[nfbcs] JAWS, Bookshare, and Web reader

[Tracy Carcione]

I have a Bookshare book about SQL, and I read it with Jaws and my Alva 
braille display.  I got it some time ago, but this is what I did:
I downloaded the plain Daisy version of the book, and then I went to Windows 
Explorer and opened the XML or HTML file that was one of the Daisy files.
Jaws reads the HTML fine, and I can also read it with the braille display. 
The HTML is computer braille.

If I can be of any assistance, you can email me offlist at 
carcione at access.net.
Good luck.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gabe Vega Via Iphone4S" <theblindtech at gmail.com>
To: "NFB in Computer Science Mailing List" <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
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Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2013 8:30 PM
Subject: Re: [nfbcs] JAWS, Bookshare, and Web reader


> But it is not your job, to learn on the job. You should have learned this, 
> or have known how to do this, before you will put into this situation. 
> That is we are that is why we are all trained the way we are so that we 
> will know how to do stuff before we are asked how to do I feel that the 
> student is getting the short end of the stick, due to you lack of 
> knowledge. And that is not fair
>
> Gabe Vega
> Sent from my iPhone
> (623) 565-9357
>
> On Apr 2, 2013, at 5:22 PM, "Jim Portillo" <portillo.jim at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Thanks for the encouragement, Gabe.
>> Unfortunately, I'm who he's got, and I have to make it work because it's 
>> my
>> job.
>> It's a learning opportunity for me as well, but this situation just came 
>> up
>> as a request from another teacher working with him.
>> Jim
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nfbcs [mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Gabe Vega Via
>> Iphone4S
>> Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2013 5:09 PM
>> To: NFB in Computer Science Mailing List
>> Subject: Re: [nfbcs] JAWS, Bookshare, and Web reader
>>
>> Not to seem harsh, but this sounds like your way in over your head. Why 
>> not
>> transfer him to AAT trainer that knows about braille? And how braille
>> devices work?
>>
>> Gabe Vega
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> (623) 565-9357
>>
>> On Apr 2, 2013, at 3:29 PM, "Jim Portillo" <portillo.jim at gmail.com> 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi there,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I have questions I need to find answers to by tomorrow and not enough
>>> time to play around with what I need. <grin>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> A student of mine needs to be able to read a bookshare book both using
>>> his Braille display and JAWS.  At first, I'd downloaded the BRF file
>>> and opened it with NotePad.  The Grade 2 Braille file came up just
>>> fine, but JAWS was reading the translated code.  That didn't work.
>>>
>>> Then I found out about Web Reader from Bookshare, and I guess I can
>>> click on the "Read Now" link, and the book will show up in both text and
>> with JAWS.
>>> Here are my questions.  Oh, and this kid is using a Brailliant display.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> First, JAWS seems to be reading just fine, but do you know if the
>>> actual book will appear in Grade 2 on the Braille display?  I don't
>>> have one available right now to test it out, and I see him first thing
>>> tomorrow morning.
>>>
>>> Second, when I did the "read now" feature, Bookshare's introductory
>>> section popped up, and then when it ended, I just got a "frame end"
>>> message.  I couldn't go any further.  Do I use the Frames list for
>>> this, or should things be coming up on their own?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Finally, if Grade 2 Braille doesn't appear on the Braille display,
>>> what would be the easiest way of getting it to display in Grade 2
>>> without affecting how JAWS is reading the book?
>>>
>>> I thought perhaps altering the JAWS Braille setting, but not having
>>> used a Brailliant except for demos, I am not sure.
>>>
>>> Any help would be appreciated.  My next thought is to possibly put it
>>> on his BrailleNote, but I'm not sure if he wants it done that way.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Jim
>>>
>>>
>>>
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