[Blindmath] Question about doing math in Notepad

[Dasha Radford]

Thank you for your comments, Susan.

The only public support for blind or deaf blind students in a private school 
is the  federal quota funds program that allows a student to get most things 
from Aph through funding set aside for such things. Although they do provide 
a lot, they don't provide everything. We are trying to find funding for a 
larger display, but this is a very depressed economy and we're on a fixed 
income.
Daria
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Susan Jolly" <easjolly at ix.netcom.com>
To: <blindmath at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, August 21, 2011 9:57 PM
Subject: [Blindmath] Question about doing math in Notepad


> Hi Dasha,
>
> It is my understanding that even if you go to a private school for K-12, 
> you are eligible for public-supported special services.  Perhaps someone 
> on the list knows more about that.
>
> Second, I am aware that braille displays are very expensive.  On the other 
> hand, they are very, very useful, especially so for deafblind people. So I 
> would suggest that you investigate all possible sources of support for 
> getting a larger and more modern braille display.
>
> If you enter Nemeth math on your braille display and print it out directly 
> as ASCII braille (also known as computer braille) without converting it to 
> print, your sighted teacher should be able to read it using the 
> information in this article I wrote.  Also if you would like for your math 
> teacher to contact me, I'm happy to answer any questions about braille or 
> braille math. (I'm a sighted person, former high school chemistry teacher 
> (among other careers) who taught myself braille and Nemeth braille as a 
> volunteer activity after I retired.)
> http://www.dotlessbraille.org/readnem.htm
>
> I am not trying to keep you from learning LaTeX.  I just don't happen to 
> believe it is the best solution.  Other people on this list feel 
> differently.
>
> Sincerely,
> Susan Jolly
>
>
>
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