if anyone has a tutorials on ZoomText, Dragon, OpenBook or OmniPage
I'd appreciate it as I only have the barest understanding of each. I
found manuals for using Word and Excel if you are visually impaired so
I am ok with them, it's the rest of my computer I can't work!
Emma
On 26/03/07, Felicity Burgess <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Oh, I was offered AT training...
>
> ...only trouble is that it was only available on a Tuesday morning, and as a
> healthcare student I had lectures 9-5 every day as a first year.
>
> (I didn't need any for my DSA equipment, as it was programs I already used
> (Supernova and Dragon dictate).
>
> Quoting Emma Wright <[log in to unmask]>:
>
> > I keep hearing all this about training, but I've never been offered
> > any! Nor have any of the students I've interviewed as part of my
> > research across (so far) three universities. What sort of training
> > for what sort of software tends to be offered?
> >
> > Emma
> >
> > On 26/03/07, George Bell <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > > Might I perhaps suggest that people take a serious look at
> > > http://www.bcab.org.uk/training.html
> > >
> > > This is an initiative taken by the British Computer
> > > Association of the Blind (BCAB) in response to complaints
> > > about poor standards of training in the use of I.T.
> > > equipment.
> > >
> > > Many organisations, including the Department of Employment
> > > for example, are now insisting that contracted trainers are
> > > BTCS (BCAB Trainer Certification Scheme) approved.
> > >
> > > Food for thought?
> > >
> > > George Bell.
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Discussion list for disabled students and their
> > > support staff. [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf
> > > Of David Austen
> > > Sent: 26 March 2007 13:51
> > > To: [log in to unmask]
> > > Subject: training
> > >
> > > Posted without comment
> > > extract from the 'form' letter sent out to students
> > > regarding their DSA
> > > provision. This is from a local LEA
> > > ( I do not think it is appropriate to name which one).
> > >
> > > "Recently, some students have informed us that they felt
> > > pressurized
> > > into accepting training provided by their University.
> > > Please note that the LEA only uses training companies who
> > > are
> > > thoroughly reliable and have many years' experience.with
> > > equipment
> > > training for disabled students.
> > > If you feel that you have been treated unfairly by any
> > > individual or by
> > > a professional body, please contact us immediately and we
> > > will ensure
> > > appropriate action is taken".
> > >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Emma Jane Wright
> > School of Sociology and Social Policy
> > University of Nottingham
> >
> > [log in to unmask]
> >
> > www.accessingmaterials.org.uk
> >
> >
> >
>
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Emma Jane Wright
School of Sociology and Social Policy
University of Nottingham
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www.accessingmaterials.org.uk
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