[nabs-l] Readers

[Aimee Harwood]

Muzamil, 

I have noticed you mention something about a tactile scratchpad.  What is this little gem you speak of?  I think it could be very helpful in many ways. I think that would even be helpful for a law student like myself. 

Aimee  

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> On Jul 18, 2016, at 9:33 PM, Muzamil Ibrahim via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Anna , I only used the reader once in my statistics class because Disability
> Services failed to keep its promise to get me the braille book for the
> course. I found that reader through Tutoring Center. I went there for
> several days to work with different tooters and found one who worked well
> for me. When I was with my reader, I often wrote concepts, visual
> descriptions, or sometimes recorded as the reader read to me. I also used
> the sketchpad. It helped me with drawing raised graphic pictures, which
> enabled me to get more out of the course. 
> Before I sat with the reader, I read books with my JAWS several times, and
> mark when I did not understand the visual concept and, mostly, bring those
> to the table. I did not only rely on my reader for that period of the
> semester, but I worked with my classmates. We sometimes studied together
> after class and caught up with the class that way.
> 
> Happy to share so please feel free to connect, Muzamil,
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: NABS-L [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Anna via NABS-L
> Sent: Monday, July 18, 2016 7:18 PM
> To: nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> Cc: annajee82 at gmail.com
> Subject: [nabs-l] Readers
> 
> I'm just wondering about everyone's experiences with readers.  I've really
> only had two semesters in school since I went blind, and am still struggling
> to work out the whole reader thing.  I am a Biology major so the material of
> my classes is quite technical.  
> I have struggled to find readers that are really good in explaining things.
> They are always people who have taken the class or a similar class I'm
> working on, cause otherwise they wouldn't even be able to describe or say a
> lot of the stuff they need to read.  I guess my question is where do you
> find the best readers, and how do you manage your time with them.  
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> 
> Anna E Givens
> 
> 
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