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From: Clark, Michelle - NRCS, Washington, DC
Date: Feb 5, 2014 5:10AM

Actually, I agree with the thought that the level students are taught can be lacking. I recently completed a class on document testing and remediation. I had no idea of many of the key strokes and options introduced to us. I have only been blind for nine years and I know others who have been blind lifelong and cannot operate a computer as well as I. For certain, the rehab school where I attended for one year paled in comparison to the training I now have.

In the past, I have wondered and heard others make comments about the cost of JAWS. After experiencing that class, I now have a clearer understanding of the costs involved to develop a product to the depth in which it has been developed.

JAWS has a lot of capacity packed into it. Unfortunately, too many blind and low vision students are simply not introduced to them. Is it another example of low expectations? Perhaps a version of JAWS Lite would be good for just the fundamental features?

Michelle