I used to love to use the computer, and did it easily even without my sight. Jaws for Windows gave me that ability.
Now I honestly can’t stand using the computer and dread looking on Google for something.
Even before, I could still understand my speech of Jaws. What I couldn’t understand I would read in braille. Braille was a supplement though. I did not use it all of the time, and completely without speech. I did more of a mix and match type thing.
I am still doing that, except my braille display has about five cells that are messed up so I read things that aren’t really there. It would be $416 to fix it, and I can’t afford that.
So I am wearing my headphones. I hear Jaw but I don’t understand it too well. Have to make it repeat a lot and read word by word slowly and sometimes make it spell a work so I can get a better idea of the word it’s saying.
This new difficulty with computers is the reason I have no been posting as much. Writing it is no problem, but I have to spell check it and read over it before I post it and that takes a lot of work.
I am also working on more sign language, and teaching Edward some signs. I am finally getting actual signs through his thick head!
My Dad also has started to learn sign language. If all anyone can ever do is only fingerspell, that is good enough. At least it’s a way to communicate and is better than not having a clue what the person is saying.
So even if I don’t use the computer much anymore, I stay busy with learning more sign language, being with Edward, and trying to care for Isaiah.
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