[nabs-l] Online Courses

Sat Jun 1 18:03:07 UTC 2013

Chris:
	I actually had materials in Braille for both languages. I used my Empower Braille note and iPhone. There is a free Latin dictionary app. Latin does not have many precise pernunciations, and yes I switched the language to Spanish on my laptop. The reason I said what I said was because, though I had Braille preparations, I knew I had to start getting ready for college and the real world. With that said, I frequently practiced doing assignments on my laptop with VoiceOver...this was very helpful. I also recommended Spanish because Latin is more difficult to do online on account of the letters utilized. Latin, as well as Spanish, are helpful with enriching any individual's vocabulary skills. Therefore, I would recommend spanish because it is a more common language and the screen readers can easily adapt to speaking identical to a native speaker. Lastly, all laptops I have used can spell out each letter of any word if I command such action..this helps with spelling and grammar.
Kathryn
On May 31, 2013, at 6:54 AM, christopher nusbaum wrote:

> Kathryn,
> 
> I'm curious as to how that works with your screen reader. How were you
> able to ensure that your screen reader was pronouncing Spanish or
> Latin words correctly? Did you change your speech synthesizer's
> speaking language to that language when you were reading course
> material? Also, how were you able to deal with Latin with a screen
> reader? I haven't seen that as one of the language options, at least
> in JAWS. Did you use a Braille display at any point during these
> courses?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Chris Nusbaum
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> On May 30, 2013, at 11:28 PM, Kathryn Webster <kathrynwebster at me.com> wrote:
> 
>> In my personal experience, I have taken both Latin and Spanish. I would advise you to take Spanish. Please let me know if you have further questions. I rather not bombard everyone's inbox.
>> Kathryn
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>> On May 30, 2013, at 7:27 PM, Kirt <kirt.crazydude at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> If it were me personally, I think I would opt for Latin although I can understand why you would want to do Spanish. If you are set on Latin, I don't really see why you would need an eloquent synthesizer for it. It's not like Latin is something you would have to learn to speak perfectly, with the right accent, So I can't imagine pronunciation would matter nearly as much as it would with something like Spanish. However, I can see how having access to some sort of a braille display would be very helpful, although I imagine you could get by without one.
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>> 
>>> On May 30, 2013, at 9:10 AM, Misty Dawn Bradley <mistydbradley at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> I took Spanish online also this past semester, and it went well except for the fact that the instructor used My Spanish Lab, which is not very accessible with JAWS. Otherwise, all of the other websites and course materials worked very well with JAWS.
>>>> Misty
>>>> 
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bridget Walker" <bridgetawalker13 at aol.com>
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>>>> 
>>>>> Jaws has a built in synthesizer for Spanish but, I can see why you want to take Latin. I would take Spanish only because of the fact that you must take the class on line. I know a jaws user who took Latin for three years but, I am pretty sure they used braille. I can ask them and get back to you ASAP if you would like.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Best,
>>>>> 
>>>>> Bridget
>>>>> 
>>>>> Sent from my iPad
>>>>> 
>>>>> On May 29, 2013, at 9:54 PM, Winona Brackett <trumpetqueenwb at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> Hello All,
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I have to take two credits of one foreign language in order to meet
>>>>>> graduation requirements. Because of scheduling, I have to take at
>>>>>> least the first credit of the foreign language online through Florida
>>>>>> Virtual School. I'm enro lled in Latin I currently. I'm having trouble
>>>>>> learning the language and all the different word endings. What is
>>>>>> Spanish like? Which course do you think is more accessible with JAWS
>>>>>> 14?
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> If I continue with Latin, I will have to take Latin I and Latin II
>>>>>> online. (The main reason why I wanted to try Latin is so I can improve
>>>>>> my English vocabulary since most of the English language is from Latin
>>>>>> roots.) My school doesn't offer Latin.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> If I took Spanish I online, I could take Spanish II at school.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> What are your thoughts?
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Winona
>>>>>> 
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