[Blindmath] Texts for learning basic college mathematics

[Brian Richwine]

I've heard that Pearson has supposedly "Accessible" HTML math books. I'm
wondering if anyone has tried them to see how usable they really are.

-Brian


On Thu, Jun 5, 2014 at 11:49 PM, sabra1023 via Blindmath <
blindmath at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> I tried using them. It's true that they describe all the formulas and
> graphs, but their audio was very awkward and a lot of times there were
> ambiguities in the reading. Also, to do your homework you want to see what
> you're doing on MBraille display, so you have to listen to what they say,
> then copy down the problem which takes a lot of time. I am interested in
> this too because I've never found any textbook to be comprehensive. I heard
> the Singapore math curriculum is a very good, but I don't know how it would
> work for blind people. I've never even heard of it being made accessible.
>
> > On Jun 5, 2014, at 9:42 PM, "Smith, Andrew via Blindmath" <
> blindmath at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> >
> > While I don't have a specific book in mind, you might consider looking
> > at Learning Ally.  All of their math books are DAISY-based audiobooks
> > with described formulas, graphs, and figures.  I have found their
> > content to be extremely helpful, both for algebra and what I'm
> > currently taking, calculus.
> > Hope this helps.
> >
> >> On 6/5/14, Kathy Roskos via Blindmath <blindmath at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> >> Hello list members,
> >>
> >>     My name is Kathy. I have subscribed to this list for a while, but
> this
> >> is my first post.
> >>
> >>     I am planning to take a basic college mathematics CLEP test in
> order to
> >> opt out of taking the courses in my college curriculum. I am generally
> very
> >> challenged by math. Can anyone recommend a good textbook, either in
> braille
> >> or digital format which is comprehensive, yet easily accessible for a
> blind
> >> person to learn math concepts? I use the library of congress and
> subscribe
> >> to book share, but many audio books often say "formulas omitted". Any
> >> suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
> >>
> >> Kathy
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