[Trainer-Talk] Learn Google Docs and Google drive with NVDA

[Nathaniel Kile]

I am actually sitting in the class right now as i type this message in
Baltimore. It is a great workshop and I encourage everyone to take a look
at the Google apps/GSuite.

On Wed, Oct 5, 2016 at 9:30 AM, Deborah Armstrong via Trainer-Talk <
trainer-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> I've pasted part of the AFB announcement below in case you haven't seen it
> yet. I am sorry that our server's phishing filters garble the URLS below.
>
> I'd like to comment that so far I'm finding this training superb.
>
> All of us, especially those of us who have used screen readers for a long
> time need to do this tutorial, because the google way of accomplishing
> tasks with a screen reader is a new, but mostly accessible paradigm.
>
> I'm copying the MP3 files now to my VR Stream and will do one module per
> day. I like to use the stream so I don't have to try to pause or rewind the
> video on my PC where I'm practicing the new skill of using the google apps.
>
> Even if we prefer ourselves to use desktop apps that don't require one be
> online, the tech world is shifting to cloud-based and web-based
> applications. At the college where I work, most students are on gmail and
> many instructors have them turn in homework on google docs.
>
> Luckily I haven't had to help with google docs yet much, but it's only a
> matter of time!
> *** tesxt of announcement:
>
> The American Foundation for the Blind is pleased to announce Learn Tech, a
> technology access initiative that features free online tutorials to help
> people who are blind or visually impaired learn how to improve their
> computer and technology skills. The tutorials can be accessed at <
> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-
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> www.afb.org/learntech<http://www.afb.org/learntech>.
>
>
>
> The newest tutorial offering for Learn Tech is a 10-part series on Using
> Google Docs and Google Drive with NVDA. Google Docs is a free, web-based
> application in which documents can be created, edited, and stored online.
>
> Google Drive is a file storage and synchronization service that allows
> users to store files in the cloud, and share files with people who are
> working on the same project. NVDA (Non-Visual Desktop Access) is a free
> screen reader for people who are blind or visually impaired.
>
>
>
> When these tools are used together, computer users who are blind or
> visually impaired are able to use the computer for work or school without
> any additional, expensive software. These tools also allow for easy project
> collaboration with others at school or in the workplace, leveling the
> playing field.
>
>
>
> Also available from Learn Tech are the previously released Learn NVDA free
> video tutorials that describe how to use the NVDA free and fully featured
> screen reader.
>
>
> Additional tutorials will be added to Learn Tech over time. To learn more,
> or to share information with people who may be interested in using the
> tutorials, go to <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-
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