[Blindmath] Statistics

[Debbie Willis]

You may want to check the Louis database maintained at the American Printing House for the Blind (APH) to see if this book is available in accessible media.  You could also check with RFB&D.

There are NIMAS files which make use of a standard; the NIMAC Center is housed at APH.

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From: blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Lachenbruch, Peter
Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2010 12:13 PM
To: 'blindmath at nfbnet.org'
Cc: Childers, Maureen; Turek,Joan Lee; Kovar, Mary Grace
Subject: [Blindmath] Statistics

Dear all,

After many years of teaching, I have a blind student in my class.  I am using a text by Utts and Heckard "Mind on Statistics" and want to know if there is a Braille edition.  Our disabilities access office is planning to convert the text to Braille, but obviously if there's such an edition already available, it would be great to know about it.

More generally, the disabilities office mentioned that when they get a pdf file of a text, they often must reformat it so their translation software can work.  It struck me that some sort of a clearing house for establishing standards would be good - and then one conversion could serve for all.  I have asked the American Statistical Association committee on Disabilities and Statistics to consider this.

I know that some books are read to tape or CD (my neighbor a few years ago did this for basic math books).  This would be another option.
Tony

Peter A. Lachenbruch
Department of Public Health
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR 97330
Phone: 541-737-3832
FAX: 541-737-4001



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