From gpaikens at gmail.com  Mon Feb  1 03:00:10 2016
From: gpaikens at gmail.com (Greg Aikens)
Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2016 22:00:10 -0500
Subject: [nobe-l] perky duck
In-Reply-To: <56ae6b14.ec678c0a.2d964.ffffce25@mx.google.com>
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Hi Kelsey,
I preferred to use an old Braillenote MPower when I did the course last spring. I had PerkiDuck loaded on my work computer but it was far more difficult to read what I had written etc. It may be easier with a braille display. 

Your computer keyboard behaves normally when PerkiDuck is not running.

Best,
Greg

> On Jan 31, 2016, at 3:14 PM, Kelsey Nicolay via NOBE-L <nobe-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> I am taking the transition to Unified English Braille course from Hadley.  My instructor recommended I use Perky Duck to complete my assignments since the apex does not seem to be transferring all the data.  I am not comfortable using six-key entry on a computer keyboard, so I was wondering if I could use my Focus 14 blue Braille keyboard to input the Braille text.  Therefore, is anyone has used a Braille display to type in Perky Duck, how well did it work? Sorry if this is off topic, but I really need advice on this.  Also, if I install Perky Duck, can I still use my computer keyboard as I normally would when Perky Duck is not in use?
> Thank you,
> Kelsey Nicolay
> 
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From gpaikens at gmail.com  Mon Feb  1 03:00:10 2016
From: gpaikens at gmail.com (Greg Aikens)
Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2016 22:00:10 -0500
Subject: [nobe-l] perky duck
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References: <56ae6b14.ec678c0a.2d964.ffffce25@mx.google.com>
Message-ID: <91A4085C-3F62-46DD-822E-D92EE315F0DB@gmail.com>

Hi Kelsey,
I preferred to use an old Braillenote MPower when I did the course last spring. I had PerkiDuck loaded on my work computer but it was far more difficult to read what I had written etc. It may be easier with a braille display. 

Your computer keyboard behaves normally when PerkiDuck is not running.

Best,
Greg

> On Jan 31, 2016, at 3:14 PM, Kelsey Nicolay via NOBE-L <nobe-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> I am taking the transition to Unified English Braille course from Hadley.  My instructor recommended I use Perky Duck to complete my assignments since the apex does not seem to be transferring all the data.  I am not comfortable using six-key entry on a computer keyboard, so I was wondering if I could use my Focus 14 blue Braille keyboard to input the Braille text.  Therefore, is anyone has used a Braille display to type in Perky Duck, how well did it work? Sorry if this is off topic, but I really need advice on this.  Also, if I install Perky Duck, can I still use my computer keyboard as I normally would when Perky Duck is not in use?
> Thank you,
> Kelsey Nicolay
> 
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From kelseynicolay1989 at gmail.com  Mon Feb  1 12:26:48 2016
From: kelseynicolay1989 at gmail.com (Kelsey Nicolay)
Date: Mon, 01 Feb 2016 07:26:48 -0500
Subject: [nobe-l] perky duck
Message-ID: <56af4f12.454d370a.88189.fffffd4d@mx.google.com>

Hi Greg,
I tried the Braille note apex, but my instructor is not accepting 
my work because even though I set the number of characters per 
line to 25, her computer shows 40 and she gets a paper width 
exceeded message.  On my end the document looks as it should, so 
it has to be something on her end.  I agree with you on Perky 
Duck.  I tried it and my contractions looked like computer 
Braille symbols on my Braille display.



From gpaikens at gmail.com  Mon Feb  1 13:31:33 2016
From: gpaikens at gmail.com (Greg Aikens)
Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2016 08:31:33 -0500
Subject: [nobe-l] perky duck
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Message-ID: <CAK0ZVw011aWjsAQP=r9YZ4v=CCOeEgcs+bJnGjVr_3UkkFQ6ug@mail.gmail.com>

That seems like a silly reason not to grade your assignment. I would
try to work with your instructor instead of trying to make PerkiDuck
work. Even if you get a page exceeded error message, it should still
open the file.

On 2/1/16, Kelsey Nicolay via NOBE-L <nobe-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hi Greg,
> I tried the Braille note apex, but my instructor is not accepting
> my work because even though I set the number of characters per
> line to 25, her computer shows 40 and she gets a paper width
> exceeded message.  On my end the document looks as it should, so
> it has to be something on her end.  I agree with you on Perky
> Duck.  I tried it and my contractions looked like computer
> Braille symbols on my Braille display.
>
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From kelseynicolay1989 at gmail.com  Mon Feb  1 17:10:34 2016
From: kelseynicolay1989 at gmail.com (Kelsey Nicolay)
Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2016 12:10:34 -0500
Subject: [nobe-l] perky duck
In-Reply-To: <CAK0ZVw011aWjsAQP=r9YZ4v=CCOeEgcs+bJnGjVr_3UkkFQ6ug@mail.gmail.com>
References: <56af4f12.454d370a.88189.fffffd4d@mx.google.com>
	<CAK0ZVw011aWjsAQP=r9YZ4v=CCOeEgcs+bJnGjVr_3UkkFQ6ug@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAMykK8Rvb1eCsbCyoNGCL9anuQKnqcYk88i-ecmbcTCFxppEFQ@mail.gmail.com>

On 2/1/16, Greg Aikens via NOBE-L <nobe-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> That seems like a silly reason not to grade your assignment. I would
> try to work with your instructor instead of trying to make PerkiDuck
> work. Even if you get a page exceeded error message, it should still
> open the file.
>
> On 2/1/16, Kelsey Nicolay via NOBE-L <nobe-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> Hi Greg,
>> I tried the Braille note apex, but my instructor is not accepting
>> my work because even though I set the number of characters per
>> line to 25, her computer shows 40 and she gets a paper width
>> exceeded message.  On my end the document looks as it should, so
>> it has to be something on her end.  I agree with you on Perky
>> Duck.  I tried it and my contractions looked like computer
>> Braille symbols on my Braille display.
>>
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>
She can open the file, but she is telling me parts of it are missing
when I send a brf from my apex. She is checking into things on her end
and I also contacted Humanware and asked them what to do.



From ilanisimova at gmail.com  Mon Feb  1 22:28:23 2016
From: ilanisimova at gmail.com (Irina Anisimova)
Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2016 17:28:23 -0500
Subject: [nobe-l] Fwd: Your priceline itinerary for Austin, TX - January 7th,
 2016 (Itinerary# 106-146-212-86)
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Arrive:
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Depart:
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Economy Class - McDonnell Douglas MD80


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Arrive:
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From chelsea.peahl at hotmail.com  Mon Feb  1 22:34:56 2016
From: chelsea.peahl at hotmail.com (chelsea peahl)
Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2016 22:34:56 +0000
Subject: [nobe-l] Fwd: Your priceline itinerary for Austin,
 TX - January 7th, 2016 (Itinerary# 106-146-212-86)
In-Reply-To: <CAF7o3OR6-TNKR+96T+Zm+NKSL5DHM-yC_oOKHRjCns0yxcdGbg@mail.gmail.com>
References: <1396468040.1444843128335.JavaMail.dets@ny-dets-002>,
	<CAF7o3OR6-TNKR+96T+Zm+NKSL5DHM-yC_oOKHRjCns0yxcdGbg@mail.gmail.com>
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Well, I'm happy this person is going on vacation, you have the wrong email address.

Chelsea Peahl

> On Feb 1, 2016, at 3:29 PM, Irina Anisimova via NOBE-L <nobe-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: "Priceline.com Customer Service" <ItineraryAir at trans.priceline.com>
> Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2015 13:18:48 -0400 (EDT)
> Subject: Your priceline itinerary for Austin, TX - January 7th, 2016
> (Itinerary# 106-146-212-86)
> To: ILANISIMOVA at gmail.com
> 
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> 
> 
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> Arrive:
> Bergstrom Intl Airport (AUS), Austin, TX
> 
> 
> Economy Class - McDonnell Douglas MD80
> Sun Jan 10
> Sun Jan 10
> Austin  [image: to]  Cincinnati
> AUS [image: to] ORD
> [image]
> [image]
> AUS  [image: to]  ORD
> 8:30 AM - 11:13 AM
> American Airlines Flight 1146
> 2h 43m, 977.0 miles
> 
> 
> Depart:
> Bergstrom Intl Airport (AUS), Austin, TX
> Arrive:
> O'Hare Intl Airport (ORD), Chicago, IL
> 
> 
> Economy Class - McDonnell Douglas MD80
> 
> 
> 1h 42m layover in Chicago
> ORD [image: to] CVG
> [image]
> [image]
> ORD  [image: to]  CVG
> 12:55 PM - 3:13 PM
> American Airlines Flight 3066
> Operated by Envoy as American Eagle
> 1h 18m, 264.0 miles
> 
> 
> Depart:
> O'Hare Intl Airport (ORD), Chicago, IL
> Arrive:
> Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Intl Airport (CVG), Cincinnati, OH
> 
> 
> Economy Class - Embraer RJ145 Amazon
> This itinerary departs from O'Hare Intl Airport (ORD) and returns to
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> Total Price: $381.20
> Billing Name:
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From kelseynicolay1989 at gmail.com  Mon Feb  1 23:04:16 2016
From: kelseynicolay1989 at gmail.com (Kelsey Nicolay)
Date: Mon, 01 Feb 2016 18:04:16 -0500
Subject: [nobe-l] Fwd: Your priceline itinerary for Austin,
	TX - January 7th, 2016 (Itinerary# 106-146-212-86)
Message-ID: <56afe47b.53b48c0a.d740f.4bde@mx.google.com>

Yeah I noticed that too.



