course the idea of hiring your own
> readers.
>>
>> As to your question: can she attend
>> another training center for more skills? That really depends. As Bridgit
>> said, since she attended a program already, they may be reluctant to
>> shoulder the cost again. Did she actually graduate the center? How long
> was
>> she there?
>> She may want to think of staying in state rather than fight a battle for a
>> whole program. If its just a few classes she needs, why fight the battle
> to
>> attend a program when she really needs just a few areas?
>> She needs to consider what she wants to do and if she wants to expend
> energy
>> justifying going out of state for training.
>>
>> Some other ideas are:
>> 1. Have a field rehab teacher or other teacher come to her home and teach
>> that skill. In my state they provide this, but not frequently is the
> issue.
>> O&M is taught in your community and any daily living task like labeling,
>> braille, housekeeping, etc is taught by a rehab teacher. At least where I
> am
>> they will send a technology tutor to you to teach any computer or
> notetaker
>> skills.
>> 2. Seek out other blindness nonprofits for teaching. For instance, the
>> braille institute in CA; a lighthouse for the blind; in NC there is
>> something called the Metrolina association for the blind. If I knew the
>> state, I may be able to suggest other organizations to help.
>> 3. Seek out other individuals who are blind to help. Maybe from the NFB
>> chapter. Is she a member of her student division? If they are active,
>> getting a friend from that group may help. They can chat on the phone
> about
>> any computer questions and some daily living tasks.
>> 4. If the skills needed are related to braille and academics, hadley
> school
>> for the blind, a distance education program, has basic academic classes
> and
>> braille. They have basic english skills like learning how to spell and
>> punctuate sentences, to the advanced english classes of literature that
> you
>> would find in a freshman college class. They do the same for math. There
> is
>> also diagnostic tests if you do not know what class you would fit in.
>> Go to www.hadley.edu to see their offerings; also they have webinars on a
>> variety of topics from accessible technology to daily living.
>> 5. A source for some technology training, if you pay for it, is Carroll
>> center for the blind's Carrol Tech online classes. All there classes are
> for
>> windows systems and I think geared to the 2007 office applications. But
>> check the website and call them with any questions before signing up. The
>> site is www.carrolltech.org.
>> I have not taken a hadley class or done carroll tech, but plan to do both
>> and see how it goes. Hadley has some english classes I'd like to take. I
>> already have my degree, but I just want to keep up my reading and
> analytical
>> skills.
>>
>> Don't forget about school resources for help with academics or related
>> skills like time management or study skills. The school probably has a
>> writing center, tutoring center, academic advisors and professors always
>> have office hours.
>>
>> HTH,
>> Ashley
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Kerri Kosten
>> Sent: Friday, August 26, 2011 8:21 PM
>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>> Subject: [nabs-l] Some Questions For A Friend
>>
>> Hi All:
>>
>> I have a friend who is not on this list who is really struggling with
>> a few issues. Since she is not on this list she has asked me to post
>> some questions for her.
>>
>> Her school uses Windows Live for their email. She says this is flash
>> based and she can't seem to get it to work with Jaws. Does anyone know
>> or have any ideas of how to get windows live email to work with Jaws
>> or is it totally inaccessible?
>>
>> Next, my friend attended an NFB center (it was not LCB.) They were
>> changing some staff members around and because of this among other
>> things she was not taught some skills. Because of this she is having a
>> hard time with college and is very frustrated. Would it be possible
>> for her to go back to training and attend one of the other two NFB
>> training centers or one that is similar?
>>
>> Thanks so much!
>> Kerri
>>
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