[NABS-L] Question about writing essays

[Osmond Kwan]

Hi Harry, hope you are well.

Just a quick question, are you low vision or blind, that is do you use
Zoom Text or JAWS? I tried Grammarly but had difficulties.

Thanks for sharing,

Osmond


On 6/19/23, Harry Staley via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> I use grammarly, but the best advice I could give is to Learn the rules and
> learn how to apply them to be a better writer.
>
> Harry Staley
> (330) 718-1876
> hstaley at nfbtx.org
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>> On Jun 19, 2023, at 19:56, 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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