From ilanisimova at gmail.com  Mon Feb  1 23:05:29 2016
From: ilanisimova at gmail.com (Irina Anisimova)
Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2016 18:05:29 -0500
Subject: [nobe-l] Fwd: Your priceline itinerary for Austin,
 TX - January 7th, 2016 (Itinerary# 106-146-212-86)
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References: <1396468040.1444843128335.JavaMail.dets@ny-dets-002>
	<CAF7o3OR6-TNKR+96T+Zm+NKSL5DHM-yC_oOKHRjCns0yxcdGbg@mail.gmail.com>
	<BN3PR1001MB1155B71DDFBB039D1717ADEEE4DE0@BN3PR1001MB1155.namprd10.prod.outlook.com>
Message-ID: <CAF7o3OTtre5-axTPdN1fikcXcqP7ZYfdihYMh6Ov3D3x0Bm8hw@mail.gmail.com>

Sorry, not sure what kind of glitch it is:).  I know for sure I had a
different address.  Please disregard.

Best,

Irina


On 2/1/16, chelsea peahl via NOBE-L <nobe-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Well, I'm happy this person is going on vacation, you have the wrong email
> address.
>
> Chelsea Peahl
>
>> On Feb 1, 2016, at 3:29 PM, Irina Anisimova via NOBE-L <nobe-l at nfbnet.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: "Priceline.com Customer Service" <ItineraryAir at trans.priceline.com>
>> Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2015 13:18:48 -0400 (EDT)
>> Subject: Your priceline itinerary for Austin, TX - January 7th, 2016
>> (Itinerary# 106-146-212-86)
>> To: ILANISIMOVA at gmail.com
>>
>> To view this email as web page, go here
>> [image] [image] [image] [image] [image] [image]
>> [image: Priceline.com]
>> Hotels
>> Cars
>> Flights
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>> Cruises
>> Your Flight Confirmation for Thu Jan 07 2016
>> Priceline Trip Number: 106-146-212-86
>> To view your full itinerary, click here.
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>>
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>> Chicago  [image: to]  Austin
>> Austin  [image: to]  Cincinnati
>> Thu Jan 07 - Sun Jan 10 2016
>> Airline Confirmation Numbers
>> American Airlines: UOOVGL
>> Passengers:
>> Passengers:
>> Irina Anisimova
>> Thu Jan 07
>> Thu Jan 07
>> Chicago  [image: to]  Austin
>> ORD [image: to] AUS
>> [image]
>> [image]
>> ORD  [image: to]  AUS
>> 5:10 PM - 8:02 PM
>> American Airlines Flight 2271
>> 2h 52m, 977.0 miles
>>
>>
>> Depart:
>> O'Hare Intl Airport (ORD), Chicago, IL
>> Arrive:
>> Bergstrom Intl Airport (AUS), Austin, TX
>>
>>
>> Economy Class - McDonnell Douglas MD80
>> Sun Jan 10
>> Sun Jan 10
>> Austin  [image: to]  Cincinnati
>> AUS [image: to] ORD
>> [image]
>> [image]
>> AUS  [image: to]  ORD
>> 8:30 AM - 11:13 AM
>> American Airlines Flight 1146
>> 2h 43m, 977.0 miles
>>
>>
>> Depart:
>> Bergstrom Intl Airport (AUS), Austin, TX
>> Arrive:
>> O'Hare Intl Airport (ORD), Chicago, IL
>>
>>
>> Economy Class - McDonnell Douglas MD80
>>
>>
>> 1h 42m layover in Chicago
>> ORD [image: to] CVG
>> [image]
>> [image]
>> ORD  [image: to]  CVG
>> 12:55 PM - 3:13 PM
>> American Airlines Flight 3066
>> Operated by Envoy as American Eagle
>> 1h 18m, 264.0 miles
>>
>>
>> Depart:
>> O'Hare Intl Airport (ORD), Chicago, IL
>> Arrive:
>> Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Intl Airport (CVG), Cincinnati, OH
>>
>>
>> Economy Class - Embraer RJ145 Amazon
>> This itinerary departs from O'Hare Intl Airport (ORD) and returns to
>> Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Intl Airport (CVG)
>> Important Information
>> Airline change penalties and restrictions apply. Most tickets are
>> non-refundable.
>>
>> Airline Tickets are non-transferrable. Name changes or adjustments are
>> not allowed.
>>
>> You will be issued electronic tickets. Remember to bring a valid
>> government-issued photo ID with you to check-in.
>> Summary of Charges
>> Total Price: $381.20
>> Billing Name:
>> Margaret Ziolkowski
>> Ticket Cost:
>> $349.00
>> Taxes & Fees:
>> $32.20
>> Tickets:
>> 1
>> Total Price:
>> $381.20
>> Bonus:
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From lara at sowellpodiatry.com  Tue Feb  2 02:12:17 2016
From: lara at sowellpodiatry.com (Lara Sowell)
Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2016 20:12:17 -0600
Subject: [nobe-l] Obtaining curriculum for access with braille display
Message-ID: <9B041F2B-9A99-450A-AF8C-805EEAE9DB31@sowellpodiatry.com>

I teach Latin in a private school. I want to get Henle First Year Latin and Henle Latin Grammar in a format which I can access with a braille display. I contacted the publisher, Loyola University Press, but they say they do not have a txt or doc format of these texts. I just completed Braille Literacy 4 through Hadley and am currently taking Experience Braille Reading. I am relatively new to braille and want to use it when I teach. How do private school teachers go about getting accessible curriculum?

All the best,
Sent from my iPhone
Lara Sowell




From david.b.andrews at state.mn.us  Wed Feb  3 21:27:42 2016
From: david.b.andrews at state.mn.us (Andrews,
	David B (DEED))
Date: Wed, 03 Feb 2016 15:27:42 -0600
Subject: [nobe-l] FW: [JBIR] Call for presentations: Accessible instruction
 and participation in the undergraduate science course for students
Message-ID: <auto-000049566877@mailfront1.g2host.com>


-----Original Message-----
From: Lou Ann Blake, J.D. [mailto:lblake at nfb.org]
Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2016 1:17 PM
To: Andrews, David B (DEED) <david.b.andrews at state.mn.us>
Subject: [JBIR] Call for presentations: 
Accessible instruction and participation in the 
undergraduate science course for students

Announcement and Call for Presentations
2016 Biennial Conference on Chemical Education 
Science/special education faculty and disability 
services professionals, who have experience/ use 
methods in teaching students who are blind or 
visually impaired in the undergraduate 
chemistry/science laboratory setting, may be 
interested in participating in the following:

Symposium
Accessible instruction and participation in the 
undergraduate science course for students with 
vision impairment or loss Visual and spatial 
representation of information, which is 
significant and important in natural and physical 
sciences, may not be readily accessible to all 
learners in the classroom by conventional means; 
that is for those who are blind or visually 
impaired.  None the less, approaches may be taken 
to teaching that can be inclusive and address the 
learning needs of a diverse audience.  For these 
differently-abled students, use of adaptations 
and assistive technologies can provide them with 
an authentic experience in the laboratory 
component of the course.  These means will help 
create for the student the least restrictive 
learning environment and thus enable them to 
become independent workers.  In this symposium, 
practical and available ways and means to enhance 
the learning experience of students who have 
limited vision or vision loss will be explored and presented.

http://www.unco.edu/bcce2016/
Submission deadline March 1

Organizer/ Contact
Alfred T. D???Agostino, Ph.D., Professor of 
Chemistry Notre Dame of Maryland University
adagostino at ndm.edu   (410) 532-5714

Presenters in this symposium are encouraged to 
submit papers based on their presentation to JBIR 
for consideration of publication.
________________________________________________________________________
Journal of Blindness Innovation and Research 
Published by National Federation of the Blind
200 East Wells Street
at Jernigan Place
Baltimore, Maryland  21230
(410) 659-9314
http://www.NFB-JBIR.org




From missheather at comcast.net  Thu Feb  4 00:28:18 2016
From: missheather at comcast.net (Heather Field)
Date: Wed, 3 Feb 2016 18:28:18 -0600
Subject: [nobe-l] Obtaining curriculum for access with braille display
In-Reply-To: <9B041F2B-9A99-450A-AF8C-805EEAE9DB31@sowellpodiatry.com>
References: <9B041F2B-9A99-450A-AF8C-805EEAE9DB31@sowellpodiatry.com>
Message-ID: <730184482DC04E80A83E1ABED73D4FF9@HFofficePC>

Hello Lara,
You will be personally responsible for getting the textbooks into an 
accessible format. Unfortunately, there is no law which requires publishers 
to make them available in an accessible format. I have never found 
publishers willing to commit any personnel time and money towards providing 
their books in accessible format for me.

