[Trainer-talk] Re : at training for a 5 year old

[Olusegun -- Victory Associates LTD, Inc.]

Hi Lisa:

Of course, you'd have to introduce this student to the computer slowly in my 
opinion.  I suggest you consider teachin all the screen readers you have 
reasonable access to; don't just limit your teaching to Jaws!  The goal 
should be to help the student MAKE AN INFORMED choice as to which screen 
readers is preferred overtime.  Teaching just one of them would not give the 
student a chance to make an informed choice when it is time to do so.

If your institution limits you to a particular screen reader, that's 
unfortunate and sad.  Not all screen readers work well in all situations and 
that's why your student should not be limited to a single choice.  Early 
exposure does help with informed decision making much later.

In my retail store, I'm unable to use a certain screen reader for my POINT 
OF SALE software without paying more than $3,000 for scripting; also, I use 
the state's web portal to FILE MEDICAL SUPPLY CLAIMS.  Only ONE screen 
reader interacts well with this web portal.  If I had limited myself to JUST 
ONE screen reader, I'd have had little success in making an informed choice. 
Trainers and rehab counselors need to STOP PUSHING one screen reader DOWN 
THE GUTS of the folks they're trying to train; rather, they should expose 
them to the various possibilities there are and encourage them to make their 
own choices.  Anything less is unfair!

Sincerely,
Olusegun
Denver, Colorado