[nabs-l] Update on my schooling

Fri Dec 9 05:31:50 UTC 2011

Awesome!
Problem: I graduate college in May.
I plan to go to Walmart, to get a Netbook, but I'll get the display,
at convention.
I'll start ministry training, online, in the Fall.
I won't need a note taker, for my next semester, because the classes
are all endependent study, and one class is just bookwork.
I'll have a Braille book, and I can do my assignments at home, via E-mail.
Blessings, Joshua

On 12/8/11, Arielle Silverman <arielle71 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Joshua,
> I'll respond on-list since others may be interested. I bought a
> RefreshaBraille 18 from American Printing House for the Blind for
> $1800. It's expensive, but cheap by Braille display standards. It has
> 18 cells. To be honest, I haven't used it as much as I expected,
> mostly because I've just gotten used to using the speech. But it is
> very small and portable, about the size of a deck of cards, and so
> could be very helpful. Using the one earbud works well too.
> Best,
> Arielle
>
> On 12/8/11, Joshua Lester <jlester8462 at students.pccua.edu> wrote:
>> I'm not good with the Slate and Stylus.
>> I had all kinds of trouble learning it, in Elementary school.
>> As for the Netbook, if you used a Braille display, you wouldn't need
>> the speech, as you're typing.
>> This would work for me.
>> I could turn it on, and the Braille display would have all of the
>> stuff, popping up in Braille.
>> I might check into getting the Netbook.
>> How many cells does your display have?
>> How much did it cost?
>> Please E-mail me offlist.
>> Thanks, Joshua
>>
>> On 12/8/11, Carly <carlymih at earthlink.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> JHi, I used a 28-line lonf slate from Germany to scribe notes in high
>>> school. If you can get ahold of one of those, your experience with
>>> the slate can feel much more productive. You can try GOOGL-ing
>>> something like German slates or production of braille in Germany.
>>> for today,
>>> Car
>>>
>>>
>>>   Peter Donahue wrote:
>>>>Hello Josh and everyone,
>>>>
>>>>     I'd think that the Perkins Brailler in a classroom setting would be
>>>> very
>>>>distracting to other students. This situation is easily fixed by learning
>>>> to
>>>>use the slate and stylus.
>>>>Peter Donahue
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>>From: "Joshua Lester" <jlester8462 at students.pccua.edu>
>>>>To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
>>>><nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>>>>Sent: Thursday, December 08, 2011 5:31 PM
>>>>Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Update on my schooling
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>I don't take the lap top to classes, to take notes, because I have to
>>>>have headphones, so that the fellow students wouldn't hear the Jaws
>>>>talking to me.
>>>>I can't hear my instructor, and Jaws both.
>>>>I use the Perkins Brailler, in class.
>>>>I have readers read my tests to me.
>>>>Blessings, Joshua
>>>>
>>>>On 12/8/11, Carly <carlymih at earthlink.net> wrote:
>>>> >
>>>> > A thing is to record instructions of an assignment, meant to be done
>>>> > in class then, go home and do it on the desktop. Then, you can either
>>>> > print it, or send it.
>>>> > for today,
>>>> > Car At 09:35 AM 12/8/2011, Joshua Lester wrote:
>>>> >>I have a lousy Acer Lap Top.
>>>> >>I don't take it to school, because it's too much to carry around.
>>>> >>Blessings, Joshua
>>>> >>
>>>> >>On 12/8/11, Humberto Avila <avila.bert.humberto2 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> >> > Hello,
>>>> >> >
>>>> >> > Do you have at least a laptop or a computer to get your school
>>>> >> work done? Or
>>>> >> > how are you handling  your studies without a note taker? I don't
>>>> >> have a note
>>>> >> > taker either; I used to have one in high school, but not anymore as
>>>> >> > it
>>>> >> > was
>>>> >> > the district's. now I just have a laptop that was donated to me via
>>>> >> > outside
>>>> >> > sources. I can use it at school and at home with no problem,
>>>> >> though I wish I
>>>> >> > had a note taker. Its portability is never ever compared with a
>>>> >> > laptop.
>>>> >> > For
>>>> >> > example I can use the Braille note / pacmate while riding the
>>>> >> public transit
>>>> >> > bus reading the material or studying as well.
>>>> >> >
>>>> >> > -----Original Message-----
>>>> >> > From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org
>>>> >> [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
>>>> >> > Of Joshua Lester
>>>> >> > Sent: Thursday, December 08, 2011 5:55 AM
>>>> >> > To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>>>> >> > Subject: [nabs-l] Update on my schooling
>>>> >> >
>>>> >> > Hi, it's Joshua Lester.
>>>> >> > Well, one more test, and my semester is over!
>>>> >> > I'm excited, because "Slowville," (Division of Services for the
>>>> >> > Blind,) is now willing to cooperate, somewhat.
>>>> >> > Next semester, they're going to try to get my books in Braille,
>>>> >> (something I
>>>> >> > had problems getting them to do, in the past.) They still won't
>>>> >> help me with
>>>> >> > the Pac Mate, but I digress.
>>>> >> > I don't have any compressed video classes, but i have two
>>>> >> > endependent
>>>> >> > studies, for both of my Science classes.
>>>> >> > I also have endependent study for College Algebra.
>>>> >> > I have to sit in a classroom, on Tuesday nights, for "Health and
>>>> >> > Safety."
>>>> >> > I don't want this class, but I have to have it for my PE credit.
>>>> >> > I can't wait to graduate, so I can get to my ministry training!
>>>> >> > Blessings, Joshua
>>>> >> >
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