What I have done in the past is this.
I have told the publishers that I am willing to buy the print book if they 
agree to provide me with .pdf copies free of charge. If the books are 
available in downloadable format, then I have simply purchased them. I have 
then paid someone to convert the books to .txt and to proof them. All sorts 
of formatting is lost during the conversion process. It can be a slow 
process, requiring the person converting and proofing to do one page at a 
time. However, it can be done. And, once done, you have the books. You do 
not have to obtain anyone's permission to do this since it is law that the 
blind can transcribe materials into alternative formats for their exclusive 
use.
You may want to find out if the books are available in epub format since I 
believe there are now some conversion programmes, such a qread, which can 
convert epub into other formats. I'm not positive on that one, though.
I hope this is helpful for you.
Let us know how you get on.
Warmly,
Heather

-----Original Message----- 
From: Lara Sowell via NOBE-L
Sent: Monday, February 01, 2016 8:12 PM
To: nobe-l at nfbnet.org
Cc: Lara Sowell
Subject: [nobe-l] Obtaining curriculum for access with braille display

I teach Latin in a private school. I want to get Henle First Year Latin and 
Henle Latin Grammar in a format which I can access with a braille display. I 
contacted the publisher, Loyola University Press, but they say they do not 
have a txt or doc format of these texts. I just completed Braille Literacy 4 
through Hadley and am currently taking Experience Braille Reading. I am 
relatively new to braille and want to use it when I teach. How do private 
school teachers go about getting accessible curriculum?

All the best,
Sent from my iPhone
Lara Sowell


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From listsetal at aol.com  Thu Feb  4 02:39:31 2016
From: listsetal at aol.com (J Acheson)
Date: Wed, 3 Feb 2016 21:39:31 -0500
Subject: [nobe-l] Obtaining curriculum for access with braille display
In-Reply-To: <730184482DC04E80A83E1ABED73D4FF9@HFofficePC>
References: <9B041F2B-9A99-450A-AF8C-805EEAE9DB31@sowellpodiatry.com>
	<730184482DC04E80A83E1ABED73D4FF9@HFofficePC>
Message-ID: <A3496D5F-FD14-4EE1-96DA-584061EC3ACE@aol.com>

The Xavier society for the blind may be willing to transcribe this for you. Although it may not be specifically church material, you are teaching in a Catholic school. Check them out at the following website:  

http://www.xaviersocietyfortheblind.org


Sent from my iPhone

> On Feb 3, 2016, at 7:28 PM, Heather Field via NOBE-L <nobe-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hello Lara,
> You will be personally responsible for getting the textbooks into an accessible format. Unfortunately, there is no law which requires publishers to make them available in an accessible format. I have never found publishers willing to commit any personnel time and money towards providing their books in accessible format for me.
> 
> What I have done in the past is this.
> I have told the publishers that I am willing to buy the print book if they agree to provide me with .pdf copies free of charge. If the books are available in downloadable format, then I have simply purchased them. I have then paid someone to convert the books to .txt and to proof them. All sorts of formatting is lost during the conversion process. It can be a slow process, requiring the person converting and proofing to do one page at a time. However, it can be done. And, once done, you have the books. You do not have to obtain anyone's permission to do this since it is law that the blind can transcribe materials into alternative formats for their exclusive use.
> You may want to find out if the books are available in epub format since I believe there are now some conversion programmes, such a qread, which can convert epub into other formats. I'm not positive on that one, though.
> I hope this is helpful for you.
> Let us know how you get on.
> Warmly,
> Heather
> 
> -----Original Message----- From: Lara Sowell via NOBE-L
> Sent: Monday, February 01, 2016 8:12 PM
> To: nobe-l at nfbnet.org
> Cc: Lara Sowell
> Subject: [nobe-l] Obtaining curriculum for access with braille display
> 
> I teach Latin in a private school. I want to get Henle First Year Latin and Henle Latin Grammar in a format which I can access with a braille display. I contacted the publisher, Loyola University Press, but they say they do not have a txt or doc format of these texts. I just completed Braille Literacy 4 through Hadley and am currently taking Experience Braille Reading. I am relatively new to braille and want to use it when I teach. How do private school teachers go about getting accessible curriculum?
> 
> All the best,
> 



From kthornbury at bresnan.net  Thu Feb  4 09:12:56 2016
From: kthornbury at bresnan.net (Kelly Thornbury)
Date: Thu, 4 Feb 2016 02:12:56 -0700
Subject: [nobe-l] Obtaining curriculum for access with braille display
In-Reply-To: <9B041F2B-9A99-450A-AF8C-805EEAE9DB31@sowellpodiatry.com>
References: <9B041F2B-9A99-450A-AF8C-805EEAE9DB31@sowellpodiatry.com>
Message-ID: <7754C74A-AA27-4AE8-BC7C-9FD9E2706B78@bresnan.net>

rCan you get the book in PDF format? PDFs are fairly simple to convert to Word and TXT formats. Depending on the size of the school, being an instructor, the conversion may be an employer accommodation. Perhaps talk to whoever provides TVI services in the area for a little professional consideration.

  

Sent from my iPhone

> On Feb 1, 2016, at 19:12, Lara Sowell via NOBE-L <nobe-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> I teach Latin in a private school. I want to get Henle First Year Latin and Henle Latin Grammar in a format which I can access with a braille display. I contacted the publisher, Loyola University Press, but they say they do not have a txt or doc format of these texts. I just completed Braille Literacy 4 through Hadley and am currently taking Experience Braille Reading. I am relatively new to braille and want to use it when I teach. How do private school teachers go about getting accessible curriculum?
> 
> All the best,
> Sent from my iPhone
> Lara Sowell
> 
> 
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From adrijana.prokopenko at gmail.com  Sat Feb  6 08:05:12 2016
From: adrijana.prokopenko at gmail.com (adrijana prokopenko)
Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2016 09:05:12 +0100
Subject: [nobe-l] My skype group conference
Message-ID: <CAOQ9728O_NuS8Ua-HFyfUPAGH6SCAZw73JP3N9Nmh0SLtaHcgw@mail.gmail.com>

Hi all,

I placed this ad on my groups, but thought to also spread it here if
any of you or others you know may wish to join us. Feel free to read
it, join and spread it to others.

 Hi all,

 Our skype group conference will take place today, Saturday, February
6th at 3 P.M. Eastern time, which is 9 P.M. in Germany and 8 P.M. in
the UK. What you need to do is add me to skype as:
Adrijana.prokopenko
Remember my user ID and call me up 5 minutes before we talk. If you
are not sure how to accept invite calls, please try to practice with
someone and please use a headset and reduce backround noise, so we can
all hear each other well. It doesn?t matter if you are single or just
looking to make friends. This conference is for everyone to enjoy. If
you are not sure of the time difference, please check the times I gave
you above and use this link to convert them to your own time zone.
www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html



From bookwormahb at earthlink.net  Sat Feb  6 21:05:38 2016
From: bookwormahb at earthlink.net (Ashley Bramlett)
Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2016 16:05:38 -0500
Subject: [nobe-l] {Spam?} software accudemia
Message-ID: <F4BE4CBD10A049B990E61F30B0464F50@OwnerPC>

Hello all,

I?m a college grad with a general BA still seeking work. One thing I?d like to try again is tutoring.
The Northern virginia community college uses software to schedule appointments and track student progress.

Is the software accudemia accessible? I tried working as an english tutor at the writing center, and in my brief look at it with jaws, I found it to be semi accessible. I could not click on the links to write the comments on the tutees which was supposed to happen after each session. I saw tables with the schedules and the headers were not labeled so I could not tell who was the tutor versus the tutee.

I am wondering if it might be accessible another way with jaws or another screen reader. I could do much more if it were such as answer phones and schedule appointments. The lab assistants do this typically, but in busy times, anyone on staff can pitch in and help.
BTW, I lost the position for other reasons, not due to accessibility.
I still want to try and tutor.
I can work at the ESL center though. But, they use the same software.


