[Blindmath] touchpads for drawing and feedback...

Thu Nov 10 15:28:08 UTC 2011

This is great news and I am very interested.  I work in a DSS office and
am working on making screen reader accessible math as well as doing
tactile diagrams.  I do them by hand (easy on the budget) so I am limited
in what I produce, but the need is mostly two dimensional, so I can get
by.  I am interested in investing in a tablet/Ipad.  Any suggestions on
the best way to go.  I want to get something that will give me the ability
to take advantage of apps to utilize all the tools out there to make
materials more accessible.  I have to admit that I do not write code.  I
am a math learning specialist just trying to do everything I can to make
math accessible for the students here.  Any suggestions would be
appreciated.  Just an aside, I really appreciate the detailed comments on
"how to's" posted here.  It has helped me a lot.  It is nice to know other
people who are passionate and determined to make math fully accessible.

Bente

 This is wy I am excited about touch screen (iPod/iPad/Android
> touchscreen tablets) for mathematics.
> Could be a heck of a game changer, once math accessibility comes to
> these devices.
> I don't have the link handy, but a student at Standford created a
> Perkins style braille input for an Android device that adjusts to your
> fingers, and demoed it, among other things, for braille input for
> chemistry (you can YouTube search it I am sure).
> In addition to this, these devices with touch screens are pretty
> capable of giving spatial information for math,something that speech
> alone or refreshable braille displays can't do to any meaningful
> degree, well, not unless transcribing or describing it, rather than
> letting the user actually experience it directly that is.
>
>
> On 11/10/11, Neal <neal at duxsys.com> wrote:
>> Hi Richard et al:
>> I know that www.wacomcom has a full range and sizes of touch pads.
>> I am not sure of the current details.
>> I think they have one that responds to touch but I am not positive.
>> If I get more definitive information I will forward it.
>>
>> If you have a computer/laptop with a "touchpad"/display,
>> then I would think that would also work?
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Neal
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org]
>> On
>> Behalf Of Richard Baldwin
>> Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2011 10:38 PM
>> To: Blind Math list for those interested in mathematics
>> Subject: Re: [Blindmath] touchpads for drawing and feedback...
>>
>> Viewplus delivers a large touchpad with their IVEO system. Actually, I'm
>> not certain, but I believe they have two sizes, one of which they refer
>> to
>> as portable or words to that effect. I don't know what brand it actually
>> is
>> or what software drivers come with it.
>>
>> I have been looking at a Wacom Bamboo, but it is only about half that
>> size.
>> The Wacom that I have now is much smaller and only works with a stylus.
>> Other than being small and requiring a stylus, it works very well and
>> the
>> configuration software does what I need it to do.
>>
>> Dick Baldwin
>>
>> On Wed, Nov 9, 2011 at 7:51 PM, David Engebretson Jr. <
>> davide at soundandscience.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I've been trying to find a touchpad, in lew of a mouse, that would work
>>> with the program dr. baldwin has been creating  to evaluate shapes with
>>> sound feedback.
>>>
>>> Does anyone have any recommendations for a touchpad that is at least
>>> 8.5x11, scale-able with screen resolution, and is plug and play with
>>> usb
>> on
>>> a windows xp machine.
>>>
>>> suggestions?
>>>
>>> best,
>>> david
>>>
>>>
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