[Trainer-talk] Typing Tutor Applications

Tue Jul 22 12:41:52 UTC 2014

Hi:  I agree with the customer service issue.  Once I wrote an email to
Support and actually got to talk with "Eager Eddie."  How refreshing to get
someone who provided really good customer service.

The only problem I have with Type Ability is that you're confined to using
JAWS only because I don't believe it works with Window-Eyes or other screen
readers.

Cordially,
Michael D. Barber
(515) 771-8348

-----Original Message-----
From: Trainer-talk [mailto:trainer-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
Nancy Coffman via Trainer-talk
Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2014 7:25 AM
To: Nancy Vanderbrink; List for teachers and trainers of adaptive technology
Subject: Re: [Trainer-talk] Typing Tutor Applications

Hello Nancy
You are not the only one that has had difficulty with Marvel soft customer
service. We have also. We used type ability from yes accessible.

Nancy Coffman
Sent from my iPhone

> On Jul 22, 2014, at 7:12 AM, Nancy Vanderbrink via Trainer-talk
<trainer-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> I would say though, the "issue" with Talking Typing Teacher, is the
"customer service" but perhaps that's just been the experiences of folks
here.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Trainer-talk [mailto:trainer-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf 
> Of Nusbaum, Christopher via Trainer-talk
> Sent: Monday, July 21, 2014 5:46 PM
> To: Jack Mitchell
> Cc: List for teachers and trainers of adaptive technology
> Subject: Re: [Trainer-talk] Typing Tutor Applications
> 
> Interesting. I had not heard of this program before now. Perhaps it 
> wasn't around when I was learning to type in 2004 or the Quota funds 
> prevented the school from wanting to buy anything else. I may 
> investigate this software to hone my own typing skills or to teach 
> some of the younger kids in my area.-CN
> 
> Christopher A. (Chris) Nusbaum, Intern Technology Services Department 
> Assistive Technology Program Carroll County Public Schools
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> On Jul 21, 2014, at 12:10 PM, "Jack Mitchell"
<Jack at indigo-Logix.com<mailto:Jack at indigo-Logix.com>> wrote:
> 
> I really love the Talking Typing Teacher from Marvelsoft.  It is much 
> more interactive than the APH talking typer and provides much better 
> feedback about how you are doing.  It is available here:  
> http://www.braillebookstore.com/Talking-Typing-Teacher.1
> 
> Jack
> 
> 
> On Mon, Jul 21, 2014 at 9:15 AM, Nusbaum, Christopher via Trainer-talk
<trainer-talk at nfbnet.org<mailto:trainer-talk at nfbnet.org>> wrote:
> When I was learning to type I used Talking Typer software from APH.
> 
> Christopher A. (Chris) Nusbaum, Intern Technology Services Department 
> Assistive Technology Program Carroll County Public Schools
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Jul 20, 2014, at 12:45 PM, "Michelle Clark via Trainer-talk"
<trainer-talk at nfbnet.org<mailto:trainer-talk at nfbnet.org>> wrote:
>> 
>> I   ran across this old email and made me remember to ask for
>> recommendations on learning typing with JAWS. Years ago, I  had 
>> Typing Tutor, I  think. I  would like to purchase something for some 
>> folk and get it for myself to learn the laptop commands I  appreciate
your suggestions..
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> 
>> Michelle
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Trainer-talk
>> [mailto:trainer-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org<mailto:trainer-talk-bounces at n
>> f
>> bnet.org>] On Behalf Of Steve Cook
>> Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2014 8:07 AM
>> To: wcmerritt at gmail.com<mailto:wcmerritt at gmail.com>; List for 
>> teachers and trainers of adaptive technology
>> Subject: Re: [Trainer-talk] Typing Evaluations
>> 
>> Does Type Ability work with Zoom Text now?  I know we checked earlier 
>> versions and at that time, it did not.
>> 
>> Steve Cook, CPM
>> Assistive Technology Consultant
>> SC Commission for the Blind
>> 1430 Confederate Avenue
>> Columbia, SC 29201
>> Phone: (803) 898-8788<tel:%28803%29%20898-8788>
>> Fax: (803) 898-8882<tel:%28803%29%20898-8882>
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>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Trainer-talk
>> [mailto:trainer-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org<mailto:trainer-talk-bounces at n
>> f bnet.org>] On Behalf Of Wayne Merritt
>> Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2014 3:54 PM
>> To: List for teachers and trainers of adaptive technology
>> Subject: Re: [Trainer-talk] Typing Evaluations
>> 
>> At the Criss Cole Rehabilitation Center, in Austin, TX, we have been 
>> using Type Ability from Yes Accessible:
>> www.YesAccessible.com<http://www.YesAccessible.com>
>> There are both built in evaluations and with the newer version 4.1, a 
>> notice when each lesson is completed of the typing speed and accuracy 
>> of the student. We did notice quirks with the program in an earlier 
>> version where it would not give speeds above 20 words per minute when 
>> a typing test was taken, but I don't know if those were resolved in 
>> version 4.1. Anyway, 4.1 includes a lot of improvements, as well as 
>> about 22 more lessons and seems to in general be more comprehensive.
>> The students finish the program having been exposed to not just 
>> typing skills, but also Windows navigation, selection and clipboard, 
>> and other skills. Another plus is that Type Ability has JAWS scripts 
>> and support built into the program.
>> 
>> Regards,
>> Wayne Merritt
>> 
>>> On 3/18/14, Makkawy, Amin <amakkawy at uncc.edu<mailto:amakkawy at uncc.edu>>
wrote:
>>> When I was learning to type I used this program for these types of 
>>> evaluations (to evaluate my own typing that is) and it worked great.
>>> 
>>> Respect,
>>> 
>>> Amin
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Trainer-talk
>>> [mailto:trainer-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org<mailto:trainer-talk-bounces@
>>> n fbnet.org>] On Behalf Of David Goldfield
>>> Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2014 2:51 PM
>>> To: List for teachers and trainers of adaptive technology
>>> Subject: Re: [Trainer-talk] Typing Evaluations
>>> 
>>> Hi, Steve.
>>> Talking Typing Teacher from Marvelsoft contains, among other things, 
>>> the ability to time a student's typing and provide them with stats 
>>> such as words per minute, along with their error rate.
>>> www.marvelsoft.com<http://www.marvelsoft.com>
>>> 
>>> Steve Cook wrote:
>>>> Hi All,
>>>> 
>>>> How do others as a blind instructor administer typing evaluations 
>>>> to your consumer/clients?  Thanks in advance!
>>>> 
>>>> Steve Cook, CPM
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>>>> SC Commission for the Blind
>>>> 1430 Confederate Avenue
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>>>> Phone: (803) 898-8788<tel:%28803%29%20898-8788>
>>>> Fax: (803) 898-8882<tel:%28803%29%20898-8882>
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