[Trainer-Talk] accessible typing programs (

Thu Sep 6 15:08:32 UTC 2018

Hi Everyone:

Agree with the adult and child modes.  I believe perhaps a comment or 2
might be different, but not much of a difference.  As for the comment about
TypeAbility getting the student used to eloquence, that depends on if the
student plans on using eloquence.  I had students who want to take advantage
of other voices like Samantha or Tom, but the problem is when using
TypeAbility, they are forced to use Eloquence.
Personally, I think all 3, Talking Typer, Talking Typing Teacher, and
TypeAbility, have their plusses and minuses.  It depends on what the
specific student wants.  There are some who will like one but other will
dislike that same one.
As for the students who feel the voices are not clear enough in Talking
Typer, it is possible to purchase additional voices for SAPI5 using
Eloquence, or Vocalizer, depending on the student's preferences.

Zhi Huang
Assistive Technology Specialist

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Good morning all.
I agree with Thom, the adult versus child mode really doesn't seem to be
much different. Talking typer is decent for some people, at least it's not
patronizing. Steve: can you tell us a bit more about Typio? I'm not familiar
with that one.

Regards,
Scott

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> On Sep 6, 2018, at 9:02 AM, Thom Spittle via Trainer-Talk
<trainer-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> I agree with you, Amy. What else is weird is that there is a setting 
> that lets you choose child or adult student. I don't see a difference 
> with the program no matter what setting is chosen.
> Thom
> 
> On 9/6/18, Guerra Access Technology LLC | Stephen Guerra via 
> Trainer-Talk <trainer-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 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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>> From: "Brett Boyer" <bboyer202 at gmail.com>
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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
>> From: Marianne Denning <marianne at denningweb.com>
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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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>> 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
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>> Cc: Marianne Denning <marianne at denningweb.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Trainer-Talk] accessible typing programs
>> 
>> 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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