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APH offers two new tools to help students improve computer skills
News Release: Louisville, Kentucky, April 24, 2000
Talking Typer and Learn Keys: Verbal Keyboard Feedback are now available from the American Printing House for the Blind (APH), Louisville, Kentucky.
Talking Typer is a typing and computer keyboard training program for the PC. It shows and speaks a series of letters or words and waits for students to type them. Designed for use either by an individual or by multiple students, it uses the computer's sound card and screen to instruct, practice, or play games with typing lessons. Talking Typer includes several features that allow teachers to make modifications to fit a particular need. Teachers may create and edit lesson content, adjust the program to the student's level of vision and set it for a variety of skill levels.
Learn Keys: Verbal Keyboard Feedback gives students high-quality digitized human speech feedback as they explore the PC keyboard. It works with several versions of Windows® and with a variety of keyboard styles. Learn Keys will operate in "full screen" or in "background" mode. In "full-screen" mode, it speaks any single key you press and displays the name of the key on the screen. In "background" mode, it provides keyboard feedback while any other Windows program is open. Learn Keys can be tailored to the user's particular needs. Settings include male or female voice, speed and type of pronunciation, and font size on screen.
A free demonstration of these products is available on the APH web site. Visit www.aph.org to download demos of both Talking Typer and Learn Keys.
Since 1858, American Printing House for the Blind has promoted the independence of blind and visually impaired persons by providing special media, tools, and materials needed for education and life.
Contact Tony Grantz, Business Development Manager at 800-223-1839 or by E-mail, tgrantz@aph.org