JAWS will give some instructions but here is the breakdown of how to get started (note that you will need to press each of the keys below twice quickly to activate them unless otherwise noted)į2 - Next lesson or Repeat current lessonį11 - Switches Between Default TypeAbility Lessons and Teacher Created Lessons (activating this button also changes the functions of the other buttons slightly but we will cover that later)Įscape three times quickly - Quite TypeAbilityĪs you can see from the above list, there are various way to use TypeAbility with your students: After you’ve given your name, a main screen area will show up that looks like this: Typebility will remember this name and refer to you with it.
Once you open the program, you will be asked for your name. Once you’ve installed the program (see the resources section for a link to the demo and some basic instructions) simply run JAWS, then open the TypeAbility program. Please see the resource section for a downloadable link.
You are then permitted 15 free “openings” of the software before you must purchase the product. If you are interested in a trial of TypeAbility software, you may download a demo version if you have JAWS installed on your PC. For the program to run, you must be using JAWS to provide voice output.Īlso worthy of note is the fact that if your student is using Fusion/JAWS through APH Quota (please see the resources section at the bottom for a link to that information) you can purchase TypeAbility from YesAccessible! at a reduced rate. But that’s about to be remedied because that’s the subject of this article.īefore we get started, I have to point out that TypeAbility is NOT its own self-voicing typing program. One of the products I did not review was TypeAbility. Over the past couple of years, I’ve written a lot about touch typing and talked about a lot of products (both free and available for purchase) that could be used to teach this important skill.
NOTE: Please see other posts in this series including: