[nabs-l] Portable devices for school

[Suzanne Germano]

I am a legally blind but at the high end 20/200. I can read regular print
with nose against the book.

I prefer a macbook. I use a cctv (magnilink pro) connected via 2 usb ports
to see the board. It is so much better than using a monocular. I also use
mac zoom. I am forced to use some windows programs like visual studio so I
have windows on my macbook under parallels and use zoomtext when using
windows. The built in magnifier in windows is completely useless. The
magnilink can also be used for close work as a cctv. I brought it into my
digital design class to do all the wiring on the bread board.

For me the macbook 17 inch is much better than ipad or any other tablet due
to the screen size. I can get much more visible once enlarged than on an
iPad. I do also have an iPad and will read on it sometimes but I prefer the
larger screen size.

I am back in school after 17 year break from college so I used to have no
technology just monocular, mini binoculars (which are much better than
monocular due to increased field, and some books in large print.

Suzanne


On Sun, Sep 29, 2013 at 7:08 AM, Robert Miller <rmiller at osb.k12.ok.us>wrote:

> Hi Everyone,
>
> Our State Education Department is pushing our schools to support the
> one-to-one portable device concept.  Meaning a device, such as a laptop,
> net book, or tablet for every student in the school.  I'm on a committee
> that is tasked to make recommendations on which device or devices would
> best serve our blind and low vision students.  I was hoping you wouldn't
> mind answering a few questions about your devices.
>
> 1. For those using a screen reader with their tablet, such as VoiceOver on
> the iPad, what tasks do you complete mostly; word processing, reading
> textbooks, reading pleasure books, surfing the Internet, email, texting,
> etc,
>
> 2. For those using some of the tablet's low vision settings, such as
> Inverted Colors, Text Size or Zoom on the iPad, what tasks are you
> completing mostly?
>
> 3. What tasks are you completing on your laptops?
>
> 4. Are the netbooks a good solution for those using a screen reader?
>
> I want to thank you in advance for your feedback and helping me better
> serve our blind and visually impaired students.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Robert
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