Well I really enjoyed our guest speaker today. He was from DATI and seemed very passionate at what he does. I think that allowing people to "test drive" AT devices before purchasing them is a beneficial service. Also it was so helpful to see and hold the devices he brought in such as: the AlphaSmart, Vanguard, and the Dynovox. I also liked Marvin's perspective when he said, " The curriculum has the barrier, not the student. We need to tailor the education to the student, not tailor the student to the education". Also, it was very disturbing to find out that it takes an average of 18 months to get a book back in braille. The expense, weight, and waiting time of the braille book can make it a grueling investment. Thank goodness for other technology such as a text scanner that has vocal output!!!
So the screen reader simulation task was a powerful yet frustrating experience. I tried and tried and tried to make my way around that page to find specific info and could not locate one of them. I got on the contact info page and on the history page but I was not able to maneuver around those pages to find the answers. I even peaked a few times but to no avail. This really showed me the difficulties faced by people with vision disabilities while trying to access web pages. For those who use screen readers, I give them alot of credit and admire their patience.
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