[Athen] Seeking Wisdom: Searching for keyboarding software that works w/JAWS

[Jeffrey Dell]

In the past I've used Talking Typing Teacher.  Some of the sound
effects are really silly. Because it was made for kids but it works
pretty well.
http://ulva.com/Online-Store/Literacy-Education-Typing/ttt.htm
Jeff

On 9/22/09, Ed. Rosenthal <edward at ngtvoice.com> wrote:

> Yes, by all means look at the TypeAbility 3.0 application from

> YesAccessible.  Their website is:

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> http://www.yesaccessible.com/typeability.html

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> Had a chance to sit in on their seminar at CSUN and was most impressed. -ed.

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> From: athen-bounces at athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces at athenpro.org] On

> Behalf Of normajean.brand

> Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 3:16 PM

> To: Athen at athenpro.org

> Subject: [Athen] Seeking Wisdom: Searching for keyboarding software that

> works w/JAWS

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> Apparently JAWS and the Keyboarding Pro Deluxe CE Student software do not

> play nicely. or at all. Keyboarding Pro is the current software of choice to

> teach keyboarding in our Business Technology degree/curriculum so I'm not

> sure what can be done about that. However, I have one blind student using

> JAWS who has enrolled in keyboarding this semester (which is why I know the

> software isn't playing with JAWS), and I have 3 more blind students coming

> in Fall 2010. I want to be able to tell our District that there is an

> alternative keyboarding software app that will work with JAWS IF there is

> such a thing.

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> Any suggestions?

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> Regards,

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> Norma Jean

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