[nobe-l] Introduction and questions

[James Fetter]

Dear Lucy,
Unfortunately, I am not in your field, but I am currently about done (I 
hope!) with a Ph.D. in political theory at Notre Dame. In terms of 
technology, I would highly recommend a fast scanner with either Kurzweil 
1000 or Open Book, depending on your preference, and a Braille display. 
I use the former a great deal for scanning books on an as-needed basis, 
and the latter comes in extremely handy for teaching and following along 
in the text during discussion in graduate seminars, which can force one 
to jump all over the place in the text being discussed. Please feel free 
to contact me at jfetter at nd.edu off list, if you have any further 
questions about technology or graduate school in general. I'm happy to 
help as much as I can. Congratulations on your graduation from Johns 
Hopkins, and I hope your graduate studies go well.
All Best,
James



On 5/18/2011 4:07 PM, Brandy W wrote:
> A computer with speech software, and a Braille note along with some scanning
> software or device such as the KNFB Reader would be helpful.
>
> I also have Lebers, but I teach young children.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: nobe-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nobe-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Lucy Sirianni
> Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2011 5:25 PM
> To: nobe-l at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [nobe-l] Introduction and questions
>
> Hi everyone,
>
>     My name is Lucy Sirianni; I will be graduating next week from Johns
> Hopkins University with a B.A.  in English and moving to California in
> August to pursue my Ph.D.  in English at Berkeley.
> I plan to teach literature at the college level, likely specializing in
> African American writings and 19th-century Transatlantic exchanges.  I have
> been almost totally blind since birth due to Leber's Congenital Amaurosis.
> I write not only to introduce myself as I've just joined this list, but also
> to ask a few questions:
>
>     Firstly, are there any other blind English professors who happen to be
> members of this list? I have spoken with a few and have very much
> appreciated my contact with them, so I'd be glad to be in touch with any
> others.
>
>     Secondly, as I'll be starting grad school in the fall, I'd like to take
> this summer to determine what kind of technology I may need in the future to
> aid my research and teaching.  Could others tell me what has been helpful to
> them? I currently use a BrailleNote BT MPower.
>
>     Thank you in advance to all of you for your help, and I look forward to
> being a part of this list!
>
> Lucy
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