Re: what is best way to learn JAWS and the pc as a total newbie?
- From: "mail.bellsouth.net" <craigbowers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 3 Nov 2009 13:20:44 -0500
Dear Lois,
Although I have been uwsing jaws for several years, this note I read will be
very helpful for me. I use xp and jaws 7.1, I guess my biggest problem is
learning how
download free music and when it is complete and where it goes, never have
really have downloaded.
Thanks, Craig
to do
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From: "Lois Goodine" <al415@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, November 03, 2009 10:46 AM
Subject: Re: what is best way to learn JAWS and the pc as a total newbie?
Though it is difficult for one who has no prior knowledge of computers,
the Jaws training sessions, downloadable from the FS site, is one of the
best ways to learn everything, and get started from scratch because they
teach one's way around PC use and Jaws use simultaneously. This is also
the least expensive route. Teachers need to be paid for their time and
knowledge. Also, National Braille Press has had some very good books on
computer usage that are very comprehensive. Trouble there is, the last
thorough one they published is on XP. They have only keystroke charts for
Vista after that. You might check out NLS and other audio book sources for
things like "Computers for Dummies", etc. But they will not be much help
to a blind person just getting started. Again, the Jaws material is good
because their tutorials are aimed specifically at the blind user who needs
to learn something about the computer at the same time he's learning how
to make it work.
Just some thoughts on this matter by one who had to do it that way.
Someone came to my home and set up my first computer, installed Jaws, and
showed me how to turn the machine on and off. Then I was totally on my
own with a package of six cassette tapes. So I dug in with much
trepidation at first, following instructions to the letter and calling FS
to ask beginners' questions when I got stuck. After I began to understand
the internet, I found out where I could ask questions on lists, and found
helpful books and tutorials
Hope thie helps.
Lois Goodine..
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