Thanks.
Ashley

From lara at sowellpodiatry.com  Mon Feb  8 21:17:39 2016
From: lara at sowellpodiatry.com (Lara Sowell)
Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2016 15:17:39 -0600
Subject: [nobe-l] Converting PDFs
Message-ID: <53168D8A-EB69-4FD7-B275-D979400A7552@sowellpodiatry.com>

Hello again,

Last week I was able to obtain the PDFs of the curriculum from which I teach. I know they need to be converted to either txt or doc files in order to read them from a braille display. I purchased PDF Suite 2015 in order to convert them but most of them remained in their picture format. In fact I only found one page which was converted to text. 
Does anyone know how to convert a PDF to text?

Valete,
Sent from my iPhone
Lara Sowell
Latin teacher




From gpaikens at gmail.com  Mon Feb  8 21:28:02 2016
From: gpaikens at gmail.com (Greg Aikens)
Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2016 16:28:02 -0500
Subject: [nobe-l] Converting PDFs
In-Reply-To: <53168D8A-EB69-4FD7-B275-D979400A7552@sowellpodiatry.com>
References: <53168D8A-EB69-4FD7-B275-D979400A7552@sowellpodiatry.com>
Message-ID: <CAK0ZVw0snds8QBb6q-2DNfq6Rede5X6ObSxNjynSt49UtRJKVQ@mail.gmail.com>

You will need to use optical character recognition (OCR) software if
the pdf's appear as images. This is disappointing since you got the
files directly from the publisher though. You can use something like
Kurzweil, Openbook, Abby Fine Reader, or the full version of Adobe
Acrobat is supposed to have an OCR feature now. Do you have access to
any of those programs?



On 2/8/16, Lara Sowell via NOBE-L <nobe-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hello again,
>
> Last week I was able to obtain the PDFs of the curriculum from which I
> teach. I know they need to be converted to either txt or doc files in order
> to read them from a braille display. I purchased PDF Suite 2015 in order to
> convert them but most of them remained in their picture format. In fact I
> only found one page which was converted to text.
> Does anyone know how to convert a PDF to text?
>
> Valete,
> Sent from my iPhone
> Lara Sowell
> Latin teacher
>
>
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From szostak.1 at buckeyemail.osu.edu  Mon Feb  8 21:30:54 2016
From: szostak.1 at buckeyemail.osu.edu (Szostak, Christine)
Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2016 21:30:54 +0000
Subject: [nobe-l] Converting PDFs
In-Reply-To: <53168D8A-EB69-4FD7-B275-D979400A7552@sowellpodiatry.com>
References: <53168D8A-EB69-4FD7-B275-D979400A7552@sowellpodiatry.com>
Message-ID: <CO1PR01MB318D66C37E8BB41156BAB38FCD50@CO1PR01MB318.prod.exchangelabs.com>

Hi,
  If you have access to JAWS, I think it started with version 12 or 15, you can run the OCR converter and it will convert it  to a readable format. Then just copy the output into a txt or similar file.

  To do this:

1)  Open the .pdf file.
2)  While in the file press insert with space.
3) Press  o to bring up the OCR converter.
4)  Press d to convert the file. It will take a few minutes.

  Once  the file has partially been converted, a window will pop up that will contain all that has been converted. At the  bottom of the window, if it is still converting, it will say something like conversion in progress, or something to that extent.

  Once finished, just hit  copy, open up  notepad or other app that can save as .txt, hit paste, and then just save wherever you like. Hope that helps!
Have a wonderful week all!
Chris

Dr. Christine M. Szostak
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Department of Social Sciences
Shorter University
Rome, Georgia
szostak.1 at osu.edu
cszostak at shorter.edu

-----Original Message-----
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Sent: Monday, February 08, 2016 4:18 PM
To: nobe-l at nfbnet.org
Cc: Lara Sowell <lara at sowellpodiatry.com>
Subject: [nobe-l] Converting PDFs

Hello again,

Last week I was able to obtain the PDFs of the curriculum from which I teach. I know they need to be converted to either txt or doc files in order to read them from a braille display. I purchased PDF Suite 2015 in order to convert them but most of them remained in their picture format. In fact I only found one page which was converted to text. 
Does anyone know how to convert a PDF to text?

Valete,
Sent from my iPhone
Lara Sowell
Latin teacher


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From kelseynicolay1989 at gmail.com  Tue Feb  9 00:25:36 2016
From: kelseynicolay1989 at gmail.com (Kelsey Nicolay)
Date: Mon, 08 Feb 2016 19:25:36 -0500
Subject: [nobe-l] Converting PDFs
Message-ID: <56b93213.4428370a.93e39.ffff9ad0@mx.google.com>

Hi Lara,
If you use JAWS, you might be able to use its ocr feature to read 
the text, but it is not always reliable.



From allentw at ucmail.uc.edu  Tue Feb  9 01:39:29 2016
From: allentw at ucmail.uc.edu (Allen, Timothy (allentw))
Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2016 01:39:29 +0000
Subject: [nobe-l] Converting PDFs
In-Reply-To: <53168D8A-EB69-4FD7-B275-D979400A7552@sowellpodiatry.com>
References: <53168D8A-EB69-4FD7-B275-D979400A7552@sowellpodiatry.com>
Message-ID: <F699693053070E4EAAA50391C0AACFC64519C94D@UCMAILA1.ad.uc.edu>

Hi Lara,

I use ABBYY Finereader nearly every day to convert PDFs to JAWS accessible word documents. It's pretty reliable, and not too expensive. Your employer should pay for it, I would think.

Good luck,
Tim 
________________________________________
From: NOBE-L [nobe-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] on behalf of Lara Sowell via NOBE-L [nobe-l at nfbnet.org]
Sent: Monday, February 08, 2016 4:17 PM
To: nobe-l at nfbnet.org
Cc: Lara Sowell
Subject: [nobe-l] Converting PDFs

Hello again,

Last week I was able to obtain the PDFs of the curriculum from which I teach. I know they need to be converted to either txt or doc files in order to read them from a braille display. I purchased PDF Suite 2015 in order to convert them but most of them remained in their picture format. In fact I only found one page which was converted to text.
Does anyone know how to convert a PDF to text?

Valete,
Sent from my iPhone
Lara Sowell
Latin teacher


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From david.hyde at wcbvi.k12.wi.us  Tue Feb  9 13:43:52 2016
From: david.hyde at wcbvi.k12.wi.us (Hyde, David W. (ESC))
Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2016 13:43:52 +0000
Subject: [nobe-l] NOBE-L Digest, Vol 141, Issue 6
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Message-ID: <130fba69481543208873c532713fa0b6@Exchange.wcbvi.k12.wi.us>

You will need to run them through an optical character recognition program. There are two different things that come up as PDF files. One has text in it, the other has a picture of text which screenreaders do not read. It probably would not surprise those on this list that I have worked at a school for the blind for a dozen years, and still bet pictures of PdF files. 

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Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2016 15:17:39 -0600
From: Lara Sowell <lara at sowellpodiatry.com>
To: nobe-l at nfbnet.org
Subject: [nobe-l] Converting PDFs
Message-ID: <53168D8A-EB69-4FD7-B275-D979400A7552 at sowellpodiatry.com>
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Hello again,

Last week I was able to obtain the PDFs of the curriculum from which I teach. I know they need to be converted to either txt or doc files in order to read them from a braille display. I purchased PDF Suite 2015 in order to convert them but most of them remained in their picture format. In fact I only found one page which was converted to text. 
Does anyone know how to convert a PDF to text?

Valete,
Sent from my iPhone
Lara Sowell
Latin teacher




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Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2016 16:28:02 -0500
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Subject: Re: [nobe-l] Converting PDFs
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	<CAK0ZVw0snds8QBb6q-2DNfq6Rede5X6ObSxNjynSt49UtRJKVQ at mail.gmail.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8

You will need to use optical character recognition (OCR) software if the pdf's appear as images. This is disappointing since you got the files directly from the publisher though. You can use something like Kurzweil, Openbook, Abby Fine Reader, or the full version of Adobe Acrobat is supposed to have an OCR feature now. Do you have access to any of those programs?



On 2/8/16, Lara Sowell via NOBE-L <nobe-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hello again,
>
> Last week I was able to obtain the PDFs of the curriculum from which I 
> teach. I know they need to be converted to either txt or doc files in 
> order to read them from a braille display. I purchased PDF Suite 2015 
> in order to convert them but most of them remained in their picture 
> format. In fact I only found one page which was converted to text.
> Does anyone know how to convert a PDF to text?
>
> Valete,
> Sent from my iPhone
> Lara Sowell
> Latin teacher
>
>
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Message: 3
Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2016 21:30:54 +0000
From: "Szostak, Christine" <szostak.1 at buckeyemail.osu.edu>
To: National Organization of Blind Educators Mailing List
	<nobe-l at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [nobe-l] Converting PDFs
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Hi,
  If you have access to JAWS, I think it started with version 12 or 15, you can run the OCR converter and it will convert it  to a readable format. Then just copy the output into a txt or similar file.

