[Trainer-Talk] accessible typing programs (

Thu Sep 6 12:56:44 UTC 2018

I will chime in here and say that Typio is a product that is worth looking
at.

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I just wanted to double check, these are the only three anyone knows about
correct? I'm asking because I am more than a bit put out that all of them
are quite patronizing to the students, at least I feel like Typeability and
the Marvel soft options are.  I only had one student the summer I was
working with high schoolers who didn't hate me for sitting them down to work
on typing. It was not because of the typing itself, but the obnoxious nature
of the program.  That particular student had an especially acerbic sense of
humor, so and enjoyed making fun of the software. I don't want to have to
train people with tools that would make kindergartners cringe.  

I can't speak to the Talking Typer, I've not worked with it, though the
difficulty people have in understanding it seems to be  a pretty big
problem. 

Thanks

Amy Mason
(410) 659-9314 Ext. 2424
National Federation of the Blind

   1. accessible typing programs (Brett Boyer)
   2. Re: accessible typing programs (Marianne Denning)
   3. Re: accessible typing programs (Greg Aikens)

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Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2018 18:11:10 -0600
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Hi everyone. We are currently using Talking Typer at my job and I was
wondering what other folks are using to teach touch-typing at their
facilities.

I've been getting a lot of complaints from students that the voices aren't
clear enough when reciting words to type. Would be curious to hear some
thoughts.

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Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2018 22:01:47 -0400
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If you are using JAWS you can use Typability. Another program I like is
Talking Typing Teacher.

On Wed, Sep 5, 2018 at 8:11 PM, Brett Boyer via Trainer-Talk <
trainer-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Hi everyone. We are currently using Talking Typer at my job and I was 
> wondering what other folks are using to teach touch-typing at their 
> facilities.
>
> I've been getting a lot of complaints from students that the voices 
> aren't clear enough when reciting words to type. Would be curious to 
> hear some thoughts.
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Marianne Denning, TVI, MA
Teacher of students who are blind or visually impaired
(513) 607-6053

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Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2018 11:56:06 +0000
From: Greg Aikens <gaikens at cviga.org>
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I would second the TypeAbility suggestion. I know it requires JAWS but we
switched to it from Talking Typing Teacher and have seen much better
results. The lessons are far smaller and easier to repeat for fluency. There
are also lessons that teach/reinforce basic text navigation and other
important screen reader skills. I use it to preteach those skills before
clients begin formal instruction using a computer. 

Greg Aikens
Senior Assistive Technology Instructor
Center for the Visually Impaired
739 West Peachtree Street NW
Atlanta, GA 30308
404-602-4285

CVI empowers those with vision loss to live with independence and dignity.

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If you are using JAWS you can use Typability. Another program I like is
Talking Typing Teacher.

On Wed, Sep 5, 2018 at 8:11 PM, Brett Boyer via Trainer-Talk <
trainer-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Hi everyone. We are currently using Talking Typer at my job and I was
> wondering what other folks are using to teach touch-typing at their
> facilities.
>
> I've been getting a lot of complaints from students that the voices aren't
> clear enough when reciting words to type. Would be curious to hear some
> thoughts.
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Teacher of students who are blind or visually impaired
(513) 607-6053
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