[Trainer-Talk] Very basic websites for beginners

[David Goldfield]

I admit that in the past when I was providing a.t. training I've taken 
new students to news Web sites, as well. If I were resuming training now 
I would likely not do this unless a student specifically requested this. 
The news is not always positive and, for some individuals, reading the 
news, depending on their personality and just where they are mentally 
and emotionally could become a very stressful ordeal. Like Marci I would 
eventually take users of JAWS to Freedom Scientific's Web site. I like 
to emphasize to them how product manufacturers can update their Web 
sites whenever they want to regarding new products or updates to 
existing products and how this information is available to them 
immediately as opposed to the days when we had to wait for newsletters 
and catalogs to be delivered. I also took them to the White House's site 
along with the Philly.gov Web site as I did most of my training in the 
Philadelphia area. I wanted them to see how much information and 
services were available from the local as well as federal government and 
I stressed the value of this information, regardless of which political 
party the student might prefer or be affiliated with. I agree that AFB's 
Web site is excellent, well-designed and a good blindness resource.

David Goldfield,
Blindness Assistive Technology Specialist
JAWS Certified, 2019

WWW.DavidGoldfield.org

On 4/23/2020 8:47 PM, Scott Davert via Trainer-Talk wrote:
> HI all.
> As someone who has been out of this part of the training field for
> awhile, and who is re-entering it, I'm curious as to what websites you
> are using that are basic with your students for screen reader access?
> I sometimes use nfbnewslineonline.org, but am curious as to other
> sites that people are using? I used to use Braille.wunderground.com,
> but that no longer exists. CNN was also a decent choice, but now there
> is so much video content as opposed to text, I'm not sure it's a good
> option for a beginner. Any thoughts on this would be greatly
> appreciated!
>
> Stay safe and stay well,
> Scott
>
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