[Blindmath] Introduction and need advice

[sabra1023 via Blindmath]

Just write your problems in a text document and printed out. You can still read everything on your Brell display. You will be reading in computer Brill, which is pretty much like minutes but some of the symbols are little bit different. For instance, times is star, divide is/, to the power of is Karrat, four square root insert a Unicode character or just right SQRT, and use parentheses rather than linear barriers to differentiate between the numerator and denominator of a fraction. A few things will look different as well. For instance, and = looks like a four. That is to say.123456. I actually find computer Braille  easier to read than Nemeth and it translates more easily into print. Maybe I just find it easier because I've been working in it for so long now. Unified English braille is also supposed to be good, and no takers and grill displays are able to process it now, but I can't really comment on that because I have no idea how to read it. I'm going to have to learn soon though because everything is going to get transferred over. However, I think I'll still be fine as far as the way I do my math.

> On May 20, 2014, at 6:38 PM, Chela Robles via Blindmath <blindmath at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Hello my name is Chela Robles and I live in Concord, California. I'm totally blind and use JAWS 15 latest build and a Focus 14 braille display.
> I'm currently enrolled in the Administrative Assistance certificate program at Loma Vista Adult Center also known as Mt. Diablo Adult Education School. I'm the only totally blind person in this program and am getting by very well, however I've come across a red light which won't turn green for me at this point and this is where I'd like direction from you guys.
> My instructor added a basic mathematics module to the program yesterday calling it "math Mondays," where she hands out packets for the students to complete by the end of the week which is Thursday for us. They are in the process of typing the problems out in MSWord 2010 so when I get the packets on my hard drive, I'll use my brailler to figure out the problems myself, however, here is where the snag comes in: the instructor doesn't know how to read braille so now I'm wondering how I can possibly put it in print for her since I don't have anyone to do innerlining and no one again knows braille except I. So, is there some kind of software that will work with JAWS 15 to convert to print or rather to do the regular math problems pre-algebra including fractions and percentages and decimals adding subtracting and multiplication and division? If my question does not make any sense, let me know. I'm trying to make it print-accessible and keep the braille for myself. See, I have to work out problems not use electronic calculators and excel.
> Thanks for your advice.
> Cordially,
> Chela Robles
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