[access-uk] Re: Rosetta Stone
- From: "Mann, Madleen" <Madleen.Mann@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2011 10:42:34 +0100
Hi Ari,
I think if you send an e-mail to:
forumindex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
forumindex@xxxxxxxxxxxx
You'll get a list of all forum/lists on their site.
They just opened a new one for social networking!
You can find all info on how to join on the link:
"Kann auch ich mitblindzeln?"
Hope that helps, madleen
-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Ari Damoulakis
Sent: 20 September 2011 21:31
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Rosetta Stone
Hi Madleen
I don't know if I'm doing something stupid, or if my German isn't good
enough to understand, but I somehow can't find the mailing lists on
blinzeln. I've looked under the chat and the forum link, but it is all
about phone chat and irc, or a message board on the site. Where are
all the mailing lists?
Thanks
Ari
On 9/20/11, Ari Damoulakis <aridamoulakis@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi Madleen
> Thanks, I didn't know about this email lists place, I'll look at it.
> About Audible, I suppose I could join but I rather am looking for
> etexts or ebooks or books in uncontracted braille. This is because
> with the German audio books, first the readers read too fast for a
> beginner like me, and also my vocabulary isn't good enough, I mean,
> with a braille book or an ebook you can use a dictionary and copy
> words you don't know and you can see how they're spelled.
> By the way, what is interesting is that I was looking at German radio
> stations, and it looks like the system doesn't work like in your or my
> country where the stations broadcast countrywide, like Radio 4 or
> something. It looks like the stations are sort of broken into regions.
> Ari
>
> On 9/20/11, Mann, Madleen <Madleen.Mann@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Hi Ari,
>>
>> Sorry am coming in late on this thread,
>>
>> I am trying to think about german children books and am wondering
>> whether you could join german audible? I am german myself but am
unsure
>> now whether you can join Audible.de even if you are living abroad?
>> I am living abroad since 7 years so am unsure about those new
services
>> but can find out?
>> That might help to get german books/reading material.
>>
>> And regarding mailing lists, have you tried the huge plattform
>> www.blindzeln.net
>>
>> They have a few english mailing lists too but mainly german mailing
>> lists for every topic so I'm sure you'll find something you're
>> interested in.
>> Actively practising the language skills whilst developing new skills
>> might feel easier?
>>
>> Know what you mean though, grammar is very difficult and a huge
hurdle.
>>
>> Regards, Madleen
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf
>> Of Ari Damoulakis
>> Sent: 20 September 2011 12:11
>> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Rosetta Stone
>>
>> Wow Doris, thanks that you said that you're German. I please need
some
>> advice. I am learning German and I want to know from where can I get
>> free children's ebooks or other easy ones that I can read on a
braille
>> display? My teacher has helped me get normal braille books from DZB,
>> but it is not working too well because the post office here in South
>> Africa is unreliable. I can't use speech because the people read too
>> fast and also I can't look up words or get them to be spelled. Can
you
>> also give me some good blind German web sites and mailing lists? My
>> biggest problem I am having with learning German is the grammar, like
>> this accusative and dative, it is just so difficult to understand
when
>> exactly to use what. Not to mention all these words with the
different
>> genders.
>> Thanks
>> Ari
>>
>> On 9/19/11, Doris and Chris <chipmunks@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> What is the original poster's target language?
>>>
>>> also, don't forget that public libraries will often carry such
>>> language learning programs like Pimsleur - at least in the U.S. they
>>> do as far as this German girl knows! - and this might be worth
>>> checking out to find out if a particular method works for you.
>>>
>>> Once we know what language is to be learned, we might be able to
give
>>> better advice.
>>>
>>> My husband and I just discovered a number of wonderful language
>>> teaching podcasts for French and Spanish!
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>>
>>> Doris
>>>
>>> At 05:06 PM 9/19/2011, you wrote:
>>>>Yes even though it doesn't work, there are some great language
>>>>learning methods out there that are sometimes even designed to be
>>>>learned through audio.
>>>>I like Michel Thomas, but they are very expensive, so just for
travel
>>>>it might not be a good idea
>>>>www.michelthomas.co.uk
>>>>I have also heard of Pimsleur. Penton Overseas also has a CD program
>>>>for Spanish, German, French or Italian, I think they're called, for
>>>>example the French one is Global French Deluxe language course.
>>>>Then for if you just want some travel phrases and things there are
>>>>language courses on the audible.
>>>>Ari
>>>>
>>>>On 9/19/11, Doris and Chris <chipmunks@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>> > Unfortuatnely Rosetta Stone's interface as well as the contents
are
>>>> > highly graphical and therefore not accessible to someone totally
>> blind.
>>>> > this might not be too great a loss, though,as there are many
>>>> > language programs that are accessible and often much more
>> affordably
>>>> > priced. We just had this question on another list I am on and
>>>> > depending on your target language, maybe we can suggest some
>>>> > alternatives, some of them even free.
>>>> >
>>>> > hth
>>>> >
>>>> > Doris
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> > At 01:09 PM 9/19/2011, you wrote:
>>>> >>Hi all,
>>>> >>
>>>> >>Does anyone know whether the language learning software products
>>>> >>from Rosetta Stone are accessible with screen readers? By that, I
>>>> >>mean the interface rather than the content of any videos.
>>>> >>
>>>> >>The most recent traffic from access technology lists that I can
>> find
>>>> >>suggests that they aren't, but this dates back to 2009.
>>>> >>
>>>> >>Does anyone know if the situation has changed?
>>>> >>
>>>> >>Thanks,
>>>> >>
>>>> >>Ed
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