[Trainer-talk] Product Reviews of Typability

[Nancy Coffman]

Do you find it to work better than Talking Typing Teacher?

Nancy Coffman

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[mailto:trainer-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jeanine Lineback
Sent: Monday, November 21, 2011 2:06 PM
To: List for teachers and trainers of adaptive technology
Subject: Re: [Trainer-talk] Product Reviews of Typability

Hello, I am a Access Tech trainer at the rehab center here in Austin TX. WE
use Typability with our students. We have been using the program for almost
three years. The biggest plus for our center is the speed in which
Typability gets our students up and learning the keyboard. Some limitations
we have had with the program are: it doesn't work well after about lesson 60
for one handed keyboard users, it only supports the JAWS screen reader out
of the box (it can be altered to work with ZoomText), the dictations and
races are limited, (you can add in your own dictations). Some other pluses
for us were that we had to get away from using traditional dictaphones for
teaching typing and Typability was more flexible than some of the other
options.
Some pit falls in the classroom are that you still need instructors to be
involved in teaching the consumer hand placement and posture. Don't think
the program will do it all. There is no Spanish translation of the
application. At last release it could not be run from a server.
Over all, though it has helped us get students through the most basics of
learning the keyboard, some of the basic navigation keystrokes and the
racess allow for clocked accurate timing. The races are more complex in the
more advanced lessons.
hth

On 11/18/11, Dr. Denise M Robinson <deniserob at gmail.com> wrote:
> Ok, here it is for typeAbility
> http://www.yesaccessible.com/typeability.html
>
> Thanks Tonia---
>
> On Fri, Nov 18, 2011 at 7:38 AM, Gatton, Tonia (OFB-LV) 
> <Tonia.Gatton at ky.gov
>> wrote:
>
>> I'm not sure but it's made by "Yes Accessible" or "Yes Accessibility".
>> I'd recommend you Google "Typability" to find it.
>>
>> Tonia
>>
>>
>> Tonia Gatton
>> Assistive Technology Specialist
>> KY Office for the blind
>> Charles W McDowell Center
>> 8412 Westport Road
>> Louisville, KY 40242
>> 800-346-2115
>> (502) 429-4460 ext 224
>> (502) 429-7113 fax
>> tonia.gatton at ky.gov
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>> [mailto:trainer-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Dr. Denise M 
>> Robinson
>> Sent: Friday, November 18, 2011 10:34 AM
>> To: List for teachers and trainers of adaptive technology
>> Subject: Re: [Trainer-talk] Product Reviews of Typability
>>
>> Can you give a website for it please
>> Denise
>>
>> On Fri, Nov 18, 2011 at 7:17 AM, Gatton, Tonia (OFB-LV) 
>> <Tonia.Gatton at ky.gov
>> > wrote:
>>
>> > We use Typability at our Center here in Kentucky.  We love the 
>> > program
>>
>> > and much prefer it over any of the others we tried.
>> >
>> > Tonia
>> >
>> >
>> > Tonia Gatton
>> > Assistive Technology Specialist
>> > KY Office for the blind
>> > Charles W McDowell Center
>> > 8412 Westport Road
>> > Louisville, KY 40242
>> > 800-346-2115
>> > (502) 429-4460 ext 224
>> > (502) 429-7113 fax
>> > tonia.gatton at ky.gov
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>> > [mailto:trainer-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jennifer Bopp
>> > Sent: Friday, November 18, 2011 9:28 AM
>> > To: trainer-talk at nfbnet.org
>> > Subject: [Trainer-talk] Product Reviews of Typability
>> >
>> > I am the Computer instructor at Blind Industries and Services of 
>> > Maryland, and I am considering purchasing Typability for my classroom.
>>
>> > I would be interested in receiving product feedback both positive 
>> > and negative from others in the field using the product.
>> >
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>> Denise M. Robinson, TVI, Ph.D.
>> CEO, TechVision
>> Specialist in blind technology/teaching/training
>> Email:  yourtechvision at gmail.com <deniserob at gmail.com> Website with 
>> hundreds of informational articles & lessons all done with
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