  To do this:

1)  Open the .pdf file.
2)  While in the file press insert with space.
3) Press  o to bring up the OCR converter.
4)  Press d to convert the file. It will take a few minutes.

  Once  the file has partially been converted, a window will pop up that will contain all that has been converted. At the  bottom of the window, if it is still converting, it will say something like conversion in progress, or something to that extent.

  Once finished, just hit  copy, open up  notepad or other app that can save as .txt, hit paste, and then just save wherever you like. Hope that helps!
Have a wonderful week all!
Chris

Dr. Christine M. Szostak
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Department of Social Sciences
Shorter University
Rome, Georgia
szostak.1 at osu.edu
cszostak at shorter.edu

-----Original Message-----
From: NOBE-L [mailto:nobe-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Lara Sowell via NOBE-L
Sent: Monday, February 08, 2016 4:18 PM
To: nobe-l at nfbnet.org
Cc: Lara Sowell <lara at sowellpodiatry.com>
Subject: [nobe-l] Converting PDFs

Hello again,

Last week I was able to obtain the PDFs of the curriculum from which I teach. I know they need to be converted to either txt or doc files in order to read them from a braille display. I purchased PDF Suite 2015 in order to convert them but most of them remained in their picture format. In fact I only found one page which was converted to text. 
Does anyone know how to convert a PDF to text?

Valete,
Sent from my iPhone
Lara Sowell
Latin teacher


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Message: 4
Date: Mon, 08 Feb 2016 19:25:36 -0500
From: Kelsey Nicolay <kelseynicolay1989 at gmail.com>
To: National Organization of Blind Educators Mailing
	List<nobe-l at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [nobe-l] Converting PDFs
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Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed

Hi Lara,
If you use JAWS, you might be able to use its ocr feature to read the text, but it is not always reliable.



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Message: 5
Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2016 01:39:29 +0000
From: "Allen, Timothy (allentw)" <allentw at ucmail.uc.edu>
To: National Organization of Blind Educators Mailing List
	<nobe-l at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [nobe-l] Converting PDFs
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	<F699693053070E4EAAA50391C0AACFC64519C94D at UCMAILA1.ad.uc.edu>
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Hi Lara,

I use ABBYY Finereader nearly every day to convert PDFs to JAWS accessible word documents. It's pretty reliable, and not too expensive. Your employer should pay for it, I would think.

Good luck,
Tim 
________________________________________
From: NOBE-L [nobe-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] on behalf of Lara Sowell via NOBE-L [nobe-l at nfbnet.org]
Sent: Monday, February 08, 2016 4:17 PM
To: nobe-l at nfbnet.org
Cc: Lara Sowell
Subject: [nobe-l] Converting PDFs

Hello again,

Last week I was able to obtain the PDFs of the curriculum from which I teach. I know they need to be converted to either txt or doc files in order to read them from a braille display. I purchased PDF Suite 2015 in order to convert them but most of them remained in their picture format. In fact I only found one page which was converted to text.
Does anyone know how to convert a PDF to text?

Valete,
Sent from my iPhone
Lara Sowell
Latin teacher


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From kelseynicolay1989 at gmail.com  Wed Feb 10 02:55:28 2016
From: kelseynicolay1989 at gmail.com (Kelsey Nicolay)
Date: Tue, 09 Feb 2016 21:55:28 -0500
Subject: [nobe-l] perky duck
Message-ID: <56baa6b5.17658c0a.bf9dc.2243@mx.google.com>

Hello,
I am taking Hadley's Transitioning to Unified English Braille 
course.  My instructor told me that I could use Perky Duck to 
complete my assignments.  However, I am having issues getting it 
to work correctly.  When I type in contracted Braille in Perky 
Duck, everything is coming out as computer Braille symbols.  For 
example, when I entered my city name, I got m dollar sign 9 a 
when using contracted Braille.  I did not want to submit that 
assignment since it did not look right to me on my Braille 
display.  JAWS does not read text when in Perky Duck, so the only 
feedback I get is from the Braille display.  I send this 
assignment in hardcopy Braille, but I would like to be able to 
submit electronically.  Therefore, has anyone who uses Perky Duck 
run into this problem with contracted Braille not displaying 
correctly on a Braille display? If so, how do I solve this issue?
Thank you,
Kelsey Nicolay



From christgirl813 at gmail.com  Wed Feb 10 03:35:30 2016
From: christgirl813 at gmail.com (Kayla James)
Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2016 21:35:30 -0600
Subject: [nobe-l] perky duck
In-Reply-To: <56baa6b5.17658c0a.bf9dc.2243@mx.google.com>
References: <56baa6b5.17658c0a.bf9dc.2243@mx.google.com>
Message-ID: <CAP4F+WWNAyYZcUCfS0+v85Nwiyc1Jszof=5aQu0eaKjdksiPGg@mail.gmail.com>

Dear Kelsey,
hi, I'm Kayla. When I was interested in becoming a Braille
transcriber, I downloaded Perky Duck. It's just the computer system
you have. When I questioned someone about this, apparently it only
works on old computers. I don't know why or what the deal is, but that
happened to me over a year or two ago.
I'm saddened that they haven't tried to fix this.

On 2/9/16, Kelsey Nicolay via NOBE-L <nobe-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hello,
> I am taking Hadley's Transitioning to Unified English Braille
> course.  My instructor told me that I could use Perky Duck to
> complete my assignments.  However, I am having issues getting it
> to work correctly.  When I type in contracted Braille in Perky
> Duck, everything is coming out as computer Braille symbols.  For
> example, when I entered my city name, I got m dollar sign 9 a
> when using contracted Braille.  I did not want to submit that
> assignment since it did not look right to me on my Braille
> display.  JAWS does not read text when in Perky Duck, so the only
> feedback I get is from the Braille display.  I send this
> assignment in hardcopy Braille, but I would like to be able to
> submit electronically.  Therefore, has anyone who uses Perky Duck
> run into this problem with contracted Braille not displaying
> correctly on a Braille display? If so, how do I solve this issue?
> Thank you,
> Kelsey Nicolay
>
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From bookwormahb at earthlink.net  Wed Feb 10 23:54:09 2016
From: bookwormahb at earthlink.net (Ashley Bramlett)
Date: Wed, 10 Feb 2016 18:54:09 -0500
Subject: [nobe-l] Converting PDFs
In-Reply-To: <53168D8A-EB69-4FD7-B275-D979400A7552@sowellpodiatry.com>
References: <53168D8A-EB69-4FD7-B275-D979400A7552@sowellpodiatry.com>
Message-ID: <0BB5E61ABC744AECA78DFC1C8F943248@OwnerPC>

Hello,
If you purchased the pdf suite, then I would think that would do the trick.
You mean the pdf adobe professional, right?
You can convert to word documents with that software. I would recommend that 
you call the adobe company then for tech support.
If I had done it with adobe professional suite, I'd let you know. I have 
openbook 8 and this is another option to convert the files.

Openbook is a OCR program for blind and low vision people which speaks and 
enlarges text you scan or have on your pc as an
image. Unfortunately, openbook 9, the latest software, has a bug so you 
cannot OCR pdf files.
But you can with openbook 8 or earlier.

Good luck!

Ashley


-----Original Message----- 
From: Lara Sowell via NOBE-L
Sent: Monday, February 08, 2016 4:17 PM
To: nobe-l at nfbnet.org
Cc: Lara Sowell
Subject: [nobe-l] Converting PDFs

Hello again,

Last week I was able to obtain the PDFs of the curriculum from which I 
teach. I know they need to be converted to either txt or doc files in order 
to read them from a braille display. I purchased PDF Suite 2015 in order to 
convert them but most of them remained in their picture format. In fact I 
only found one page which was converted to text.
Does anyone know how to convert a PDF to text?

