Re: jfw for the blind or visually impaired

  • From: "The Elf" <inthaneelf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2011 22:34:50 -0700

since his students are using the mouse I doubt these are the types of folks 
that he is dealing with.

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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Marie Lyons 
  To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2011 6:57 PM
  Subject: RE: jfw for the blind or visually impaired


  There are a group of visual disability that affect peripheral vision.  That 
would mean you could get less of a word in your field of vision.   It could 
have to do with eye strain as well.  If you can see 20 point font but only read 
one letter at a time JAWS could be a very useful tool.



  Marie



  -----Original Message-----
  From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of 
Kimsan Song
  Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2011 7:36 PM
  To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  Subject: RE: jfw for the blind or visually impaired



  Cy,

  That was my Original thought.

  I kind of figured that there were no criteria, which brought me to presenting 
this discussion or lack of...

  Where I work, I am part of a multidisciplinary team supporting blind and 
visually impaired school students and I have observed the teachers for the 
blind assess these students and reccomend jaws training.

  My confusion was why when these students are able to read 20 plus pt font 
just fine, why introduce them to jaws? and when they use computers else where 
its the same exact set up font wise etc. Meaning, the only time they use jaws 
is when they are in class with me...

  Anyways, thanks for your response.

  Take care. 


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