[Athen] JAWS and PDF/Word/Text files

Jiron, Randi RJiron at roguecc.edu
Fri Dec 9 15:53:53 PST 2016


Hello,

We have a new student who is blind and requested alternate format for her books. She is a JAWS user and first requested PDF files but then said JAWS wouldn't work well with the PDF and asked for Word docs. We provided the Word docs and she says her computer froze up while trying to access. She is now asking for TEXT files, one of the books is a math book. She is working with Commission for the Blind, who has provided her with the laptop and the software that she is using. I suggested that she contact her advisor at Commission to ensure the computer is working properly and to see if there is tech support through that organization. Other than that, do you have some suggestions for us on providing electronic text for this student especially the math book? Isn't there special software for converting the math portion of the math text book?

Thank you for your time.

Sincerely,

Randi Jiron, MBA/TM
Disability Services Specialist
Josephine County
Rogue Community College

541-956-7214 Redwood Campus
541-471-3550 FAX
7-1-1 OTRS (Oregon Telecom Relay Service)
www.roguecc.edu/DisabilityServices/<http://www.roguecc.edu/DisabilityServices/>

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