[Blindmath] New member

[Dániel Hajas]

Dear Steve and Michael,

Thank you for the welcome. I am sure I will profit from reading this list.

I will keep in mind your notice about my stay int he UK Michael. If you wish
we might even have a conversation in private on what to expect as a blind
physicist int he UK in terms of research or other work related to physics.

I am planning to read the archive of this mailing list but until then I
would like to ask if there is a aid technology (software/tool) that a blind
person working with mathematics and science must have. Something that is a
great invention and makes work a lot easier.

Currently I have only experience with Windows operating system, though just
recently got a Macbook as a loan from my department to test the abilities of
the screen reader in terms of scientific work.
I am a JAWS for Windows user (both 11.0 and 14.0). Have a little experience
with Voice Over on iPhone too.
Also in my attention are LaTeX-Access project, which was a revolutionary
turn in my abilities to read maths. Occasionally I write JAWS scripts for
simple exercises.
I have a little experience with Python as well. Lately I found few other
softwares that seem to be of great value.
One of these is the infinity project, which can help a lot with transferring
data from image files to tex documents, hence using LaTeX access makes it
easier to read.
Also I have been advised to check GnUPlot for graphing purposes besides
Python.

These are the maths related aid softwares I heard of so far and the screen
readers as well.

I am interested in anything related to reading and writing maths and also
producing and interpreting diagrams and graphs. Of course I am happy to
receive any info on accessible sources of study materials related to maths,
physics and computer science.

Best wishes to all,
Daniel
-----Original Message-----
From: Blindmath [mailto:blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Michael
Whapples
Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2014 6:10 PM
To: Blind Math list for those interested in mathematics
Subject: Re: [Blindmath] New member

I would also like to say welcome to you Daniel, particularly to another
physicist, I studied theoretical physics at Nottingham university between
2003 and 2007.

You may want to keep in mind most people on this list are based in the US.
My point here is just to say that if you expect an answer might need to be
specific to you being in the UK (eg. want grants might be available to fund
specialist equipment for your studies) then you may wish to remind us of
that fact when asking the question so that you get more relevant answers.

Regards

Michael Whapples
On 23/03/2014 14:27, Steve Jacobson wrote:
> Dániel,
>
> Welcome to the list.  There are quite a mix of people here but we're 
> all interested in helping each other and other blind people succeed in
studying mathematics.  I was a math major way back in the early 1970's when
there was very little technology while others here are instrumental in
producing some of the modern solutions that many students take for granted.
I hope you find this list useful.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Steve Jacobson
>
> On Sun, 23 Mar 2014 06:13:39 -0000, Dániel Hajas wrote:
>
>> Dear all,
>> I have just recently joined the mailing list and would like to 
>> introduce myself in few words.
>> I am Daniel Hajas, a 20 years old blind student. I am studying 
>> theoretical physics at the University of Sussex in England.
>> I lost my vision about 4 years ago. I am very passionate about 
>> mathematics and science in general. Therefore I am looking for all 
>> sorts of accessible ways of doing maths. I don't only want to look 
>> for various accessibility options to make my life easier but also to 
>> contribute to the development of the adaption process.
>> I look forward to joining the discussions on this mailing list and 
>> learning
> >from you.
>
>> Best wishes,
>> Daniel
>> _______________________________________________
>> Blindmath mailing list
>> Blindmath at nfbnet.org
>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindmath_nfbnet.org
>> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
Blindmath:
>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindmath_nfbnet.org/steve.jacobson
>> %40visi.com BlindMath Gems can be found at 
>> <http://www.blindscience.org/blindmath-gems-home>
>
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Blindmath mailing list
> Blindmath at nfbnet.org
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindmath_nfbnet.org
> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
Blindmath:
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindmath_nfbnet.org/mwhapples%40aim
> .com BlindMath Gems can be found at 
> <http://www.blindscience.org/blindmath-gems-home>


_______________________________________________
Blindmath mailing list
Blindmath at nfbnet.org
http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindmath_nfbnet.org
To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
Blindmath:
http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindmath_nfbnet.org/hajasdani%40freemail.
hu
BlindMath Gems can be found at
<http://www.blindscience.org/blindmath-gems-home>