Valete,
Sent from my iPhone
Lara Sowell
Latin teacher


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From dandrews at visi.com  Fri Feb 12 05:29:46 2016
From: dandrews at visi.com (David Andrews)
Date: Thu, 11 Feb 2016 23:29:46 -0600
Subject: [nobe-l] Fwd: [BANA-Announce] BANA Elects Officers,
 Recognized Board  Changes
Message-ID: <auto-000050291120@mailfront1.g2host.com>


>
>
>Press Release
>
>
>
>February 2016
>For Immediate Release
>
>Contact: Jennifer Dunnam, Chair
>Braille Authority of North America
>612-767-5658
>chair at brailleauthority.org
>
>
>BANA Elects Officers, Recognizes Board Changes
>
>
>
>At its November 2015 meeting, the Braille Authority of North America 
>(BANA) elected the officers who will serve during the 2016 calendar 
>year. The officers are Chair, Jennifer Dunnam (National Federation 
>of the Blind); Vice Chair, Sandra Ruconich (American Council of the 
>Blind); Secretary, Ruth Rozen (The Hadley School for the Blind); 
>Treasurer, Jackie Sheridan (National Braille Press).
>
>The new year has brought additional Board changes. Diane Wormsley, 
>who has represented AER (Association for Education and 
>Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired) on the BANA Board 
>since 2004, has retired from her professorship at North Carolina 
>Central University and is leaving the BANA Board to pursue other 
>interests. Diane has co-chaired BANA's research committee, and her 
>amazing memory of BANA actions as well as her thoughtful insights 
>will be greatly missed.
>
>Diane's position of AER representative will be filled by Mary Nelle 
>McLennan, who has been the representative from the American Printing 
>House for the Blind (APH) since 2007 and just completed five years 
>as BANA's Vice Chair. Mary Nelle will continue to serve on the 
>Board, now representing AER. We are grateful to retain Mary Nelle's 
>depth of knowledge and experience and anticipate her continued 
>participation and contributions, especially as Chair of BANA's 
>Publications Committee.
>
>Cathy Senft-Graves has been appointed as the new representative from 
>APH, where she is the Braille Literacy and Technology Project 
>Leader. The BANA Board looks forward to her service.
>
>BANA's spring meeting will be held May 19-21, 2016, at the Maryland 
>School for the Blind in Baltimore. Observers are welcome. This 
>meeting will immediately precede the quadrennial meeting on May 
>22-26 of the International Council on English Braille (ICEB), which 
>will occur at the headquarters of the National Federation of the 
>Blind, also in Baltimore. More details about BANA's spring meeting 
>will be announced in a forthcoming press release.
>
>NOTE: This press release is available in HTML on the BANA website at 
><http://mandrillapp.com/track/click/30489975/www.brailleauthority.org?p=eyJzIjoiaFZWVWRGWU95SFVUc0tsdExsZXFtZ3Jtb0FBIiwidiI6MSwicCI6IntcInVcIjozMDQ4OTk3NSxcInZcIjoxLFwidXJsXCI6XCJodHRwOlxcXC9cXFwvd3d3LmJyYWlsbGVhdXRob3JpdHkub3JnXFxcL3ByZXNzcmVsZWFzZXNcXFwvcHItMjAxNi0yLmh0bWxcIixcImlkXCI6XCJmM2MyYWRjMTVhNDU0YTJlYmExYmI5NjM2ODQ3ZTk1ZFwiLFwidXJsX2lkc1wiOltcIjE3MWE5NWM0NWI3M2YxYWE3OWRhYzM5YmJmZjJjNTQyODdjNWVhMjFcIl19In0>http://www.brailleauthority.org/pressreleases/pr-2016-2.html. 
>
>
>You can follow the work of BANA by signing up for BANA-Announce, a 
>one-way email list that disseminates news and information. To join 
>this list, send a blank email message to 
><mailto:bana-announce-subscribe at brailleauthority.org>bana-announce-subscribe at brailleauthority.org 
>and follow the directions in the confirmation email that will be 
>sent in response. You can also follow BANA on Facebook and Twitter!
>
>The Board of BANA consists of appointed representatives from 
>seventeen 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


From martinezana770 at gmail.com  Sun Feb 14 21:06:08 2016
From: martinezana770 at gmail.com (Ana Martinez)
Date: Sun, 14 Feb 2016 15:06:08 -0600
Subject: [nobe-l] special education major
Message-ID: <CAPMxSt0O+vFiOJOY070wKwyOnY9frEufqeT8csHt-DPyqiggeA@mail.gmail.com>

Greedings, my name is Ana and I am a blind highschool student. When I
grow up I would like to be an orientation and mobility instructor, I
would like to be able to teach all types of blind people. I wanna
teach people who are just blind and people who are blind but who also
have additional disabilities. I thought it would be benefitial for my
career to major in special education so that I can learn how to teach
people with all types of disabilities and then do a masters in ONM,
for the last couple of months I've been looking for colleges and I
realized that there are many majors in special education like special
education miled disabilities, special education miled to moderate
disabilities, ETC. I have a question: I am not sure which special
education major  will best meet my career goals, is it possible to
teach orientation and mobility to people with severe disabilities? up
to which degree of disability is it safe to teach ONM? for example if
I teach mobility to someone who is in a wheelchair to cross a busy
intersection, tecnically that person could do that but could that
person be fast enough to cross the street without being hit? I don't
want to specialized on teaching blind people with multiple
disabilities but if one day I have to teach someone who has multiple
disabilities I wanna be able to do it.  I hope I explained myself,
sorry for my english. thanks



From nmpbrat at aol.com  Tue Feb 16 00:58:12 2016
From: nmpbrat at aol.com (nmpbrat at aol.com)
Date: Mon, 15 Feb 2016 19:58:12 -0500
Subject: [nobe-l] special education major
In-Reply-To: <CAPMxSt0O+vFiOJOY070wKwyOnY9frEufqeT8csHt-DPyqiggeA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAPMxSt0O+vFiOJOY070wKwyOnY9frEufqeT8csHt-DPyqiggeA@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <152e795ae44-73bc-27a4@webprd-a62.mail.aol.com>

Ana,
I replied to your other post on another list....but I think I better understand now what you are asking.  First, I will tell you that either the "Mild/Moderate Intervention Specialist" or "Moderate/Intensive Intervention Specialist" paths would work.  From my experience though....I actually started on the moderate to intensive route and then switched....mainly because I didn't want to take on the task of having to learn sign language, which was required of the moderate to intensive major.  If you are looking at focusing on O&M for blind people, more often than not, those people are going to tend to be higher functioning, thus the mild to moderate route will be more than sufficient.  The mild to moderate major still gives you an overview of special education in general.  
The other question I would pose to you is something to just think about.  Have you considered majoring in VI...in other words, being a teacher of the visually impaired?  This would give you a more narrow focus but if that is where your interest lies, then it could be what you're looking for.  This path will somewhat limit your choices for colleges though, as not all colleges have that specific major.  


Just some things to consider.
Good luck to you!
Nicole



-----Original Message-----
From: Ana Martinez via NOBE-L <nobe-l at nfbnet.org>
To: nobe-l <nobe-l at nfbnet.org>
Cc: Ana Martinez <martinezana770 at gmail.com>
Sent: Sun, Feb 14, 2016 4:13 pm
Subject: [nobe-l] special education major

Greedings, my name is Ana and I am a blind highschool student. When I
grow up I would like to be an orientation and mobility instructor, I
would like to be able to teach all types of blind people. I wanna
teach people who are just blind and people who are blind but who also
have additional disabilities. I thought it would be benefitial for my
career to major in special education so that I can learn how to teach
people with all types of disabilities and then do a masters in ONM,
for the last couple of months I've been looking for colleges and I
realized that there are many majors in special education like special
education miled disabilities, special education miled to moderate
disabilities, ETC. I have a question: I am not sure which special
education major  will best meet my career goals, is it possible to
teach orientation and mobility to people with severe disabilities? up
to which degree of disability is it safe to teach ONM? for example if
I teach mobility to someone who is in a wheelchair to cross a busy
intersection, tecnically that person could do that but could that
person be fast enough to cross the street without being hit? I don't
want to specialized on teaching blind people with multiple
disabilities but if one day I have to teach someone who has multiple
disabilities I wanna be able to do it.  I hope I explained myself,
sorry for my english. thanks

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From deniserob at gmail.com  Tue Feb 16 19:31:54 2016
From: deniserob at gmail.com (Dr. Denise M Robinson)
Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2016 14:31:54 -0500
Subject: [nobe-l] lessons with highest demand for help
Message-ID: <CAAxsd_67fX=KpLqhqr_COeDU67xAEXsFrDjQC34Eu-f3JfDb-A@mail.gmail.com>

Biggest request for this quarter is on --- How to adapt work for blind/low
vision students? <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-P-ICYpIv0>



Tricks to adapt last minute work fast --right in class
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwZHbwaaakU>



Adapt work with Adobe DC-- Access PDF files and learn tricks to write
directly on top of work and increase size
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEaGgHn8gfs>



Access secured inaccessible PDF and other image files
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8V842KG1Tk>?this video was done for my
students after I had first taught them but they needed reminders so I do
videos up for them. New apps in google do a great job.



