[stylist] Using online workshop websites

Mon Sep 19 16:45:40 UTC 2011

Hi Jim

I will check it out.  If you are taking the course, we could take it 
together as it were and I could ask you navigation questions if you were 
so inclined.  I will have a look around and let you know what I find out.

Maybe once I find workshops I can use they could be put on the website 
for others FYI.

Brenda

On 9/19/2011 12:31 PM, Homme, James wrote:
> Hi,
> Sending to myself at home to check out tonight. Brenda, thanks. I don't know if this will help you. I signed up last week for a course called Writing for Fun and Profit. Here's the web site the course is on. http://www.vu.org/. For me, it's pretty intense to work full time and take this course, but I will get through it.
>
> Jim
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brenda [mailto:bjnite at windstream.net]
> Sent: Monday, September 19, 2011 12:29 PM
> To: Homme, James; stylist at nfbnet.org
> Subject: Re: [stylist] Using online workshop websites
>
> Hi Jim and List
>
> I think the concepts for Jaws and Window eyes are similar .  Perhaps you
> could help me figure out how to navigate the sites Atty gave me by
> trying them and seeing what you can do with Jaws.  If you can find
> things with Jaws, I probably can figure out how to do it with Window
> eyes.   I can read plenty on the net and want to read the book "on
> Writing" by Stephen King, but I need the interaction and structure of a
> class to help as well. I am especially concerned about the platform for
> the writing workshops.  The websites Atty gave me do not let you see a
> sample and there is no human phone contact which concerns me.  but if
> Atty did it I probably can too once I learn more about the sites.
> The sites I'm trying to navigate are:
>
> http://www.ed2go.com
> http://www.savvyauthors.com
> Remember, they don't give a sample of the workshop format as far as I can tell.
>
>
>
> robert sent me the info about joining the NFB writers group.  My first
> step in that direction is joining this list.  I will consider doing more
> as time goes on.
>
> I do thank folks on this list for their time and willingness to help me.
> Brenda
>
>
> On 9/19/2011 11:07 AM, Homme, James wrote:
>> Hi Brenda and Others,
>> For what it's worth, I sometimes forget that the goal is to learn the skills, more than it is to get someone to make something accessible. With that in mind, Brenda, what do you want to learn? Maybe a Bookshare or NLS book can give you the knowledge faster than if you spend time fighting with technology. And maybe in the mean time, some of us can work with you to get more comfortable with getting around on the web and so on. I'd be glad to install Window-eyes at home and learn more about it if it will help you. I need to learn to use it better anyway, even though I am a very strong JAWS user. I know that there are things we have to do in both screen readers, but that they get done differently in each one. Let's see what we can do to get you going on writing and assistive technology at the same time, without having to make you suffer too much in either area.
>>
>> Oh, and I didn't mean to volunteer anyone else, so no offense taken, hopefully.
>>
>> Jim
>> Thanks.
>>
>> Jim
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Brenda
>> Sent: Monday, September 19, 2011 10:58 AM
>> To: stylist at nfbnet.org
>> lSubject: [stylist] Using online workshop websites
>>
>> Hi Atty, Jim, Robert and list
>>
>> Thank you for your replys to my question.
>>
>>
>>
>> I called Gotham and they could not tell me much about their web site.  I
>> do know that the bluelining feature of their site is not readable with
>> Window eyes.  I tried various approaches and used remaining vision and
>> adaptive glasses with no success.  I know my ability to use my screen
>> reader may figure in sometimes, but I also know there are limitations to
>> screen readers.  I do not want to be kept from developing my writing
>> because I can't find a site and program that works for me where I am at
>> in my ability. There are some websites that are just not readable like
>> parts of QVC.COM and HSN.COM (examples of general websites).  Also,
>> pop-upboxes may not be read depending on how the website designer
>> formats them.Writers.com seems very accessible, but I don't know and
>> can't find a thing about them.  I called Writersdigest.com and they told
>> me their format was not text based and would not work with screen
>> readers.  I did not have a sample to review.  I hate to spend a bunch of
>> money only to find something won't work.  Often I can read parts of a
>> site but am not sure how I will read the actual class format .
>>
>> thank you Atty for the two sites below.  I am having trouble navigating
>> them.  On the Savvy authors site I click the link for contact or about
>> and find nothing.  I am not sure how taking classes through either site
>> will work and if I will be able to read everything.  Can you give me
>> tlips on how to navigate the actual class?
>> http://www.ed2go.com
>> http://www.savvyauthors.com
>>
>> If anyone has any suggestions on how to use the two above sites or ideas
>> for easy-to-use-with-a screen-reader sites for writing workshops, I
>> would appreciate your suggestions.
>>
>> thanks
>> Brenda
>>
>>
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