[nabs-l] is Active Inspire accessible?

[Tina Thomas]

While we have made great strides in improving technology for the blind, in
some cases it is necessary to use a human reader. 
Tina  

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Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2011 8:45 AM
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Subject: Re: [nabs-l] is Active Inspire accessible?





Good morning, Chris,

Are you saying you'd rather use a computer in class, than a human 
reader, particularly when automation is over taking, our lives?
for today,
Car:21 PM 8/31/2011, you wrote:
>Hi everyone,
>
>I've just started 8th grade! My science teacher is using a program 
>called Active Inspire, which is part of the Permethian 
>software.  This is where she creates her flip charts that contain 
>all the activities and links to Web sites that we'll use on a daily 
>basis.  Does anyone know if this Active Inspire program is 
>accessible with JAWS? Are there any work-arounds that can help me do 
>everything independently without using a human reader (my lab 
>partner) when she's working on her own? Thanks for any help!
>
>Chris
>
>Chris Nusbaum
>
>"The real problem of blindness is not the loss of eyesight.  The 
>real problem is the misunderstanding and lack of education that 
>exists.  If a blind person has the proper training and opportunity, 
>blindness can be reduced to a mere physical nuisance." -- Kenneth 
>Jernigan (President of the National Federation of the Blind, 1968-1986.)
>
>  Visit the I C.A.N.  Foundation online at: www.icanfoundation.info for
>information on our foundation and how it helps blind and visually
>impaired children in MD say "I can!"
>
>
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