[Trainer-talk] Typing Evaluations

Wed Mar 19 14:17:47 UTC 2014

Steve,
I looked on the Yes Accessible site and it said that Type Ability
works with Magic, but there was no mention of Zoom Text.

Wayne

On 3/19/14, Steve Cook <STCook at sccb.sc.gov> wrote:
> 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
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Trainer-talk [mailto:trainer-talk-bounces at nfbnet.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
> 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> 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] 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
>>
>> 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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