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Monthly Archives: October 2014

Learning to Type with a Simple ‘Keystroke’

28 Oct
White Apple keyboard

Everyone understands the need for learning to touch-type (using the computer keyboard without a need to look at the keyboard), yet one method has dominated the software world: users learn where a few keys are located, see a word on … Read More »

Technology assistive technology, JAWS, Mac OS X, New Mexico, touch typing, VoiceOver Leave a comment

Navigating Immersion Training: Are Sleepshades Blinding Me?

7 Oct
Joanne Gabias wearing sleep shades and using a Perkins Braille Writer

From an early age, I’ve said there are two things I would never do: go into psychology or become a teacher. However, I am now getting my master’s in psychology and I’m going to be a teacher! Before I can … Read More »

Life @ LA Tech blind parents, braille, Canada, home management, immersion, sleep shades Leave a comment

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