[nabs] Spanish class

Sun Aug 21 00:43:17 EDT 2011

Hi, Chris, and other interested folks, in use of the slate,

Personally, though I am not able to meaningfully use braille right 
now, I loved the page slate on which I took personal notes during 
high school and community college for a reason that, 
particularly  such use gives you an opportunity to become deeply, 
familiar with the braille cell on a deep and intimate, level.  I 
loved using the slate for everything, back then. If you love braille 
as much as I do, you might  not under estimate using the slate?
for today,
Car
> >>notetaker. Another option for Braille is of course the slate, but I
> >>don't think there's much that would convince me to use it in class.
> >>----- Original Message -----
> >>From: <mailto:chase.crispin at gmail.com>Chase Crispin
> >>To: <mailto:tyler at tysdomain.com>tyler at tysdomain.com ;
> >><mailto:nabs at acb.org>'Discussion list for NABS,National Alliance of
> >>Blind Students.'
> >>Sent: Friday, August 19, 2011 5:29 PM
> >>Subject: Re: [nabs] Spanish class
> >>
> >>I agree with you there.  I do have a person who can translate things
> >>I Braille out, but the teachers tend to want stuff ASAP and it is
> >>much easier to print or email the file than have to wait for it to
> >>be transcribed.  I don't like using the Perkins Brailler in class as
> >>it seems to be a big  distraction for the other students, for
> >>obvious reasons.  Grin.
> >>Thanks,
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>Chase Crispin
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> >>
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> >>From: nabs-bounces at acb.org [mailto:nabs-bounces at acb.org] On Behalf
> >>Of Littlefield, Tyler
> >>Sent: Friday, August 19, 2011 9:12 AM
> >>To: Discussion list for NABS,National Alliance of Blind Students.
> >>Subject: Re: [nabs] Spanish class
> >>
> >>I've always used a brailler for spanish, I had a braille lite back
> >>in middle school (wow, I miss that thing), and now I just use the
> >>computer. I haven't had spanish in a while, but I did everything
> >>with word, used the accents like a good student and printed it out.
> >>So much easier than working through a ton of different people to
> >>make it happen.
> >>On 8/19/2011 5:32 AM, Christopher Wright wrote:
> >>>During my high school days, back in the 90's, I used a Perkins
> >>>braille writer.
> >>>----- Original Message -----
> >>>From: <mailto:bookwormahb at earthlink.net>bookwormahb at earthlink.net
> >>>To: <mailto:nabs at acb.org>Discussion list for NABS,National Alliance
> >>>of Blind Students.
> >>>Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2011 10:57 PM
> >>>Subject: Re: [nabs] Spanish class
> >>>
> >>>Lena,
> >>>Same here. I did not try college foreign language where we cannot
> >>>access braille texts. For me braille was critical to learn a
> >>>language due to the spelling and just having something to study
> >>>with. I took spanish a few years in high school. Like you I just
> >>>wrote out my homework/tests in braille and my teacher of the vision
> >>>impaired would ink print over my writing. Much easier than messing
> >>>with a computer.
> >>>But if you have to know, I think your teacher of the vision
> >>>impaired, TVI, should have taught you.
> >>>Have you asked other classmates. After all, they need the same
> >>>commands to type their accented letters.
> >>>You could try the internet. Finally, if you can't find out, you
> >>>could spend a little money on a book. There is a book from national
> >>>braille press, NBP, that explains accents. On their website click
> >>>on bookstore, then categories, then computers to find the book.
> >>>
> >>>Ashley
> >>>
> >>>From: <mailto:leena.salim at gmail.com>Leena and Charity
> >>>Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2011 10:06 PM
> >>>To: <mailto:chase.crispin at gmail.com>chase.crispin at gmail.com ;
> >>><mailto:nabs at acb.org>Discussion list for NABS,National Alliance of
> >>>Blind Students.
> >>>Subject: Re: [nabs] Spanish class
> >>>
> >>>Honestly, I just did everything in Braille and had my teacher
> >>>overwrite everything. I used my notetaker and embossed from there
> >>>and gave the documents to my teacher. It's a lot easier than the
> >>>crazy alt codes I'd have to use to put in accents on the computer.
> >>>Maybe some people find that easier, but I don't.
> >>>----- Original Message -----
> >>>From: <mailto:chase.crispin at gmail.com>Chase Crispin
> >>>To: <mailto:nabs at acb.org>nabs at acb.org
> >>>Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2011 6:57 PM
> >>>Subject: [nabs] Spanish class
> >>>
> >>>Hello All,
> >>>I am a new member to this list.  I am currently in my first year of
> >>>high school, and taking Spanish 1.  I am having a bit of a problem
> >>>with the computer end of Spanish.  For those of you that have taken
> >>>any high school Spanish classes, can you please let me know how you
> >>>made sure that you heard and wrote the Spanish characters
> >>>correctly?  My worksheets and text books are in Braille, but I need
> >>>to make sure that when I am on a website for class or looking at an
> >>>email that contains Spanish characters I hear that in
> >>>Spanish.  I've figured out that if it has any of the Spanish accent
> >>>marks in the word it will be heard in Spanish, but if not it will
> >>>be pronounced like an English word.  E.G, Hola is pronounced as Ho
> >>>La, not O la.  Also, I need to be able to type all the accented
> >>>characters necessary for Spanish.  I've looked through various
> >>>manuals but haven't found the perfect solution yet.  I am using a
> >>>Macbook with the latest version of Mac OS 10.6 Snow Leopard with
> >>>Voice Over bootcamped with Windows XP Pro SP3 with JFW 12 latest
> >>>build.  I also use a Braille Plus Mobile Manager from APH with the
> >>>QWERTY docking station but I am pretty sure I will have to use the
> >>>Macbook for this class.  I have no problem using either Windows or
> >>>Mac for this class, it is just essential that I can both correctly
> >>>hear and type in Spanish for my tests, quizzes, and homework.
> >>>Please let me know how you did this in your Spanish classes.
> >>>Thanks!
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>Chase Crispin
> >>>Visit my website!
> >>><http://www.blindmobiletech.com/>http://www.blindmobiletech.com/
> >>>Email:
> >>>chase dot crispin at gmail dot com
> >>>My SAMobile address is no longer active.
> >>>
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> >>Ty
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