[nabs-l] when technology interferes with testing

[Arielle Silverman]

I agree with all  the above. A laptop or school computer would be the
best option, and if neither of these are available, someone needs to
give you the drills and tests in Braille. Your teachers are legally
obligated to give you the tests in a format that works well and if
VoiceOver is jumping around the screen or cutting off words, that is
not a workable option.
Arielle

On 1/21/13, Kaiti Shelton <crazy4clarinet104 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I would definitely recommend using a computer if you have access to
> one.  If you don't, is there a braillist or someone who could go onto
> the site and put the drills into braille for you?  Then you could read
> from the braille, type your answers on your computer or BrailleNote,
> and email them back to your teacher.
>
> HTH
>
> On 1/21/13, Mauricio Almeida <mauriciopmalmeida at gmail.com> wrote:
>> using a computer would be wiser as the iPhone is more sensitive.
>> give it a try.
>>
>> mauricio
>> On Jan 21, 2013, at 12:23 AM, vejas <brlsurfer at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Hi all,
>>> I'm in Spanish level 5-6.  I use a braille-note apex which I often pair
>>> to
>>> my IPhone.  My teacher is very technology-oriented and he has us use a
>>> site called word-champ to do drills and take tests.  I find that
>>> word-champ is not always very efficient to use with VoiceOver.  For one,
>>> some of the words are cut off, and also there are often problems with
>>> the
>>> cursor jumping around a lot.  On my last test I scored very poorly and
>>> several of my mistakes were due to problems with the site (it cut off
>>> some
>>> parts of the exam and it wasn't always clear where to write the answer.)
>>> My teacher doesn't seem to understand the seriousness of this situation.
>>> My dad has seen me do drills before and saw my last test, and
>>> understands
>>> these problems.  We are having a meeting about it with the teacher on
>>> Thursday.
>>> Have any of you had a similar experience where testing interferes with
>>> technology? What did you do about it?
>>> Vejas
>>>
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