[nabs-l] Online Courses

Sun Jun 2 16:15:55 UTC 2013

Personally, I would choose spanish. I find it extremely easy to learn;
like Latin, it is similar to English. Either language will help
improve your vocabulary.
I use jaws and a braille display which has worked well. If you change
the language settings in jaws, you can be confident that it will
pronounce the words correctly.

On 6/1/13, Kate <kathrynwebster at me.com> wrote:
> 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>
>>>>> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
>>>>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>>>>> Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2013 9:25 AM
>>>>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Online Courses
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> 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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