Hi, Dina,


Being hard of hearing myself, I know what you're going through.  When I was
at my first college in the early to mid-70s I just made do myself and turned
to my classmates for help if I need to fill in any gaps. In going for my
second degree in the late 80s, I hired another student to take notes for me,
and taped lectures and labs as backups.   I also sat in the first row to the
side whenever I could so that I could see both the professors and the
students.  Thirdly, and most importantly, I made sure my hearing aid was in
top condition and my batteries were fresh.

    Kathy S.
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Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2001 10:54 PM
Subject: Need some help


> Hi,
>
> I am pretty sure that this has been discussed before, but ... I'd like to
> know what people do for school. I have a hearing impairment in addition to
> CP. I have a notetaker, but I have found that not everything is being
written
> down so I want to get a tape recorder to tape the lectures and would love
to
> be able to find a way for a dictation software to convert all of this into
> text for me. Has anyone been able to do this successfully or not?
>
> Thanks for any help anyone can give,
>
> Dina