[Blindmath] Math graphs

[Ken Perry]

If tactile diagrams are not available then audible spoken descriptions can work.  I went through college with no tactile graphs.  I am 100% blind and took all the way up to calculus 3.  It can be done.  Now that doesn't mean it is a perfect situation but it can be done.

Ken

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From: blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of John Gardner
Sent: Monday, October 01, 2012 1:18 PM
To: 'Blind Math list for those interested in mathematics'
Subject: Re: [Blindmath] Math graphs

Sorry, but verbal descriptions of graphs used in algebra are seldom useful.  Get tactile diagrams.
John Gardner


-----Original Message-----
From: blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Pickrell, Rebecca M (TASC)
Sent: Monday, October 01, 2012 8:05 AM
To: 'Blind Math list for those interested in mathematics'
Subject: Re: [Blindmath] Math graphs

You will need someone to explain the graphs to you.
I'd suggest you ask your professor to do this, explain that you want to understand this, that you can't access the graphs so you'd like them to describe them.
Go in with the attitude that you care and want to learn this.

-----Original Message-----
From: blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Catalina Acevedo
Sent: Monday, October 01, 2012 6:08 AM
To: blindmath at nfbnet.org
Subject: [Blindmath] Math graphs

Hello,
My name is Catalina. I am taking a math class and use Braille.
I have a difficult time with my class because the 3 chapters of my math textbook at my college are almost entirely graphic. I told the instructor I cannot do it since it is very hard to understand the graphs for this intermediate to advance algebra class. But they tell me they don’t know how to accommodate me. They use MyMathLab, which is not accessible for me.
Does anyone have any suggestions, please? How does a blind student navigate a textbook that has a lot of graphs?
Thanks a lot,
Catalina
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