Are your students needing to type out math symbols that your talking
software can actually read? Here is a geometry list that makes life
easier-- Math symbol commands made easy
<http://www.yourtechvision.com/content/math-symbol-commands-made-easy>



For those who need help with: Talking software commands for Google Classroom
<http://www.yourtechvision.com/content/talking-software-commands-google-classroom>



Big questions coming in from seniors and their parents so here is something
to help: Help for college students with visual impairments
<http://www.yourtechvision.com/content/help-college-students-visual-impairments>



And last but not least: Refreshable Braille device from University of
Michigan
<http://www.yourtechvision.com/content/refreshable-braille-device-university-michigan>


-- 
*Dr Denise*

Denise M. Robinson, TVI, Ph.D.
CEO, TechVision, LLC
Specialist in Technology/Training/Teaching for blind/low vision/virtual
instruction for schools
Also Private training to your needs
423-573-6413

Website with hundreds of informational articles & lessons on PC, Office
products, Mac, iPad/iTools and more, all done with
keystrokes: www.yourtechvision.com


From adrijana.prokopenko at gmail.com  Mon Feb 22 12:17:13 2016
From: adrijana.prokopenko at gmail.com (adrijana prokopenko)
Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2016 13:17:13 +0100
Subject: [nobe-l] New blindness products
Message-ID: <CAOQ972_m4Licn2iU6MF7dp3=pk5LSCMxtt_6kRAyDK=MqysCdA@mail.gmail.com>

Just received this from a friend, so thought to pass it along.

Ambron Products now has a website! www.ambronproducts.com
where you can see, listen to and learn more about our products "for
the blind and sighted to share."  We hope you will check out this new
website, and also return in the near future to see our new products.
As you may recall, we are a couple of members of the senior support
groups at the Colorado Center for the Blind. We hope to make some new
stories, books, games and other products available for families and
friends to share, whether they are blind, sighted or somewhere in
between. We also look forward to your comments, requests and
suggestions.
Blessings, best wishes and thank you for your interest, Estelle Shukert
Ambron Products
2924 so. Ingalls Way
Denver, CO 80227
303-789-7538
ambronproducts at gmail.com
www.ambronproducts.com



From abeasley.jb11 at gmail.com  Tue Feb 23 04:08:22 2016
From: abeasley.jb11 at gmail.com (Andrea Beasley)
Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2016 22:08:22 -0600
Subject: [nobe-l] Question
Message-ID: <BB2AB83C-D1EC-4049-BFD5-E6FF29BAA1BD@gmail.com>

Hello,
I have at least one question that I know I can get answers here.

I'm going to be starting to substitute teach. This is domething I've never done. I also haven't been in the classroom for quite some time. 

So I'm wondering as a blind person how do you make sure you see good behavior so affirmation can be given? Do you reward just correct answers, quiet children, children that are actively participate? I'm just a bit nervous and I want to make sure I portray a positive attitude while also doing a good job.

Thank you very much,
Andrea

Sent from my iPhone 6


From craigcooper2013 at gmail.com  Sun Feb 28 15:52:38 2016
From: craigcooper2013 at gmail.com (Craig Cooper)
Date: Sun, 28 Feb 2016 07:52:38 -0800
Subject: [nobe-l] NOBE-L Digest, Vol 141, Issue 14
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Andrea,
It depends on what type of behavior that you are seeking to reinforce.
I praise thoughtful answers, compliant behavior, acts of courtesy and
kindness, etc.  If you're a sub, try to get to know the kids, as
quickly as possible.  If you can use their names, while giving
appropriate praise, it will give you a better connection with them.
Just give them respect, and expect respect in return from them.  Have
fun with the students!
Craig

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> Hello,
> I have at least one question that I know I can get answers here.
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> I'm going to be starting to substitute teach. This is domething I've never
> done. I also haven't been in the classroom for quite some time.
>
> So I'm wondering as a blind person how do you make sure you see good
> behavior so affirmation can be given? Do you reward just correct answers,
> quiet children, children that are actively participate? I'm just a bit
> nervous and I want to make sure I portray a positive attitude while also
> doing a good job.
>
> Thank you very much,
> Andrea
>
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From kelseynicolay1989 at gmail.com  Sun Feb 28 20:25:43 2016
From: kelseynicolay1989 at gmail.com (Kelsey Nicolay)
Date: Sun, 28 Feb 2016 15:25:43 -0500
Subject: [nobe-l] perky duck
Message-ID: <56d357f5.4352370a.76be8.ffffee4b@mx.google.com>

Hello,
I was hoping another JAWS user could help.  I am using Perky Duck 
to complete assignments for my Ueb course through Hadley.  
However, I have noticed that Perky Duck and JAWS are not working 
well together.  JAWS is not always speaking when I am typing.  It 
also does not read any text I enter, so the only feedback I get 
is from my Focus 14 which is not easy to edit these kinds of 
documents with so few Braille cells.  Therefore, I have no 
reliable way to edit my work.  I am doing well on the 
assignments, but I could probably improve my score if I had an 
easier way of editing my work.  We tried the apex, but for some 
reason, my instructor can't grade files created on my apex.  We 
have not been able to solve this yet since we can't figure out 
why the issue is occurring when I changed my settings to match 
hers.  Therefore, is there anything I can do to make JAWS work 
better with Perky Duck or does it just not read no matter what I 
do? Also, can the Apex open dxb files? I was considering 
transferring it to my apex to check it and then send it to my 
instructor, but I'm not sure if the Apex support the dxb format.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you,
Kelsey Nicolay



From sydnorhg at gmail.com  Sun Feb 28 20:48:06 2016
From: sydnorhg at gmail.com (Georgie S.)
Date: Sun, 28 Feb 2016 15:48:06 -0500
Subject: [nobe-l] proctoring large rooms of students
Message-ID: <CAB5ntNx3t59nn2rBfUn3DNBvXZLMDgSh=TmMDvc7ZQw4EG4Q1A@mail.gmail.com>

Hi there. Can anyone can give me some advice on proctoring a large
room of students, visually monitoring them to insure they're on-task
and behaved? I normally work with students in small groups, where I
find it easy to keep them hard at work, but my schedule has shifted,
so that now I'll be monitoring a group of 25 students for a 75-minute
period of independent work, where students are expected to work
silently and independently the entire time. In case you're curious,
these students are sixth-graders and sighted. I'm working with one
other teacher who is sighted. I'm worried I won't be able to catch the
students and redirect them when they start acting silly, because I
will not see it from across the room. I also see some possibility that
students will realize this and take advantage of it.
I'm sure many people on here have proctored. I'd love to hear from you
about your experience and any strategies you may have developed.
Thanks,
Georgie



From gpaikens at gmail.com  Sun Feb 28 21:08:32 2016
From: gpaikens at gmail.com (Greg Aikens)
Date: Sun, 28 Feb 2016 16:08:32 -0500
Subject: [nobe-l] perky duck
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References: <56d357f5.4352370a.76be8.ffffee4b@mx.google.com>
Message-ID: <661397F9-DE31-4B96-B32B-132348F4E12D@gmail.com>

Hi Kelsey,
On an earlier thread I shared that I didn?t have any more success than you getting them to work together. I just had an idea though. There are built in scripts that make JAWS work well with Duxbury. I wonder if you could get them to load somehow when PerkyDuck is running?

As far as I know, the Apex can?t open dxb files but maybe you could save it as a brf? 
> On Feb 28, 2016, at 3:25 PM, Kelsey Nicolay via NOBE-L <nobe-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> I was hoping another JAWS user could help.  I am using Perky Duck to complete assignments for my Ueb course through Hadley.  However, I have noticed that Perky Duck and JAWS are not working well together.  JAWS is not always speaking when I am typing.  It also does not read any text I enter, so the only feedback I get is from my Focus 14 which is not easy to edit these kinds of documents with so few Braille cells.  Therefore, I have no reliable way to edit my work.  I am doing well on the assignments, but I could probably improve my score if I had an easier way of editing my work.  We tried the apex, but for some reason, my instructor can't grade files created on my apex.  We have not been able to solve this yet since we can't figure out why the issue is occurring when I changed my settings to match hers.  Therefore, is there anything I can do to make JAWS work better with Perky Duck or does it just not read no matter what I do? Also, can the Apex open dxb files? I was considering transferring it to my apex to check it and then send it to my instructor, but I'm not sure if the Apex support the dxb format.
> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
> Thank you,
> Kelsey Nicolay
> 
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From morrowmediakc at yahoo.com  Sun Feb 28 21:12:12 2016
From: morrowmediakc at yahoo.com (Kimberly Morrow)
Date: Sun, 28 Feb 2016 15:12:12 -0600
Subject: [nobe-l] perky duck
In-Reply-To: <56d357f5.4352370a.76be8.ffffee4b@mx.google.com>
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Message-ID: <A172B636-BFC2-4A00-96C5-DA29548ABF9E@yahoo.com>

I have encountered a similar situation while working through my braille certification through NFB/national Library service. The best solution my instructor and I have come up with is that I simply mail my braille lessons in hardcopy rail to my instructor. It has proven to be very slow, but it works.

