From bookwormahb at earthlink.net  Wed Apr  1 02:09:04 2015
From: bookwormahb at earthlink.net (Ashley Bramlett)
Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2015 22:09:04 -0400
Subject: [nobe-l] take lessons
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Kelsey,
I think in person tutoring is much easier. No need to mess with the computer 
and it may slow you down as you have more keystrokes to do the same task 
you'd do with a mouse. but, you can use skype if you want to pursue this. 
Simply use the shortcut keystrokes for the program to use it.
Not all features are accessible, but you can answer calls and call people.

Ashley

-----Original Message----- 
From: Kelsey Nicolay via nobe-l
Sent: Friday, March 06, 2015 12:23 PM
To: nobe-l at nfbnet.org
Subject: [nobe-l] take lessons

Hello,
I'm sinned up as an instructor on takelessons.  I signed up as an
online teacher in addition to teaching in person at my local
library.  However, I have not had much luck with any of the
online services such as skype or google hangouts.  With google
hangouts, a google account is required which not all students
have.  I can't use facetime because I don't have an ios device
and really am not in a position to get one right now.  The skype
scripts don't seem to help, so I really get frustrated with skype
and basically can't do anything.  Therefore, would it be in my
best interest to only teach in person or is there another
mainstream that is more accessible with JAWS? I'm using a pc by
the way.
Thank you,
Kelsey Nicolay

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From craigcooper2013 at gmail.com  Thu Apr  2 04:54:01 2015
From: craigcooper2013 at gmail.com (Craig Cooper)
Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2015 21:54:01 -0700
Subject: [nobe-l] Geography resources
Message-ID: <CACbqkM7wUjhvuua9=pUYd_kW0h7rLRT=p_GyZ_YPPPfU8_s0Fw@mail.gmail.com>

Greetings,
I am in the final term of the Master of Arts in Teaching program at
Southern Oregon University, and would like some advice, on teaching a
Geography unit.  The two week unit will cover the West Coast of the
U.S.  I will include a Language Arts component, as well, including
literary analysis.
I welcome your input as to effective techniques for teaching
Geography.  Please share any accessable resources, including maps,
games, apps, etc.  I am teaching sighted students, in a middle school
setting.
Thank you so much for any recommendations.
Sincerely,
Craig Cooper



From adrijana.prokopenko at gmail.com  Sun Apr  5 05:19:43 2015
From: adrijana.prokopenko at gmail.com (adrijana prokopenko)
Date: Sun, 5 Apr 2015 07:19:43 +0200
Subject: [nobe-l] Skype friend
Message-ID: <CAOQ972_OzMsx4=-0-=54w4y165dxw-CG_UKfXVEc=E+MVz8unA@mail.gmail.com>

 Hi all,

 I thought to also give my skype here, in case someone would like to
communicate with me that way. My name is Adrijana and I am a blind
lady of 36 and a teacher of English from Macedonia. My skype ID is:
adrijana.prokopenko
if you or someone you know would like to communicate with me that way,
feel free to let me know.

Adrijana



From kelseynicolay1989 at gmail.com  Sun Apr  5 21:45:23 2015
From: kelseynicolay1989 at gmail.com (Kelsey Nicolay)
Date: Sun, 05 Apr 2015 17:45:23 -0400
Subject: [nobe-l] question about windows live mail
Message-ID: <5521ad05.0aca8c0a.36ae.ffff85a7@mx.google.com>

Hello,
I'm using Windows Live Mail with my gmail account.  I'm taking a 
Hadley course that requires me to send my instructor an audio 
recording and a word file.  Hadley has very strict assignment 
submission policies, so I must name both files the exact same 
way.  If I differentiate the names at all, my instructor will not 
receive my assignment.  However, the problem is that when I'm in 
the attach file dialog box, pressing right arrow on the file name 
to give you more information about the file does not work in this 
application.  Therefore, I have no way to tell which is the audio 
file and which is the word document.  I don't want to attach the 
same file twice and have my instructor not receive both parts.  
I'm using JAWS, so is there a way for me to tell the file format 
so  I ensure I have attached both parts of the assignment?
Thank you,
Kelsey Nicolay



From ajacobs633 at aol.com  Mon Apr  6 00:45:45 2015
From: ajacobs633 at aol.com (Arthur Jacobs)
Date: Sun, 5 Apr 2015 20:45:45 -0400
Subject: [nobe-l] question about windows live mail
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If you have known files hidden, you can unhide them in the folder options view dialog (open any folder, go to tools menu, choose folder options, go to view tab, mAke sure checkbox is cleared for hide known file extensions)

