[NABS-L] Question about writing essays

[Osmond Kwan]

Hi Nikki, hope you are well.

Thanks for your suggestion and sharing your experience.

I am not an efficient braille reader, I mainly use speech (JAWS).

Thanks for sharing,

Osmond


On 6/19/23, Nikki via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hi,
> From my understanding of this, I have not heard of an accessible grammar
> checking program (last time I heard, grammarly is not accessible at all.)
> That being said, I would strongly suggest checking your document line by
> line for spelling mistakes. Additionally, if you are a braille reader,
> having a braille display handy will help with finding those little grammar
> issues as well (I find that this helps a great deal.)
> Hope this helps. Also, I hope that your professor understands the position
> you are in with the technology and software that you use.
>
> Nikhil Dadlani
>
>> On Jun 19, 2023, at 5:41 PM, Osmond Kwan via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Dear Friends, hope you are well.
>>
>> I've been subscribed to some blind mailing lists, but I do not post
>> often. I have an issue related to being a student.
>>
>> I am blind and use JAWS. I use Microsoft Word for word processing.
>> When I do a spell check and grammar check, JAWS will say what mistakes
>> are made and how to correct them. However, I have a sighted professor
>> that tells me that I have over 40 grammar mistakes. It appears that
>> Word does not catch everything but there is software that sighted
>> people can use to find out grammar mistakes.
>>
>> I am wondering if anyone here uses any grammar checker that is blind
>> friendly?
>>
>> Thanks Friends,
>>
>> Osmond
>>
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