Kimberly A. morrow, Ph.D.

> On Feb 28, 2016, at 2:25 PM, Kelsey Nicolay via NOBE-L <nobe-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> I was hoping another JAWS user could help.  I am using Perky Duck to complete assignments for my Ueb course through Hadley.  However, I have noticed that Perky Duck and JAWS are not working well together.  JAWS is not always speaking when I am typing.  It also does not read any text I enter, so the only feedback I get is from my Focus 14 which is not easy to edit these kinds of documents with so few Braille cells.  Therefore, I have no reliable way to edit my work.  I am doing well on the assignments, but I could probably improve my score if I had an easier way of editing my work.  We tried the apex, but for some reason, my instructor can't grade files created on my apex.  We have not been able to solve this yet since we can't figure out why the issue is occurring when I changed my settings to match hers.  Therefore, is there anything I can do to make JAWS work better with Perky Duck or does it just not read no matter what I do? Also, can the Apex open dxb files? I was considering transferring it to my apex to check it and then send it to my instructor, but I'm not sure if the Apex support the dxb format.
> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
> Thank you,
> Kelsey Nicolay
> 
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From kelseynicolay1989 at gmail.com  Sun Feb 28 21:42:27 2016
From: kelseynicolay1989 at gmail.com (Kelsey Nicolay)
Date: Sun, 28 Feb 2016 16:42:27 -0500
Subject: [nobe-l] perky duck
Message-ID: <56d369f1.c152370a.833b5.ffffedad@mx.google.com>

Hi Greg,
How do I find the scripts and get them to load?



From gpaikens at gmail.com  Sun Feb 28 21:51:14 2016
From: gpaikens at gmail.com (Greg Aikens)
Date: Sun, 28 Feb 2016 16:51:14 -0500
Subject: [nobe-l] perky duck
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References: <56d369f1.c152370a.833b5.ffffedad@mx.google.com>
Message-ID: <8616E9AE-9039-426E-879F-62B5147F1D7A@gmail.com>

No idea. They load automatically when duxbury loads. Maybe you could call freedom scientific?


> On Feb 28, 2016, at 4:42 PM, Kelsey Nicolay via NOBE-L <nobe-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi Greg,
> How do I find the scripts and get them to load?
> 
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From kelseynicolay1989 at gmail.com  Sun Feb 28 21:56:20 2016
From: kelseynicolay1989 at gmail.com (Kelsey Nicolay)
Date: Sun, 28 Feb 2016 16:56:20 -0500
Subject: [nobe-l] perky duck
Message-ID: <56d36d32.cfdc8c0a.8d918.fffff406@mx.google.com>

Hi Greg,
Yes, I plan to contact them about this.  Maybe tech support can 
tandem in and see what's going on.
I also plan to email Duxbury and see what they have to say.



From bookwormahb at earthlink.net  Sun Feb 28 22:37:16 2016
From: bookwormahb at earthlink.net (Ashley Bramlett)
Date: Sun, 28 Feb 2016 17:37:16 -0500
Subject: [nobe-l] perky duck
In-Reply-To: <56d36d32.cfdc8c0a.8d918.fffff406@mx.google.com>
References: <56d36d32.cfdc8c0a.8d918.fffff406@mx.google.com>
Message-ID: <5509B2F9EEB94A679E8D18B9BDD9CA7F@OwnerPC>

Haven't used this, but I would think you'd need the latest duxbury to take 
advantage of the scripts.
So hope you have that, or can get it via a free upgrade.

-----Original Message----- 
From: Kelsey Nicolay via NOBE-L
Sent: Sunday, February 28, 2016 4:56 PM
To: National Organization of Blind Educators Mailing List
Cc: Kelsey Nicolay
Subject: Re: [nobe-l] perky duck

Hi Greg,
Yes, I plan to contact them about this.  Maybe tech support can
tandem in and see what's going on.
I also plan to email Duxbury and see what they have to say.

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From kelseynicolay1989 at gmail.com  Sun Feb 28 22:55:12 2016
From: kelseynicolay1989 at gmail.com (Kelsey Nicolay)
Date: Sun, 28 Feb 2016 17:55:12 -0500
Subject: [nobe-l] perky duck
Message-ID: <56d37afe.0415370a.d75d2.5800@mx.google.com>

Hi Ashley,
I'm using Perky Duck 11.2 which I think is the latest version.  I 
will contact Freedom Scientific to see if they can troubleshoot 
this.



From abeasley.jb11 at gmail.com  Mon Feb 29 01:28:31 2016
From: abeasley.jb11 at gmail.com (Andrea Beasley)
Date: Sun, 28 Feb 2016 19:28:31 -0600
Subject: [nobe-l] Questions
Message-ID: <81826B26-B454-4C11-AA75-4D926D79E2DE@gmail.com>

Hello,
I have at least one question that I know I can get answers here.

I'm going to be starting to substitute teach. This is domething I've never done. I also haven't been in the classroom for quite some time. 

So I'm wondering as a blind person how do you make sure you see good behavior so affirmation can be given? Do you reward just correct answers, quiet children, children that are actively participate? Also what do you do with the smart boards? Are they accessible? How often are they really used? I'm just a bit nervous and I want to make sure I portray a positive attitude while also doing a good job.

Thank you very much,
Andrea

Sent from my iPhone 6

Sent from my iPhone 6


From abeasley at jb11.net  Mon Feb 29 02:42:48 2016
From: abeasley at jb11.net (Andrea Beasley)
Date: Sun, 28 Feb 2016 20:42:48 -0600
Subject: [nobe-l] Questions
Message-ID: <01739DB4-F808-43ED-AFCB-520B3A127E4D@jb11.net>

Hello,
I have at least one question that I know I can get answers here.

I'm going to be starting to substitute teach. This is domething I've never done. I also haven't been in the classroom for quite some time. 

So I'm wondering as a blind person how do you make sure you see good behavior so affirmation can be given? Do you reward just correct answers, quiet children, children that are actively participate? Also what do you do with the smart boards? Are they accessible? How often are they really used? I'm just a bit nervous and I want to make sure I portray a positive attitude while also doing a good job.

Thank you very much,
Andrea

Sent from my iPhone 6

Sent from my iPhone 6

Sent from my iPhone 6


From satellite07 at msn.com  Mon Feb 29 03:38:00 2016
From: satellite07 at msn.com (Brian J. Quintana)
Date: Sun, 28 Feb 2016 19:38:00 -0800
Subject: [nobe-l] proctoring large rooms of students
References: <CAB5ntNx3t59nn2rBfUn3DNBvXZLMDgSh=TmMDvc7ZQw4EG4Q1A@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <BLU436-SMTP103902CA702D4BC854E991AB9BA0@phx.gbl>

Hi,

I have taught 6th grade for ten years in a public school with as many as 35 
students. Here are a few suggestions.
1. Continually walk around the room, just as with any teacher, proximity is 
key to ensuring on-task behavior.
2. Check in with students one-on-one and ask them to tell you what exact 
problem or question they are working on and provide feedback as needed. You 
will quickly determine if they are faking working, or are actually doing the 
work.
3. If you are able, choose one student to help you monitor, in the sense 
that if you are working with him/her, and you hear noise in another part of 
the room, you can ask who it is talking, make sure to do it quietly. Then go 
to that part of the room and speak the student about what he/she needs, why 
he/she is talking etc.
4. Keep them busy enough they don't have time to go off task.

Just a few suggestions,
Brian

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Georgie S. via NOBE-L" <nobe-l at nfbnet.org>
To: <NOBE-L at nfbnet.org>
Cc: "Georgie S." <sydnorhg at gmail.com>
Sent: Sunday, February 28, 2016 12:48 PM
Subject: [nobe-l] proctoring large rooms of students


> Hi there. Can anyone can give me some advice on proctoring a large
> room of students, visually monitoring them to insure they're on-task
> and behaved? I normally work with students in small groups, where I
> find it easy to keep them hard at work, but my schedule has shifted,
> so that now I'll be monitoring a group of 25 students for a 75-minute
> period of independent work, where students are expected to work
> silently and independently the entire time. In case you're curious,
> these students are sixth-graders and sighted. I'm working with one
> other teacher who is sighted. I'm worried I won't be able to catch the
> students and redirect them when they start acting silly, because I
> will not see it from across the room. I also see some possibility that
> students will realize this and take advantage of it.
> I'm sure many people on here have proctored. I'd love to hear from you
> about your experience and any strategies you may have developed.
> Thanks,
> Georgie
>
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