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Hi,<br><br>
Look around:<br>
<a href="http://r-resources.massey.ac.nz/" eudora="autourl">
http://r-resources.massey.ac.nz<br><br>
</a>especially the document known as LURN = Let's Use R Now.<br><br>
Jonathan<br>
At 07:27 a.m. 27/07/2012, you wrote:<br>
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<font face="Times New Roman, Times">Hi Faiz,<br>
<br>
Thanks very much for writing. It is very useful to know that the SPSS is
not that accessible for Jaws users. I am trying to collect information
about the qualitative and quantitative analysis packages that work with
JAWS so that I get the necessary training on the software that I can use.
Having said that, I totally understand that these analysis softwares have
not been designed with us in mind so I might still face some difficulties
even with the most accessible ones.<br>
<br>
I would appreciate it if you can send me the link to the website that Dr
Jonathon has developed so that I can get further information about the R
software. <br>
Any advise regarding a qualitative analysis package is very much
appreciated. <br>
Alternatively, the colleagues on the list may wish to share with us their
experiences of possible ways of analyzing the qualitative data that may
work for non sighted researchers.<br>
</font><font face="Calibri"> <br>
</font><font face="Times New Roman, Times">Thanks again,<br>
Maha<br>
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<b>From:</b> <a href="mailto:faiz7r@gmail.com">Faiz Rasool</a> <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, July 26, 2012 10:52 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:social-sciences-list@nfbnet.org">'Blind Social
Scientists List'</a> <br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Social-sciences-list] reply to Maha's
questions.<br><br>
Hi Maha,<br>
Unfortunately, SPSS is not completely accessible with jaws. It is
claimed by IBM that from version 18 you can use the software by making
few changes in the path variable and replacing the accessibility.
Properties file. After making the suggestive changes to improve the
accessibility of SPSS with jaws, I found that I could use the menus
e.g. open the analyze menu to request for a cross tabulation or run
a simple linear regression. But few aspects of the programs
e.g. entering data directly in the data editor window of SPSS
was not possible at least for me. When you try to use the arrow
keys to navigate in the data editor windows of SPSS jaws does not always
correctly report the location of the row and column you are in. The
workaround I found was to first enter my data in excel, and then import
it to SPSS. Please note that I did not experienced any major difficulty
in assigning variable and value labels in SPSS. The second major
issue was that visually impaired users cannot directly read
the content of the output window of SPSs. Your option to read the output
window is to export the output window as a word
or pdf file. Personally I found the option of exporting as a word file
very helpful as I could copy and move the tables in other files e.g.
course assignments. Please note that other users have reported few
problems in setting up the location of the path variable and replacing
the accessibility.properties file. Dr. Jonathan who’s on the list has
always maintained that R is the best software option for
blinds. I personally have very limited experience of using R so I cannot
offer much advice myself. But I think Dr. Jonathan has
maintained a website where information on using R can be found.
I’d suggest that you should explore R if possible. I used
stata for a limited time and found it to work
well with jaws. My problem was that course instructor
wanted all the assignments in MS word and I could not work out how
to get the output of R or Stata directly to mS word. With workarounds I
was able to get the output of SPSS to MS word though. Please note that it
is not that the output of R and stata cannot be sent to MS word it was
just that I could not learn how to in the limited time I had and there
was no accessibility support office to come to my help. <br>
<br>
Hope this helps,<br>
Regards,<br>
Faiz.<br>
<br>
<b>From:</b> social-sciences-list-bounces@nfbnet.org
[<a href="mailto:social-sciences-list-bounces@nfbnet.org" eudora="autourl">
mailto:social-sciences-list-bounces@nfbnet.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of
</b>Maha Khochen<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, July 26, 2012 11:48 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Blind Social Scientists List<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Social-sciences-list] introduction<br>
<br>
<br>
Hi everyone,<br>
<br>
My name is Maha. I am currently reading for my MPhil/PhD at the Institute
of Education, University of London- UK. My research is looking at the
inclusion of visually impaired learners in mainstream education in
Lebanon, my home country. It is so interesting to see this mailing list
up and running. <br>
I have been looking for some advise on accessible qualitative software
package for a while. And was wondering if there is anyone on the list who
can advise? I have tried the NVivo but unfortunately it appeared that it
is not accessible with Jaws, the screen reader that I use to access
information. Any advise with this regard is very much appreciated. Note
that I have no residual vision.<br>
Another thing, I am taking training on the SPSS software very soon, it
would be very much appreciated if I can have some advise based on your
experience whether it is accessible and that blind researchers can use it
with no problem. Alternatively, any advise for an accessible quantitative
software package would be very much appreciated too.<br>
<br>
Looking forward to hearing from you.<br>
Maha<br>
<br>
<br>
<b>From:</b> <a href="mailto:EMorman@nfb.org">Morman, Ed</a> <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, July 25, 2012 4:01 PM<br>
<b>To:</b>
<a href="mailto:social-sciences-list@nfbnet.org">
social-sciences-list@nfbnet.org</a> <br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Social-sciences-list] introduction<br>
<br>
Dear Listmembers—<br>
<br>
I’m pleased to see that my colleague Anna Kresmer has already joined the
list. Like Anna, I am a sighted staff member at the NFB Jernigan
Institute in Baltimore. I have a PhD in History of Science and
worked for many years in the field of history of medicine as a librarian,
occasional teacher, and not terribly productive researcher. I know
a wee bit about social science research methods and have an avocational
(extremely avocational) interest in cognitive science. Curiosity
about how people construct their internal model of the world without
sight was part of the reason I was interested in working for an
organization related to blindness—especially a blind-led organization of
blind people. I’ve been here for four years now and I’m
enthusiastic about NFB philosophy and its notion of what constitutes
proper training. With Anna Kresmer and our colleague Lou Ann Blake,
I’ve developed something of an understanding of the history of the blind
in the U.S. and more specifically the history of the NFB.<br>
<br>
I’ll mainly be lurking, but might occasionally have something to
say. With any luck it will be intelligent and even possibly helpful
to other listmembers.<br>
<br>
Cordially,<br>
Ed Morman<br>
Edward T. Morman, MSLS, PhD<br>
Director, Jacobus tenBroek Library<br>
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND JERNIGAN INSTITUTE<br>
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