[nabs-l] PowerPoint

[Ashley Bramlett]

I agree. There are some formatting things jaws will not catch. So get a 
sighted person involved.
I noticed jaws will not describe the slide background themes. Fortunately, I 
have a little vision to see the colors, but if you don't, you need someone 
to tell you about this.

Ashley

-----Original Message----- 
From: Cindy Bennett
Sent: Thursday, October 17, 2013 4:30 PM
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] PowerPoint

Thanks Misty!

I would add that although you can make a PowerPoint, it is always a
good idea to have a sighted person look over it. If you can combine
this work with other reader work, then you will save time with the
reader. For example, one semester, I had to make 4 presentations. I
made all of them and then had the reader edit them all at once which
took about an hour instead of having to meet up with him 4 separate
times. I paid for this person out of pocket because it was sporadic
work. However, I was able to get a reader funded for my statistics
courses through the disability office, so if this is going to be more
than a one-time thing, or if you anticipate needing readers in the
future, asking this office or your division of services for the blind
may be a way to get readers funded.

Cindy

On 10/17/13, Misty Dawn Bradley <mistydbradley at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Juanita,
> Freedom Scientific also has a free training tutorial with practice files. 
> I
>
> don't have the link to it, but I am attaching the downloaded copy in .zip
> format as an attachment to this email, as Freedom Scientific says in the
> bottom of the document that it can be shared as long as Freedom Scientific
> is acknowledged as the copyright holder. I found this very helpful in
> learning Powerpoint, and it has instructions for both Powerpoint 2003 and
> Powerpoint 2007, although the commands for 2007 will probably work with
> Powerpoint 2010 as well, as both are similar. I hope this helps.
> Misty
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: justin williams
> Sent: Thursday, October 17, 2013 12:00 PM
> To: 'National Association of Blind Students mailing list'
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] PowerPoint
>
> Freedom scientific has a powerpoint tutorial you can take; it costs 30
> bucks.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Juanita
> Herrera
> Sent: Thursday, October 17, 2013 11:33 AM
> To: nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [nabs-l] PowerPoint
>
> Hello all,
> I am currently taking a public speaking class where I will need to use a
> PowerPoint as a visual aid. Previously when I had to use PowerPoints in
> high
> school, I would have somebody help me, but now I don't have that help. Is
> it
> possible for a blind person to put together a PowerPoint? If so, how does
> one go about doing this? I know nothing about power points whatsoever.
> Juanita
>
> Sent from my iPhone
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-- 
Cindy Bennett
Secretary: National Association of Blind Students

B.A. Psychology, UNC Wilmington
clb5590 at gmail.com

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