[access-uk] Re: touch typing courses again
- From: "Leach, Matthew" <matthew.leach@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 9 Aug 2005 15:54:48 +0100
What about RNC Hereford, can't they help?
Matty.?
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From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Graham Page
Sent: 09 August 2005 15:28
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: touch typing courses again
thanks Adrian.
I must say I find it incredible that RNIB appears to be doing
nothing serious at all about offering touch typing totorials. last time
I asked they had one on audio tape aimed at typewriters but for modern
computer users this does not really offer any help.
I think this client is going to have to use something other than
the mac anyway as at this stage there seems to be no one who can give
decent training with Tiger and the voiceover screenreader bult into the
Graham Page
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----- Original Message -----
From: Adrian Higginbotham
<mailto:adrian.higginbotham@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2005 2:45 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: touch typing courses again
there's a very basic talking typing tutor built in to twitter
which prompts you to type single characters followed by a description of
where to find the key EG which finger to use, positive or negative audio
feedback. each exercise consists of 50 single keystroke instructions at
the end of which you are given a score out of 50. pretty basic as no
drill exercises but not bad for free as it is an unrestricted feature of
the twitter demo.
more details at www.twitter.co.uk not available for download by
contact the developer who will mail you a CD.
otherwise it's the birmingham university freeware which
apparently has issue on xp machines or the afb offering which isn't
actually bad. search the afb website for typing tutor.
Adrian Higginbotham
Accessibility and inclusion adviser
British Educational Communications and Technology Agency - BECTA
Tel: Direct dial 024 7679 7333 - Internal extension #2287
Email: Adrian.Higginbotham@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Web: http://www.becta.org.uk/
BECTA, Millburn Hill Road, Science Park, Coventry, CV4 7JJ
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From: Graham Page [mailto:gpage@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: 09 August 2005 14:23
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] touch typing courses again
Hi all.
This subject rears its ugly head from time to time and I am
repeating and often asked question.
Does anyone know of any decent touch typing courses that someone
can use on either a Mac or a PC?
I have an access to work client who needs a screenreader and the
company he works for uses MACS.
For the time being his PC use is likely to be quite basic and
his immediate needs involve learning to type without looking at the
keyboard as he can not see enough to continue looking at the keys while
typing.
Does anyone know of either an accessible touch typing tutor for
the mac or a touch typing program that works with Windows XP on the PC?
Cheers
Graham
Graham Page
Mobile: 07753 607980
Fax: 0870 706 2773
Email: gpage@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
MSN: gabriel_mcbird@xxxxxxxxxxx
Skype: gabriel_mcbird
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