[nabs-l] Typing While Talking

[Antonio Guimaraes]

Ashley,

Perkins braillers are too noisy to bring into most meeting environments. Slates are too slow for most people. Recording is not always legal, as you pointed out.

Besides other things that have been suggested, I would recommend working in a file with the agenda at the top of the file. You can move the cursor to the end, and type extemporaneously while the meeting is going on.

You might put special characters, or strings of text in when there is a change in subject.

You’ll not get much done by hearing everything you type, so turning off any typing echo is a good idea. You can arrow up if need be, ad you’re safe by always jumping to end of text when you need to write something new.

Your colleagues will thank you for keeping the meeting on topic if you keep notes to the agenda.

Hope this helps,

Antonio









On Aug 24, 2014, at 7:10 PM, Ashley Bramlett via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Hello Rahul,
> I agree with Chris. It is also difficult for me to type, listen to my screen reader, and speak to another person.
> I would strongly urge you to use a braille notetaker in meetings for notes. if not a notetaker, can you get a braille display?
> I know you live outside the US, and its expensive, but if at all possible, hooking a display to your pc will eliminate the need  to listen to the pc screen reader.
> 
> If its not in a meeting, you can ask people to stop while you write a few notes. Sighted people do this as well.
> 
> Also, if you are the only one reading the notes, assuming you know braille, a old fashioned perkins brailler can work too.
> 
> Good luck.
> Ashley
> 
> 
> -----Original Message----- From: Rahul Bajaj via nabs-l
> Sent: Friday, August 22, 2014 1:50 PM
> To: nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [nabs-l] Typing While Talking
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> I hope this message finds you well.
> I am often required to write a lot of material while I am talking with
> my colleagues and to note down the stuff that is discussed in
> meetings.
> I find it very difficult to hold a meaningful conversation while
> working with my screen reader, let alone while typing. This greatly
> reduces my productivity.
> Are there any tips that have worked particularly well for you guys for
> overcoming this challenge?
> I look forward to reading your responses.
> 
> Best,
> Rahul
> 
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