[nabs-l] Finding and Working with Readers

[Joshua Lester]

That's what the DSB, (Division of Services for the Blind,) is for.
They purchase Braille books, (btw,) if you get a Pell grant, you can
charge it to that, as well.
Blessings, Joshua
On 4/9/11, bookwormahb at earthlink.net <bookwormahb at earthlink.net> wrote:
> Joshua,
> I've been frustrated too. I just tell them how to pronounce words and if
> they continue having trouble, well I'd try to find a replacement.
> I'd have readers read in the interview. Someone couldn't pronounce climate?
> Gee! That sucks if they made it to college. I also make wide use of RFB but
> they don't always have my books.
> Braille?  My dreams. Braille is expensive to transcribe. Except for its
> math, a college isn't going to pay thousands to transcribe a book.
>
> Ashleys
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joshua Lester
> Sent: Saturday, April 09, 2011 6:59 PM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Finding and Working with Readers
>
> This one reader mispronounced "climate."
> I couldn't concentrate on the material, because I was laughing at the
> way she mispronounced that semple word.
> They should have given me a better reader.
> This was my freshman year at PCC.
> Now, all of my books are from RFBND, (but that's about to change,)
> (hopefully.)
> I'm going through APH for the Blind, and I'll find out if they have
> Braille college textbooks.
> Blessings, Joshua
>
> On 4/9/11, bookwormahb at earthlink.net <bookwormahb at earthlink.net> wrote:
>> Hi Tina,
>> I like human readers! They are not monotone like technology. Textbooks
>> have
>> charts, graphs, diagrams, etc that in my experience  jaws doesn't
>> read well.  Also my tech editing book talks about punctuation, type of
>> font,
>> and spelling. You just won't get that with a screen reader. Unless you
>> spell
>> word by word.
>>
>> I post ads on boards for readers. I interview them in the library.
>> I've not had a perfect time with readers; far from it with scheduling
>> challenges. But it helps me learn; they can look up words and we preview
>> the
>> chapter together, a great study technique for anyone. They read headings
>> and
>> tell me major topics when previewing it.
>>
>> Joshua, readers will stumble over unfamiliar or technical words.
>> But you can train them to say it right and if you don't know the
>> pronounciation, ask the professor.
>> I have them spell the word and tell them how to pronounce it then.
>>
>> Ashley
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Tina Hansen
>> Sent: Saturday, April 09, 2011 5:11 PM
>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>> Subject: [nabs-l] Finding and Working with Readers
>>
>> With all this talk about technology, I thought I'd ask for people's
>> thoughts
>> on one of my favorite low-tech solutions for access: readers. Even with
>> scanners and the Internet, some material still works best in the hands of
>> a
>> good reader.
>>
>> So, if you've done reader searches recently, what has worked for you, and
>> how have you found readers? Also, how have you worked with them so they
>> give
>> you the results you want?
>>
>> If you've worked with a reader and used a digital voice recorder to store
>> the material for later review, how has that helped or hindered you? If the
>> reader was only able to work if you left them a voice recorder, how have
>> you
>> ensured that communication is open and that they're following your
>> directions?
>>
>> Any thoughts on this topic would be truly helpfull. Thanks.
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