[blindkid] computers as school credit

Sat Sep 15 02:09:54 UTC 2012

If it is a full (authorized) installation he can use it as often and as long (per session) as he wants. 

You can also install a fully working demo (for free) onto any PC you have available and unless they have changed this recently, it will work for something like 40 minutes as a standard copy. After that, a restart of the machine will allow another 40 minutes. 

You can repeat the cycle as many times as you want, for as many days as you want (it is non-expiring), and if you choose to buy a copy, it will be the exact same copy with an authorization code added. (Assuming you demo the latest release.)

Unfortunately there's no free trial counterpart for a braille keyboard or display to go with the JAWS unless you have a note taker around with the right features. 

The good news is JAWS and a QWERTY keyboard are a very good thing to be able to work with. There are even portable JAWS solutions where you can take a USB (or similar) device in hand to move your authorization from one machine to the next. 

Hauling a braille keyboard in your pocket is a bit harder than keeping around a little USB drive...
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-----Original Message-----
From: Arielle Silverman <arielle71 at gmail.com>
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Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2012 19:35:16 
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Subject: Re: [blindkid] computers as school credit

So if Roman has a laptop with JAWS at home, can he practice JAWS on
his own at home, or work through the user documentation?
Has he been attempting to do the computer class assignments and
failing, or is he not even able to begin the assignments?
Best,
Arielle

On 9/14/12, Rosina Solano <colemangirly at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> Okay, I was venting there and didn't really post all the background.  I have
> been trying to get the school to teach tech for several years.  So they do,
> but at slower than snail pace.  Like a whole month to learn to make, open
> and save a document.  WOW.  The TVI is not a tech savvy person and thinks
> that this is all so hard to learn on this foreign equipment and software.
> So we just recently got the laptop and JAWS not the school, they don't have
> it.  We have only had it about a month.  Roman will pick it up with flying
> colors after just a little bit I am sure as he does with everything else.
> Problem is they are looking into how to go about helping him learn this.
> While they are "looking into it" Roman is failing a class that he should
> have been prepared for several years ago.  He still braills all his
> homework, then it goes to TVI for translation, then back to classroom
> teacher, etc. etc.  Since he can do his work this way it has been
>  difficult to get the tech.  Not that I want my son failing a class, but I
> am hoping that this forces the issues and instead of him slowly learning
> with his TVI we will have to get the big guns since he is so far behind
> (made obvious by the failing grade).  They can't figure out why when I
> wanted training on the braille sense, I now want training on the laptop and
> JAWS, they sooo don't get it.
>
> I have called an IEP meeting and will have some good advocates, and
> hopefully with the failing grade it will force the issue and no more looking
> into things.  Don't get me wrong they are great with braille and since the
> TVI dosen't have any other kids other than mine, they are lost about tech.
> Maybe this is the key I need to get what I want finally.  Hope so.
>
> Rosina
>
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