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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Good morning!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We just found out that we have a student who is blind who is planning on taking an Excel 2010 course next month. I’ve not met the student yet, but our disability advisor reports that she is a Braille and JAWS user. However, it sounds like she is not very proficient with JAWS or any other technology. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I have a good many resources on how to create more accessible Excel 2010 spreadsheets as well as a list of keystrokes. I’m wondering if anyone has advice that I could pass along to the instructor on how to teach Excel with a student who is blind in the class? Or, do you have any ideas that I could pass along to the student on how to get more familiar with JAWS and Excel? I know that Freedom Scientific usually has some training materials online, but I haven’t been able to locate what I was looking for yet. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I’m not sure what version of JAWS the student has on her personal computer, but she’ll be using JAWS 14 in the computer classroom.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks so much for any insight you may have! Have a wonderful weekend,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Handwriting"'>Liz Prickett<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Alternative Media Specialist<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Center for Academic & Professional Excellence (CAPE)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Victoria College<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>2200 E. Red River Street<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Victoria, TX 77901<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><a href="mailto:Elizabeth.Prickett@VictoriaCollege.edu">Elizabeth.Prickett@VictoriaCollege.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>(361) 573-3291, ext. 3243<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>