[Trainer-talk] what computer books would you buy if theyexisted?

Tue Jan 4 00:26:35 UTC 2011

I would love to see a Beginner's guide to using Linux for visually 
impaired users, focussing on both the standard desktop gui as well as 
programs like Orca and how the two interact.

Nancy Coffman wrote:
> I sometimes think it is easier to teach from Braille copy than it is 
> to teach from audio.  If I am going to use audio, I prett much have to 
> go all the way through it and take notes.  If I am using Braille, I 
> can get what I need from it and impart the information to my student.  
> I find that helpful.
>
> Nancy Coffman
>
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> From: "Bryan Schulz" <b.schulz at sbcglobal.net>
> Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2010 5:37 PM
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> theyexisted?
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>> yea, good reference,
>> the whole set of classes is only 15 grand.
>>
>> Bryan Schulz
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jonathan Tyrer" 
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>> To: "List for teachers and trainers of adaptive technology" 
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>> theyexisted?
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>>> I know this is off-topic, but you should take a look at the ATI 
>>> training guides.
>>>
>>> This also neatly shows the problem.  The sorts of books your talking
>>> about sell millions and cost little.
>>>
>>> However, to write one from an accessibility point of view is very 
>>> expensive.
>>>
>>> There's no easy solution.  I will buy the iPhone book, but not for 
>>> $250.
>>>
>>> Happy New Year.
>>>
>>> Jonathan
>>>
>>> On 30/12/2010, Tammy Cantrell <tammy.cantrell at mdrs.state.ms.us> wrote:
>>>> I would benefit from books like the Books for Dummies.  They take 
>>>> all of the
>>>> informatin for a word processing program for example and go through 
>>>> steps
>>>> for processes.  I would love one for Excell.
>>>>
>>>> My company says they are moving int Office 10 with Windows 7.  
>>>> Would love
>>>> help with all of the above.
>>>>
>>>> A book on email would be fantastic too.
>>>> Thanks!
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Dean Martineau" <dean at topdotenterprises.com>
>>>> To: <trainer-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2010 10:33 AM
>>>> Subject: [Trainer-talk] what computer books would you buy if they 
>>>> existed?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> : good morning. Most of you are probably familiar with National 
>>>> Braille
>>>> Press.
>>>> : They produce affordable braille books, both paper and electronic. 
>>>> The book
>>>> : on the iPhone which I co-authored with Anna Dresner will be 
>>>> coming out
>>>> : sometime in the next month, for instance. The electronic versions 
>>>> are
>>>> : increasingly available as DAISY, and are also available as plain 
>>>> text, so
>>>> : braille knowledge isn't necessary to benefit from them.
>>>> :
>>>> : As I write their books nowadays, I am unofficially asking what 
>>>> kinds of
>>>> : computer books you would like to see, and        would buy. We 
>>>> are working
>>>> : on Office 2010 Reference cards now. What else would you like to 
>>>> see? What
>>>> : would most help the people you work with?
>>>> :
>>>> : Let me stress that this is my own information-gathering 
>>>> initiative. Any
>>>> : information i get will be looked at, but I am asking, not NBP. 
>>>> NBP charges
>>>> : as little as they can for books, but they have to have some 
>>>> notion that a
>>>> : book will sell "so copies, enough to make it not too much of a 
>>>> losing
>>>> : proposition, before they write it.
>>>> :
>>>> : It is probably best that you reply to me individually about this 
>>>> as it
>>>> isn't
>>>> : really a matter of discussion. I can send a summary of responses 
>>>> if I get
>>>> : some.
>>>> :
>>>> : Thanks for thinking about it.
>>>> :
>>>> : Dean
>>>> :
>>>> :
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