Hope this helps
Arthur Jacobs 

Sent from my iPhone

> On Apr 5, 2015, at 5:45 PM, Kelsey Nicolay via nobe-l <nobe-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> I'm using Windows Live Mail with my gmail account.  I'm taking a Hadley course that requires me to send my instructor an audio recording and a word file.  Hadley has very strict assignment submission policies, so I must name both files the exact same way.  If I differentiate the names at all, my instructor will not receive my assignment.  However, the problem is that when I'm in the attach file dialog box, pressing right arrow on the file name to give you more information about the file does not work in this application.  Therefore, I have no way to tell which is the audio file and which is the word document.  I don't want to attach the same file twice and have my instructor not receive both parts.  I'm using JAWS, so is there a way for me to tell the file format so  I ensure I have attached both parts of the assignment?
> Thank you,
> Kelsey Nicolay
> 
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From christine at in-sightful.com  Tue Apr  7 04:17:14 2015
From: christine at in-sightful.com (Christine Chaikin of Insightful Publications)
Date: Mon, 6 Apr 2015 18:17:14 -1000
Subject: [nobe-l] Alaska resource handbook available for purchase
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Hello All,

 

I have created a screen reader-friendly Alaska Resource Handbook containing
resources pertaining to the blind and visually impaired, for use by
consumers and professionals.

 

This handbook is for the residents of Alaska and includes the many
organizations for the blind and visually impaired covering areas such as
employment, housing, transportation, and more.



The handbook includes contact information on the local, regional, and
national level. 

                                   

For more information on pricing and formats please contact Insightful
Publications by email at  <mailto:christine at in-sightful.com>
christine at in-sightful.com or by phone at (808) 747-1006.  

 

Or you can go to the following link at
<http://www.in-sightful.com/orderpage.html>
http://www.in-sightful.com/orderpage.html for more information on pricing,
formats available, and state resource handbook order form.

 

Thank you for your time regarding this matter.

 

 

Sincerely,

Christine Chaikin President and CEO

Insightful Publications

Email: christine at in-sightful.com <mailto:christine at in-sightful.com> 

Office: (808) 747-1006

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(Note: You must be signed into your face book account to see the face book
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From dandrews at visi.com  Tue Apr 28 07:10:47 2015
From: dandrews at visi.com (David Andrews)
Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2015 02:10:47 -0500
Subject: [nobe-l] What Does it Mean to be a Blind Musician? Find out at our
 Blind Music Academy
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>
>Do you know a young blind or low vision musician?  Are you one 
>yourself? Find out what it means to be a blind musician at Enchanted 
>Hills Camp's Music Academy, August 3 to 9!
>
>This session will be led by some of our nation's best teachers. 
>Singers as well as those who play instruments are welcome at our 
>summer Music Academy at Enchanted Hills.
>
>After a hugely successful debut in 2014, the LightHouse will partner 
>for a second year with Dancing Dots, the world's leading provider of 
>accessible music technology for the blind, to bring our summertime 
>Music Academy back to the redwoods. The Academy is open to young, 
>motivated blind and low vision musicians from around the nation who 
>are 14 to 25 years old.
>
>Bill McCann, President and Founder of Dancing Dots, will spend the 
>entire week with the aspiring musicians. McCann, blind himself, will 
>lead a team of four blind instructors and technicians to teach the 
>latest and greatest techniques for blind and low vision students. 
>Also returning is former camper and current EHC staff member Shane 
>Dittmar, who will bring his energy and talent to teaching what he loves most.
>
>Featuring Special Guests
>The week will feature special guest musicians from Napa and the Bay 
>Area and the opportunity to perform live on our new Redwood Grove 
>Theater Stage.
>
>When: Monday, August 3 through Sunday, August 9
>Where: Enchanted Hills Camp for the Blind, Napa
>Cost for the week, all-inclusive: $300
>(If the registration fee is a barrier, let us know; some 
>scholarships will be available.)
>
>To sign up, contact Taccarra Burrell at 415-694-7318 or 
>tburrell at lighthouse-sf.org<mailto:tburrell at lighthouse-sf.org> or go 
>to the Enchanted Hills page on our website: 
>http://lighthouse-sf.org/programs/enchanted-hills/
>

         David Andrews and long white cane Harry.
E-Mail:  dandrews at visi.com or david.andrews at nfbnet.org




