Hi Charles, I used Jaws, and I do have an adaptive chess set. In fact, I got the chess set from the Hadley School, but I lost the other basic course materials due to water damage years ago. The chess set is still in almost mint condition, though.
~Ann On Fri, Oct 9, 2009 at 1:49 PM, Charles Rivard <woofer...@sbcglobal.net>wrote: > Some questions for you in order to get you started playing again: > > What screen reader do you use? If it is JAWS, I can send you a free chess > program that you can play against, as well as connect to the Internet to > play against others, although I have not tried this feature out as of yet. > > Do you have an adapted chess set for blind people to use, rather than > having to use speech to explore a chess board during the game? > > I can also help you, probably one on one, as to which pieces move where and > the basic rules of the game. Or, there is a totally free correspondence > course, either on audio cassettes or in braille, available from the Hadley > School for the Blind. All course materials are yours to keep after you > complete the course, including a very nice adapted chess set. > --- > Shepherds are the best beasts. > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ann Tate" <tate...@gmail.com> > To: <Gamers@audyssey.org> > Sent: Friday, October 09, 2009 8:33 AM > Subject: [Audyssey] seeking very basic chess instructions > > > Hi folks, >> >> I'm trying to get bakc in to playing chess after being away from it for >> quite some time. Is there somewhere I can download a very, very basic >> chess >> manual or instructions. I'm not looking for fancy strategies at this >> point, >> just something in plain English that I can quickly use to remind myself of >> basic chess moves, which pieces can move which ways, etc. >> >> Also, is there anywhere, and with any program preferably free or an >> extremly >> low cost, that a totally blind person can play chess online with others? >> >> Thanks. >> >> ~Ann >> --- >> Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org >> If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to >> gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. >> You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >> http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >> All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >> http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. >> If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the >> list, >> please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. >> > > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, > please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. > --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
