[access-uk] Re: Rosetta Stone
- From: Ari Damoulakis <aridamoulakis@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2011 22:29:06 +0200
Thanks v much Madleen, found it now.
Ari
On 9/21/11, Mann, Madleen <Madleen.Mann@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi Ari,
>
> I think if you send an e-mail to:
> forumindex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> forumindex@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> You'll get a list of all forum/lists on their site.
> They just opened a new one for social networking!
>
>
> You can find all info on how to join on the link:
> "Kann auch ich mitblindzeln?"
> Hope that helps, madleen
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of Ari Damoulakis
> Sent: 20 September 2011 21:31
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Rosetta Stone
>
> Hi Madleen
> I don't know if I'm doing something stupid, or if my German isn't good
> enough to understand, but I somehow can't find the mailing lists on
> blinzeln. I've looked under the chat and the forum link, but it is all
> about phone chat and irc, or a message board on the site. Where are
> all the mailing lists?
> Thanks
> Ari
>
> On 9/20/11, Ari Damoulakis <aridamoulakis@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Hi Madleen
>> Thanks, I didn't know about this email lists place, I'll look at it.
>> About Audible, I suppose I could join but I rather am looking for
>> etexts or ebooks or books in uncontracted braille. This is because
>> with the German audio books, first the readers read too fast for a
>> beginner like me, and also my vocabulary isn't good enough, I mean,
>> with a braille book or an ebook you can use a dictionary and copy
>> words you don't know and you can see how they're spelled.
>> By the way, what is interesting is that I was looking at German radio
>> stations, and it looks like the system doesn't work like in your or my
>> country where the stations broadcast countrywide, like Radio 4 or
>> something. It looks like the stations are sort of broken into regions.
>> Ari
>>
>> On 9/20/11, Mann, Madleen <Madleen.Mann@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> Hi Ari,
>>>
>>> Sorry am coming in late on this thread,
>>>
>>> I am trying to think about german children books and am wondering
>>> whether you could join german audible? I am german myself but am
> unsure
>>> now whether you can join Audible.de even if you are living abroad?
>>> I am living abroad since 7 years so am unsure about those new
> services
>>> but can find out?
>>> That might help to get german books/reading material.
>>>
>>> And regarding mailing lists, have you tried the huge plattform
>>> www.blindzeln.net
>>>
>>> They have a few english mailing lists too but mainly german mailing
>>> lists for every topic so I'm sure you'll find something you're
>>> interested in.
>>> Actively practising the language skills whilst developing new skills
>>> might feel easier?
>>>
>>> Know what you mean though, grammar is very difficult and a huge
> hurdle.
>>>
>>> Regards, Madleen
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf
>>> Of Ari Damoulakis
>>> Sent: 20 September 2011 12:11
>>> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Rosetta Stone
>>>
>>> Wow Doris, thanks that you said that you're German. I please need
> some
>>> advice. I am learning German and I want to know from where can I get
>>> free children's ebooks or other easy ones that I can read on a
> braille
>>> display? My teacher has helped me get normal braille books from DZB,
>>> but it is not working too well because the post office here in South
>>> Africa is unreliable. I can't use speech because the people read too
>>> fast and also I can't look up words or get them to be spelled. Can
> you
>>> also give me some good blind German web sites and mailing lists? My
>>> biggest problem I am having with learning German is the grammar, like
>>> this accusative and dative, it is just so difficult to understand
> when
>>> exactly to use what. Not to mention all these words with the
> different
>>> genders.
>>> Thanks
>>> Ari
>>>
>>> On 9/19/11, Doris and Chris <chipmunks@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>> What is the original poster's target language?
>>>>
>>>> also, don't forget that public libraries will often carry such
>>>> language learning programs like Pimsleur - at least in the U.S. they
>>>> do as far as this German girl knows! - and this might be worth
>>>> checking out to find out if a particular method works for you.
>>>>
>>>> Once we know what language is to be learned, we might be able to
> give
>>>> better advice.
>>>>
>>>> My husband and I just discovered a number of wonderful language
>>>> teaching podcasts for French and Spanish!
>>>>
>>>> Cheers,
>>>>
>>>> Doris
>>>>
>>>> At 05:06 PM 9/19/2011, you wrote:
>>>>>Yes even though it doesn't work, there are some great language
>>>>>learning methods out there that are sometimes even designed to be
>>>>>learned through audio.
>>>>>I like Michel Thomas, but they are very expensive, so just for
> travel
>>>>>it might not be a good idea
>>>>>www.michelthomas.co.uk
>>>>>I have also heard of Pimsleur. Penton Overseas also has a CD program
>>>>>for Spanish, German, French or Italian, I think they're called, for
>>>>>example the French one is Global French Deluxe language course.
>>>>>Then for if you just want some travel phrases and things there are
>>>>>language courses on the audible.
>>>>>Ari
>>>>>
>>>>>On 9/19/11, Doris and Chris <chipmunks@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>> > Unfortuatnely Rosetta Stone's interface as well as the contents
> are
>>>>> > highly graphical and therefore not accessible to someone totally
>>> blind.
>>>>> > this might not be too great a loss, though,as there are many
>>>>> > language programs that are accessible and often much more
>>> affordably
>>>>> > priced. We just had this question on another list I am on and
>>>>> > depending on your target language, maybe we can suggest some
>>>>> > alternatives, some of them even free.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > hth
>>>>> >
>>>>> > Doris
>>>>> >
>>>>> >
>>>>> >
>>>>> >
>>>>> > At 01:09 PM 9/19/2011, you wrote:
>>>>> >>Hi all,
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >>Does anyone know whether the language learning software products
>>>>> >>from Rosetta Stone are accessible with screen readers? By that, I
>>>>> >>mean the interface rather than the content of any videos.
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >>The most recent traffic from access technology lists that I can
>>> find
>>>>> >>suggests that they aren't, but this dates back to 2009.
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >>Does anyone know if the situation has changed?
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >>Thanks,
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >>Ed
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