[Nfb-science] Xilinx

[Alysha Jeans]

John,
In your experience, has any part of this software worked with JAWS? For 
instance, it seems to me that it should be a simple matter to enter Verilog 
code into a text box, but when I try to do it in Xilinx, JAWS won't read 
anything I have typed. I considered typing out my code in another text 
editor and then having someone help me paste it into Xilinx, but my 
professor thinks that would be much more difficult since I would lose a lot 
of the functionality of Xilinx (compiling as you go, checking syntax, etc.). 
When you work with a sighted person, do you dictate code to them? I've never 
tried doing that before, and I think it sounds a bit difficult.
Also, I know how to go about getting a reader/scribe/lab assistant in 
college, but I'm a senior this year, and I'm looking for jobs for next year. 
How do you handle situations where you need sighted assistance in the 
workplace? I have no idea as to the best way to go about discussing this 
with employers, finding a suitable person to work with, and figuring out how 
that person is going to get paid in a context other than college. Of course, 
it would be ideal for me to get a job where I needed minimal to no sighted 
assistance, but I would be interested in hearing anyone's experiences in 
this area.

Thanks,
Alysha
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Miller" <j8miller at soe.ucsd.edu>
To: "NFB Science and Engineering Division List" <nfb-science at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, October 11, 2009 3:31 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-science] Xilinx


> Alysha,
> Unfortunately, I have had very little success with this program designing 
> independently.
> I have relied on a reader/sighted assistant exclusively for my design 
> sessions with matlab 2009a and xilinx 11.1.
> The problem is designing and configuring system generator blocks.
> In my design, I keep braille notes about bit widths and signed or unsigned 
> for all signals involved.
> I also keep records of outputs and what inputs they connect to.
> Please let me know what you find out as it would help me imensely as well.
> Very best,
> John
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:nfb-science-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Alysha Jeans
> Sent: Friday, October 09, 2009 3:31 PM
> To: nfb-science at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [Nfb-science] Xilinx
>
> Have any of you had any success using Xilinx software? I'm trying to work 
> with it for a class this semester, and so far, I can hardly get JAWS to 
> read anything at all. I'm working with Xilinx ISE WebPACK version 11.1. 
> Any tips would be greatly appreciated!
>
> Thanks,
> Alysha
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