[nabs-l] meeting results and what to do to get aworkingcomputerfor college
Beth
thebluesisloose at gmail.com
Fri Jul 20 15:53:56 UTC 2012
I mean that I have errors that JAWS can't interpret or read.
Someone or other would tell me that "You have errors in Windows."
I had no idea about those errors on the screen, and JAWs wouldn't
be able to read the errors.
Beth
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aworkingcomputerfor college
Um, I'm not really sure what you mean by "errors on the screen,"
but mac
shows errors sometimes too.
On 7/20/2012 9:33 AM, Beth wrote:
The biggesft problems I had with a pc was the ability to
interpret
errors on the screen, and when I had people look at my pc once
or
twice, people said things like, "Oh, you have errors on your
scree."
I was like, "Oh, my God."
Beth
----- Original Message -----
From: "Littlefield, Tyler" <tyler at tysdomain.com
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Date sent: Thu, 19 Jul 2012 23:32:42 -0600
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] meeting results and what to do to get a
workingcomputerfor college
Can I ask why you're pushing for a mac? pointing them to apple
propiganda so you can get it doesn't work. If you know you want
it
because it does something better than the pc, go for it.
Otherwise, just
get a pc.
On 7/19/2012 11:21 PM, Brandon Keith Biggs wrote:
Hello,
If you graduated high school and got excepted into college, you
should
just go and tell them that you're going and you need this, this
and
this in order to be independent. You need to have a technology
assessment by a professional blind technology person and it's
your
right to get that assessment. If your counselor doesn't get you
the
meeting with the adaptive technology professionals, talk to
their
supervisor. Let the supervisor know that your rehab counselor is
keeping you from succeeding in college and if they want you to
pass
your classes, you have got to have a computer. Because you
aren't
someone with time to worry about a technology failure, you
really need
an apple computer that will be dependable and has the best
support in
the world.
http://www.apple.com/why-mac/
This is why you need a mac, and you have not had the experience
you
want in college with your PC, so because you want the best, you
need
to have a Mac.
First rule of rehab, they want you to do and show what's best
for you.
They will only guide you if you let them. you must be sure, un
moving
and firm that this is what you want and there is nothing better
you
can have, even though there may be things you're uncertain
about.
Confidence is the key and independence is the way.
Thanks,
Brandon Keith Biggs
-----Original Message----- From: Beth
Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2012 10:01 PM
To: nabs-l at nfbnet.org
Subject: [nabs-l] meeting results and what to do to get a
working
computerfor college
Hi. The meeting with rehab was unsuuccessful in doing anything
but made me aware of stuff. They don't want me to have a Mac
because they don't feel I should have one. I understand they
don't buy macs in Colorado, but my concern about third party
apps
fell on deaf ears. They want me to do a "situational assessment
and work adjustment training." They found an agency for me to
work at, and they're forcing me to go to mental health group and
counseling therapies. Honestly, I'm getting tired of this. I
didn't think a mental issue would cause the employment to be the
top priority. But I can't exactly go along with Rehab and their
plans. They pretty much coerced me into doing the work
adjustment training, saying that I was "putting the cart before
the horse" with college and all. But most sighted normal people
go to college and get a major. What am I supposed to do?
Thanks,
Beth
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