[Blindmath] AP Statistics

Wed Sep 22 12:54:58 UTC 2010

Thanks for the help.  I have my undergrad in Math with a focus on Statistics and Probability.  My Masters is Special Education, with a focus on Visual Impairments.  So I appreciate the candor.  Right now we are making use of an iPad and the Spreadsheet program Numbers, since it has all of the tests and functions.  I'm concerned about taking the AP though, and need to write the rules in his IEP for accommodations carefully.  I've got 9 months to perfect it, and ZoomText is definitely in our toolbox.  The dilemma is the AP doesn't allow anything above or below a TI-80 series calculator.  

Good luck in your program.  Sounds like you are doing well, but if you ever need an advocate or 'expert' let me know.

Sean Tikkun
Teacher of the Visually Impaired 
LaFollette High School
srtikkun at madison.k12.wi.us

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On Sep 21, 2010, at 3:44 PM, Salisbury, Justin Mark wrote:

> Hello,
> 
>   I am a legally blind mathematics major fulfilling a concentration in statistics.  I know the z- and t-tables very well.  I am a Braille reader, but I do my math work visually.  As I'm sure you know very well, it is important to both line up the row and column corresponding to the desired values in the table, and this task might be a nightmare with an audio file.  A document with some form of a spatial layout is most helpful to me.  In order to create a Braille copy of a z- or t-table, one would need to either put it on an enormous piece of Braille paper or spread out the table over many sheets.  The latter of which is more feasible to produce, store, and transport, but it will likely take a little extra time.  I, personally, use a screen magnifier called ZoomText with a full cross pointer locator, and, when I put my pointer on the desired value, my full cross shows me which row and column correspond.  For example, I'm referring to how 1.4 and .06 represent 1.46.  I definitely
> recommend a spatial layout if at all possible, and I do certainly agree with you about how Braille-compatible file types should be readily available right next to the PDFs.  I think that you could make a difference about this issue if you call the NFB's national office and discuss your experience with our leaders.  We, in the NFB, have helped resolve many issues like this one.  I know someone on our Resolutions Committee, and I'll give him a heads-up that the issue exists.  Your experience will be valuable if you provide it.
> 
> Thank you for working hard to accommodate your student and prepare him for success in college!
> 
> Justin Salisbury
> 
> Justin M. Salisbury
> Undergraduate Student
> The University Honors Program
> East Carolina University
> salisburyj08 at students.ecu.edu
> 
> "It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it."    -Aristotle
> ________________________________________
> From: blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org [blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org] on behalf of John Gardner [john.gardner at orst.edu]
> Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2010 10:37 AM
> To: 'Blind Math list for those interested in mathematics'
> Subject: Re: [Blindmath] AP Statistics
> 
> Hi Sean.  I'm sure that readers of this will agree that accessible College
> Board materials should be provided.  My opinion is that the right accessible
> format is DAISY XML.  This form can be read directly in speech or Braille,
> and it can also be translated routinely to a variety of bralle formats.
> Most of this capability exists today, although better, more user-friendly
> improvements are still needed.
> 
> Information about DAISY is available from www.daisy.org.  FYI the DAISY XML
> format is presently being integrated with epub so that the next version of
> epub will be an excellent format for everybody.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Sean Tikkun
> Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2010 7:16 AM
> To: blindmath at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [Blindmath] AP Statistics
> 
> I am looking for Braille materials related to AP Statistics.  Namely z and t
> score charts and the formula sets.  Some of the formulas are particularly
> unwieldy in Nemeth.  As a sighted teacher who is a mathematician I'm wanting
> to prepare my student well for what he will need to do and access in
> College.
> 
> I'm getting the materials from the College Board.  But it seemed very
> inequitable that sighted people could download  PDF instantly, and a blind
> person would need to call in a request and be on the phone for over an hour
> to get the same materials in braille.  Am I crazy or shouldn't there be a
> BRF and TXT file right next to that PDF?  In  perfect world that is...
> 
> Any help, advice or experience would be appreciated.
> 
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