From dandrews at visi.com  Thu Apr 30 02:06:55 2015
From: dandrews at visi.com (David Andrews)
Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2015 21:06:55 -0500
Subject: [nobe-l] Fwd: [BANA-Announce] Press Release: BANA to Meet in Boston;
 Welcomes Perkins as New Member
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>BANA logo
>
>
>Press Release
>April 27, 2015
>For Immediate Release
>
>Contact: Jennifer Dunnam, Chair
>Braille Authority of North America
>612-767-5658
><mailto:chair at brailleauthority.org>chair at brailleauthority.org
>BANA to Meet in Boston; Welcomes Perkins as New Member
>The Braille Authority of North America (BANA), 
>which meets face-to-face semiannually, will hold 
>its 2015 spring meeting May 7?9 in Boston, MA. 
>This meeting will be hosted by National Braille 
>Press (NBP), a BANA member organization. 
>Meetings will take place in the Boston Symphony 
>Orchestra building at 301 Massachusetts Ave, Boston, MA 02115.
>Items on the Board?s agenda include updates of 
>BANA?s numerous ongoing projects and the 
>implementation of Unified English Braille (UEB). 
>The Board will review formal reports from all of 
>BANA's technical committees such as music, math, 
>and tactile graphics, and its general committees 
>and task forces, such as the UEB Transition Task 
>Force and the BANA Publications Committee. BANA 
>will take action on recommendations when appropriate.
>BANA officers for 2015 are Chair Jennifer 
>Dunnam, representing the National Federation of 
>the Blind; Vice Chair Mary Nelle McLennan, from 
>the American Printing House for the Blind; 
>Secretary Ruth Rozen, representing the Hadley 
>School for the Blind; and Treasurer Jackie 
>Sheridan, from National Braille Press.
>The Perkins School for the Blind joined BANA as 
>a full member in January 2015. Kim Charlson will 
>serve as the Perkins representative to the BANA Board.
>As always, interested parties are invited to 
>observe the BANA Board meetings. If you are 
>interested in observing the BANA meeting, please 
>contact BANA Chair Jennifer Dunnam at 
>612-767-5658 or by email at 
><mailto:chair at brailleauthority.org>chair at brailleauthority.org.
>NOTE: This press release is available in HTML on 
>the BANA website at 
><http://mandrillapp.com/track/click/30489975/www.brailleauthority.org?p=eyJzIjoidEZhM283N2hrMHFCZDZUT3Q5LTNhZEpBVElVIiwidiI6MSwicCI6IntcInVcIjozMDQ4OTk3NSxcInZcIjoxLFwidXJsXCI6XCJodHRwOlxcXC9cXFwvd3d3LmJyYWlsbGVhdXRob3JpdHkub3JnXFxcL3ByZXNzcmVsZWFzZXNcXFwvcHItMjAxNS00Lmh0bWxcIixcImlkXCI6XCJkMDNmM2FjMjM1NjA0MTI5YmZlZDI0YWQ3Y2UxM2FhZlwiLFwidXJsX2lkc1wiOltcIjA2N2RhZjk2MTE5Y2U2YjZkZjMxZDY5ZTZlMDk1ODZmZTBkMGUwNzZcIl19In0>http://www.brailleauthority.org/pressreleases/pr-2015-4.html.
>
>The Board of BANA consists of appointed 
>representatives from eighteen member 
>organizations of braille producers, transcribers, teachers, and consumers.
>The mission of the Braille Authority of North 
>America is to assure literacy for tactile 
>readers through the standardization of braille and/or tactile graphics.
>The purpose of BANA is to promote and to 
>facilitate the uses, teaching, and production of 
>braille. Pursuant to this purpose, BANA will 
>promulgate rules, make interpretations, and 
>render opinions pertaining to braille codes and 
>guidelines for the provisions of literary and 
>technical materials and related forms and 
>formats of embossed materials now in existence 
>or to be developed in the future for the use of 
>blind persons in North America. When 
>appropriate, BANA shall accomplish these 
>activities in international collaboration with 
>countries using English braille. In exercising 
>its function and authority, BANA shall consider 
>the effects of its decisions on other existing 
>braille codes and guidelines, forms and formats; 
>ease of production by various methods; and acceptability to readers.
>
>
>

         David Andrews and long white cane Harry.
E-Mail:  dandrews at visi.com or david.andrews at nfbnet.org
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