[Athen] [EXT] Foreign language for blind students

Robert Beach rbeach at KCKCC.EDU
Thu Jul 18 07:22:55 PDT 2019


Accessible PDFs cam work as long as the languages are marked up. Me personally, I would prefer either Word or HTML documents, but that’s personal preference more than anything.

If the language is set for the different sections, then JAWS will switch to the appropriate language for both speech and braille.


Robert Lee Beach
Assistive Technology Specialist
Kansas City Kansas Community College
7250 State Avenue
Kansas City, KS 66112
Phone: 913-288-7671
Email: rbeach at kckcc.edu<mailto:rbeach at kckcc.edu>

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Hi ATHENites,

I’m reaching out regarding any experience you may have with providing alternate format materials for foreign language courses. For Fall 19, we have a deaf/blind student registered for Italian. He uses braille and JAWS and typically requests accessible .pdfs, but I’m wondering if this will be sufficient considering the particular challenges related to learning a foreign language.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated… and feel free to contact off-list at jillian.pfau at montgomerycollege.edu<mailto:jillian.pfau at montgomerycollege.edu>.

Best regards,
Jillian


Jillian Pfau
Coordinator of Assistive Technology, college-wide
Disability Support Services
Montgomery College<http://www.montgomerycollege.edu/>
Tel. 240-567-5224

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