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

[Laine Amoureux]

,in my experience, nvda is a resource hog, and can bog down a system, I would strongly suggest System Access for a young student learning the computer. The tvi's have had great luck with it in our schools, installing, running and in'structing. It can be difficult to find the u3 drives, but my teachers have found them for cheap at overstocked 

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On Nov 17, 2011, at 10:53 AM, David Goldfield <disciple1211 at verizon.net> wrote:

> 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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