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What techniques do you use for learning. (self.Blind)
submitted by merinthium
Hello,
I currently work for a charity that supports people with visual Imparements, I am starting a tuition service with them to help people with a visual impairment use technology, (phones, computers, tablets and the like).
As this is going to be a tailored 1-1 service I need an idea of some of the teaching techniques that people with a visual impairment find useful, obviously the use of visual information is out of the question for most of the people who will use the service. I know this is quite subjective but I hope to use the information provided to create a rough framework that I can adapt to suit each persons individual needs.
So what techniques so you find help you learn somthing new (I.e doing the task with someone guiding, listening to an explanation before trying yourself (or with support).
Also what software/apps do you find useful in your day to day lives (ie jaws, seeing ai, synapptic)
I currently work for a charity that supports people with visual Imparements, I am starting a tuition service with them to help people with a visual impairment use technology, (phones, computers, tablets and the like).
As this is going to be a tailored 1-1 service I need an idea of some of the teaching techniques that people with a visual impairment find useful, obviously the use of visual information is out of the question for most of the people who will use the service. I know this is quite subjective but I hope to use the information provided to create a rough framework that I can adapt to suit each persons individual needs.
So what techniques so you find help you learn somthing new (I.e doing the task with someone guiding, listening to an explanation before trying yourself (or with support).
Also what software/apps do you find useful in your day to day lives (ie jaws, seeing ai, synapptic)
ObsceneLoL 4 points 4y ago
I'm low vision, but I'm still capable of understanding visual information. I like having someone guide me. In my daily life, the only software I use is color inversion software, assuming the program I am currently using doesn't already have a dark mode/theme.
merinthium [OP] 3 points 4y ago
Thankyou for your response, everyone is different (be that with their visual impairment, learning technique or anything else really).
Reading that you use colour inversion software do you feel that all aoftware/ sites should have a dark mode option for accessabity purposes? (I know it helps quite alot of people VI or not)
Reading that you use colour inversion software do you feel that all aoftware/ sites should have a dark mode option for accessabity purposes? (I know it helps quite alot of people VI or not)
ObsceneLoL 3 points 4y ago
Absolutely. There are many websites I will refuse to visit again if there is not a dedicated dark mode, or compatibility with my inversion software.
bradley22 3 points 4y ago
I prefer to sit down and figure out what ever it is on my own.
bradley22 2 points 4y ago
I use NVDA every day.
I’d highly recommend asking the person what they want to learn and if they don’t know, give them options like, do you want to learn how to shop online or how to read a document?
An amazing app for document reading is voice OCR, it’s the best app for that kind of thing I’ve come across and I’ve tried quite a few.
I’d highly recommend asking the person what they want to learn and if they don’t know, give them options like, do you want to learn how to shop online or how to read a document?
An amazing app for document reading is voice OCR, it’s the best app for that kind of thing I’ve come across and I’ve tried quite a few.
merinthium [OP] 1 points 4y ago
That was the idea, I will be conducting an starting assessment (what vision if any, dexterity, goals). then using that information i will create a tailored course for them. Ie someone with little to no dexterity in their fingers would probably benifit from voice control (in regards to a phone/personal assistant).
I have not come across OCR but I will take a look.
I have not come across OCR but I will take a look.
bradley22 1 points 4y ago
Sounds good.
oncenightvaler 2 points 4y ago
For learning I prefer Braille books to everything else.
After I do research and find articles from online sources I usually read them and use my Braille Perkins typewriter to type up summaries.
I am great with listening to lectures but I prefer to read the information myself.
I use a Braille Display and an Embosser infrequently usually relying on my Voiceover screen reader.
After I do research and find articles from online sources I usually read them and use my Braille Perkins typewriter to type up summaries.
I am great with listening to lectures but I prefer to read the information myself.
I use a Braille Display and an Embosser infrequently usually relying on my Voiceover screen reader.
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