[Blindmath] accessible online math resources

[Gaylen Kapperman]

Birkir



Yes, I would welcome any suggestions...I don't know if we will have 
the opportunity to make changs or not, but I am more than willing to 
entertain some  suggestions.
Gaylen

At 11:09 AM 5/12/2011, you wrote:
>Gaylen
>
>Great resource, not sure why I have not already read this at some point.
>A few comments and suggestions come to mind as I read through this.
>If you are, or foresee you may be, updating and adding facts, ideas
>and other material, I could certainly make a list of suggestions as I
>read through this.
>As it is, it's very helpful and a good resource, and I will need a few
>days to read through it all. :)
>Thanks
>-Birkir
>
>
>On 5/12/11, Gaylen Kapperman <gkapperman at niu.edu> wrote:
> > Go to
> >                  www.tsbvi.edu
> > and go to the link to resources and click on that and then go to the
> > link for math and then go to the link for Project Math Access and in
> > that area, you will find a large piece that I have written on math
> > and you can find a portion of that  on spoken math and that describes
> > what all of the major symbols look like as well as how they are
> > spoken and  how they are written in the Nemeth Code...that was done
> > specifically for this situation  in which blind folks studying math
> > need to engage the services of a sighted reader who does not
> > know  mathematics well at all.
> > Good luck.
> > Gaylen Kapperman
> > Northern Illinois University
> >
> >
> > At 07:23 AM 5/12/2011, Birkir R. Gunnarsson wrote:
> >>This is a very good point. I lost at least 150 points on my math SAT,
> >>because I had someone write it for me, who did not even know what the
> >>cosine symbol looked like, kept describing the printed symbol for me,
> >>hoping for me to recognize it (I think it was the cosnie symbol, it
> >>was a while ago).
> >>I did take the SATs, at a U.S. military base in Iceland, so I am sure
> >>the standards for tests administerred within the U.S. is higher (or at
> >>least I hope so).
> >>Also keep in mind, while readers are a quick solution, sometimes
> >>necessary, that using readers is something you will not be able to do
> >>easily once you graduate. Over reliance on readers, over finding other
> >>ways to access math material, can free publishers and providers from
> >>having to think about accessibility, and once you are in a job and you
> >>need to brush up on something math intensive, you may have to hire a
> >>reader with your own money to achieve that task.
> >>I had issues with that in banking and I missed out on research project
> >>within risk management that required near instant access to an
> >>800-page text on measuring asset portfolio performance, because I had
> >>no time or options to make it accessible.
> >>If you have luck with demanding TeX or MathML from publishers or even
> >>co-workers or teachers, or scanning text with, for instance,
> >>InftyReader, then you have built a better foundation for you and
> >>others, and created increased awareness of the problem, which can be
> >>solved, but people are just reluctant to do so.
> >>This is a bit of a philosophical point, and if you need a reader, you
> >>need a reader, whatever gets the job done. But it is important to be
> >>aware of the future and thinking about how you can get to where you
> >>want to go in the career you choose, which sometimes may require
> >>campaigning for accessibility and exploring software and hardware
> >>options for solving the problems involved.
> >>End of lecture *grin*
> >>-Birkir
> >>
> >>
> >>On 5/12/11, Jerry Richer <jerry at chirpingbat.com> wrote:
> >> >      RFBD's stuff is all audio.  Real people reading.  Most books are
> >> > read
> >> > by qualified people though.  The reading can get very confusing
> >> at times but
> >> > it's the best we have for now.
> >> >
> >> >                Jerry
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > _______________________________________________
> >> > Blindmath mailing list
> >> > Blindmath at nfbnet.org
> >> > http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindmath_nfbnet.org
> >> > To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
> >> > Blindmath:
> >> >
> >> 
> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindmath_nfbnet.org/birkir.gunnarsson%40gmail.com
> >> >
> >>
> >>_______________________________________________
> >>Blindmath mailing list
> >>Blindmath at nfbnet.org
> >>http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindmath_nfbnet.org
> >>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info
> >>for Blindmath:
> >>http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindmath_nfbnet.org/gkapper 
> man%40niu.edu
> >
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > Blindmath mailing list
> > Blindmath at nfbnet.org
> > http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindmath_nfbnet.org
> > To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
> > Blindmath:
> > 
> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindmath_nfbnet.org/birkir.gunnarsson%40gmail.com
> >
>
>_______________________________________________
>Blindmath mailing list
>Blindmath at nfbnet.org
>http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindmath_nfbnet.org
>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info 
>for Blindmath:
>http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindmath_nfbnet.org/gkapperman%40niu.edu