Dear All
I would be grateful for some advice relating to Information Technology courses for a person with a visual impairment using screen reading software.
I teach a student who is registered blind (no useful vision) and uses screen reading software (JAWS for Windows) to access a Microsoft Office 2002/Windows XP computer. Earlier this month she completed the OCR Level 1 Certificate for IT Users (New CLAIT) qualification via Unit 1 (Using a Computer), Unit 2 (Word Processing), Unit 3 (Electronic Communication), Unit 4 (Spreadsheets) and Unit 5 (Databases).
She would now like to progress to a Level 2 qualification, such as CLAIT Plus. However, I note that the structure and content of the OCR CLAIT Suite of qualifications will be changed from 1st September 2005: http://www.ocr.org.uk/OCR/WebSite/docroot/campaigns.jsp?oid=8591 . Does anyone yet know whether the CLAIT Plus 2006 course will be sufficiently accessible for an individual with this level of vision and using this assistive technology software to pass the qualification?
NB. I had also considered The European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL, www.ecdl.co.uk <http://www.ecdl.co.uk/> ), but understand that there are elements of certain modules which are not accessible to screen reader users?
Many thanks
Jonathan
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