[Blindmath] entering college student who wants to major in physics

[Opra, Lauren]

Hi Daniel,

Part of my job is Brailling math worksheets for a middle school
student. We use a program called scientific notebook. You can scan in
or enter text and math and then import it into Duxbury and translate
it as a LaTex file. It is a bit of a picky program, as you have to
specify what parts of a document should be in Nemeth and which parts
should not (for example the "1" for question number 1 would be in
Nemeth but the period following it would not) before translating it in
Duxbury. I hope this is helpful. Please let me know if you have any
questions about Scientific Notebook.

Lauren Opra

On 7/1/12, Daniel <danielgillen at rcn.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am Daniel Gillen, a totally blind student who has just
> graduated from high school in New York City.  As I prepare to
> attend Haverford College in the Philadelphia area as a possible
> physics major, I have always wondered the best way of making math
> materials accessible.  When I was in high school, my Teacher of
> the Visually-Impaired (TVI) would always prepare math worksheets
> through a process that involves converting a Microsoft Word (or
> similar format) file with math in it into a Braille file through
> Duxbury, with all the math text rendered in Nemeth Code.  I have
> asked a blind friend of mine who attends Swarthmore College
> nearby, and he gave me a few suggestions about how to manage
> these types of situations (he does not use Braille primarily).
> He was mentioning a program that converts Nemeth into LaTex so
> that math text which I Braille can then go to an ink printer and
> be handed in standard format to a professor.  However, what I am
> looking for is the reverse-programs like MathType which works
> with Microsoft Word and an importation of the file into Duxbury.
> Are any of you on this list familiar with these programs? I would
> greatly appreciate it if you could give me any suggestions on
> this.  I am seeing the disability services office at Haverford on
> Tuesday, and then preparing for a two-and-a-half-week trip to
> Ireland and won't be back to e-mails until the 26th of the month.
>
> Thank you,
> Daniel
>
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