[NABS-L] Question about writing essays

[Amy Albin]

Let me add that someone made a comment to the effect that teachers and
professors should give blind people special consideration because
certain technology is inaccessible to us. Unless there is another
disability involved, such as a learning disability, in which case
different considerations may apply depending on the situation, I
believe that blind people should be held to the same standards for
grammar as sighted people. We have enough tools for grammar checking,
such as the ones I mentioned in my previous email. Some people don't
know about things like speech and sound schemes and the text analyzer,
but they are tools that are very useful. Just my thoughts.

On 6/26/23, Amy Albin <amyralbin at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm a JAWS user. These are the settings I like for proofreading: (JAWS
> key is either Insert in desktop mode or Caps lock in laptop mode).
>
> In Quick Settings (JAWS Key +V)
>
> Caps Indicate "on character, word, and line"
> Punctuation "all"
> Indentation "indicate"
> Text analyzer "speak count" and change to "describe inconsistencies"
> when I can't find and fix them myself
>
> My speech and sounds scheme (JAWS Key + Alt +S) for reviewing a
> document is Classic (Attributes, Font Info and Color). Be careful
> because there are several classic options; I like the one with all
> three (attributes, font info and color).
>
> I hope this, in combination with other info given, helps you. When I
> found out these tips, they changed my world in terms of editing.
>
> Best,
>
> Amy Albin (she/her)
>
> On 6/19/23, 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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