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ERIC Number: ED422682
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1996-May
Pages: 74
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
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Braille 'n Speak: A Public Domain Document To Assist Teachers. A User Friendly Guide.
Cook, Graham
This guide provides clear, graphic step-by-step instructions to introducing Braille 'n Speak technology to students with visual impairments. Braille 'n Speak is a notebook computer for individuals with visual impairments. Individuals input text using Braille keys and get speech feedback. The guide is intended to help classroom teachers with limited knowledge of Braille to assist students with visual impairments if problems arise when the Vision Resource Teacher is unavailable. Information is provided on: (1) braille key numbering; (2) troubleshooting; (3) speech parameters; (4) how to get to the file menu; (5) creating a file; (6) navigational keyboard wall charts; (7) selecting a reading method; (8) movement within a document; (9) how to find text within the file; (10) editing a document; (11) pasting from clipboard; (12) automatic page numbering; (13) printing text; (14) setting page format parameters; (15) renaming an open file or another file; (16) deleting files; (17) expanding a file: (18) help file; (19) protecting files; (20) calculator; (21) stopwatch function; (22) time and date function; (23) use of disk drive and disk drive commands; (24) spell checker; (25) status menu; and (26) creating macros. An appendix includes the braille alphabet, nemeth code numbers, and the international phonetic alphabet. (CR)
Publication Type: Guides - Non-Classroom
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Practitioners; Teachers
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
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