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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Travis:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Thanks for the info. I did want to
know if the form designer support was contained in the JAWS scripts for Visual
Studio 2005 (Visual C# 2005 Express) or is it a separate script. I did
not see it when I accessed the link you provided. As I mentioned I
previously provided the above scripts to the student. For you or anyone
else out there I really want to know if you have successfully supported a blind
student programmer. How did you do it and what was the extent of the accommodations
you provided? <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 color=navy face=Garamond><span
style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Garamond;color:navy'>Larry Kiser</span></font><font
color=navy face=Garamond><span style='font-family:Garamond;color:navy'>,</span></font><font
color=navy face="Freestyle Script"><span style='font-family:"Freestyle Script";
color:navy'> </span></font><font color=navy face=Garamond><span
style='font-family:Garamond;color:navy'>Counselor</span></font><font
color=navy><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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color:navy'>Disabilities</span></font></st1:PlaceName><font color=navy
face=Garamond><span style='font-family:Garamond;color:navy'> <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Resource</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType></span></font></st1:place><font
color=navy><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><font size=3
color=navy face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Garamond;
color:navy'>Santa Fe</span></font></st1:PlaceName><font color=navy
face=Garamond><span style='font-family:Garamond;color:navy'> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Community College</st1:PlaceType></span></font></st1:place><font
color=navy><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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color=navy face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Garamond;
color:navy'>Gainesville</span></font></st1:City><font color=navy
face=Garamond><span style='font-family:Garamond;color:navy'>, <st1:State
w:st="on">FL</st1:State></span></font></st1:place><font color=navy
face=Garamond><span style='font-family:Garamond;color:navy'> </span></font><font
color=navy><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> Travis Roth
[mailto:travis@travisroth.com] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, June 24, 2008 3:15
PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> 'Access Technologists in
Higher Education Network'<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [Athen] Accommodation
Suggestions for a High-level ProgrammingCourse and a Student who is blind</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>As for JAWS scripts
for Visual Studio 2005, (Including Visual C# 2005 Express)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>There is a community
effort for those. There is basic support for the form designer—the tool
that visually lays out a GUI—that enable objects to be selected and
placed on the form and moved around. (The underlying movement keystrokes are
actually provided by Visual Studio 2005 which is quite keyboard friendly.)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'> The current
scripts (which some professional programmers use as well) can be found here:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>Go to <a
href="http://www.nonvisualdevelopment.org">www.nonvisualdevelopment.org</a> and
click on the JAWS Scripts link.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>
athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Larry Kiser<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, June 24, 2008 2:01
PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">athen@athenpro.org</st1:PersonName><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [Athen] Accommodation
Suggestions for a High-level Programming Course and a Student who is blind<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Dear Colleagues:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>A student who is blind is currently taking an online
course in C++ during our Summer Term. The student was a DOS –based
programmer many years ago before losing his eyesight. Through responses
by members of Athen to a previous inquiry we were able to locate some JAWS
scripts for Visual Studio that helped a great deal. To date the student
is passing the C++ course, albeit with a great deal of assistance by the
Division of Blind Services, a DBS rehab engineer who has set up a new computer
at the student’s home and written some JAWS scripts, contracted technical
support paid by DBS and support by our office with respect to producing accessible
on-line course material of various types. The student often expresses
frustration over the number of steps he must remember to navigate the learning
management system and the Visual Studio application. He still has some
difficulty navigating the learning management system without assistance.
It is my understanding that until he undertook the C++ course he used JAWS
primarily to read and write emails, access some web sites and use the word
processor. I have made him aware of several JAWS commands he had never
used that are necessary for access. The textbook for the C++ course has
been in production since December, 2007 and is only now nearing
completion. The student, assuming he passes the C++ course, plans to next
take COP2551-OBJECT ORIENT PROGRAMMING 1.<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>
</span></b>The course description is as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>This course covers the fundamentals of data structures
using the Microsoft Visual Studio.NET platform. The student is introduced to
object-oriented programming using encapsulation, inheritance and polymorphism.
Fundamental Windows GUI programming will be introduced using an
application-driven approach. Students will learn concepts such as visual
programming, GUI components, multimedia, file processing, database processing,
and exception handling. Prerequisite: COP1000 with a grade of C or better.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>We have some anxiety about how to accommodate the highly
visual components of this next course, secure necessary JAWS scripts for the
VISUAL C# 2005 application, and quickly obtain or produce the textbook in an accessible
format. Any suggestions you are willing to give on accommodating this
student will be greatly appreciated. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:13.5pt;
font-family:Garamond'>Larry Kiser</span></font><font face=Garamond><span
style='font-family:Garamond'>,</span></font><font face="Freestyle Script"><span
style='font-family:"Freestyle Script"'> </span></font><font face=Garamond><span
style='font-family:Garamond'>Counselor</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType></span></font></st1:place><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><font size=3
face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Garamond'>Santa Fe</span></font></st1:PlaceName><font
face=Garamond><span style='font-family:Garamond'> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Community
College</st1:PlaceType></span></font></st1:place><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><font size=3
face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Garamond'>Gainesville</span></font></st1:City><font
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