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

[David Goldfield]

NVDA is also a screen reader available at no cost for anyone.  It is 
quite a good screen reader, good enough for many home users and simple 
enough for a small child to use.  I think that kids would probably enjoy 
playing with the Espeak voices which can also speak many different 
languages.  It's available at
www.nvda-project.org

David

nancy coffman wrote:
> You can get system access for a student free. Check the Serotek web site for qualifications. Screen readers will change. It works with Office and the Internet as well as wther prograns. It would be a start if you are using Windows.
>
>
> nancy coffman
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Olusegun -- Victory Associates LTD, Inc.<ukekearuaro at valtdnet.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2011 11:55 AM
> To: List for teachers and trainers of adaptive technology<trainer-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [Trainer-talk] Re : at training for a 5 year old
>
> 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
>
>
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