Hi John, not Jackie but the Open University are very good and run computer courses too. It is all distance learning and they cater very well for blind students.
Eleanor----- Original Message ----- From: "John O'Regan" <sponge.belly@xxxxxxxx>
To: <vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 11:04 PM Subject: [vip_students] Re: sorting
Dear Jackie, Good luck with your exams, but please tell me about the course you're doing. For some time now, I've wanted to do the ECDL or similar, but no joy. I tried distance learning with the FAS eCollege website, but the course material is presented with old inaccessible Flash. I tried the NLN, but they made me feel like I was joining the army rangers because of the level of commitment and discipline they expect from their students. And then there was all this bureaucracy and some of the questions on the numerous application forms... God wouldn't ask you! I could go to a FAS training centre, but a PA would have to read out anything JAWS couldn't see and then there's the whole rigmarole over transport to and from the centre... I despair. I'd be interested to hear the FAS/NLN course experiences of anyone on the list. Please let me know how you got on and whether it was all worth it, yours, John.
