[Blindmath] Question about doing math in notepad

[Dasha Radford]

Hi,
Just a small problem that needs to be taken in to considderation...
Bit of info number one: I go to a private school which does not have a TVI 
of any type.
Bit of info number two: Braille displays aren't cheap. The only thingI have 
is an 18 cell RefreshaBraille18 from Aph.
Last bit of info: I start school tomorrow and I'm using a computer for 
everything else. While I have a braille writer it's hard to find people 
willing to read math problems and such.
I don't mean to be rude but this is what all of the college students in my 
Ncabs group seem to be learning or using competently as the case maybe. If I 
let this wait and only learn it a few months before college when nerves are 
strung as tight as whip-cord and Dsb is giving me grief because I need more 
technology than most because I am partially deaf with a fairly good chance 
of being profoundly deaf by 35 well... I don't think not learning would be a 
good idea right now.
Thank you and I'm sorry if I come across a bit more strongly than perhaps I 
intend for in truth it is not my intention at all. I just want people to 
understand that I am not working on a mainstream public school system 
neither am I making my stand on a field that is level by comparison with 
what you can think of as just plain vanilla blind although there aren't many 
of those around.
Again I'm sorry if I come over a bit harsh but this is something everyone, 
not just blind people but anyone else with a disability needs to understand. 
We don't all play the same game, we don't do the same things with our lives, 
and we most certainly don't get the option of saying that there is one way 
and only one way to do a thing.
Daria
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Susan Jolly" <easjolly at ix.netcom.com>
To: <blindmath at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, August 21, 2011 4:44 PM
Subject: [Blindmath] Question about doing math in notepad


> Hi Dasha,
>
> If you are in high school you shouldn't need to know anything except 
> Nemeth. Your TVI should be interlining your work so you can focus on 
> understanding math.
>
> Alternatively, I would suggest that you learn to use Nemetex, which was 
> developed by a blind high school student now attending college.  This 
> program automatically converts Nemeth algebra and other Nemeth math that 
> you enter using a braille display to LaTeX so a sighted person can read 
> it.
>
> http://www.accessisoft.com/
>
> Best wishes,
> Susan Jolly
>
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