[Blindmath] excel graphs and other ways to show data

[Bente]

Maureen,

 While JAWS will work with Excel, I don't believe it will read anything other
than information in the cell.  This sounds like an assignment that will either
require a sighted aide or some modification.  My question would be: What is the
learning objective the assignment is testing.  Also, is there a modification
that can be put in place so that the student can show mastery of that objective,
but still be able to work independently?  I would urge someone to discuss this
with the instructor, possible a meeting with the student as well so the student
can demonstrate what they do with JAWS.  It has been my experience that
instructors don't generally know how much is involved until there is a demo.
When they see it for themselves, they are more willing to modify and work with
the student.

Bente J. Casile
Math Learning Specialist
Disability Support Services
Wake Technical Community College
Raleigh NC

> On November 19, 2014 at 12:07 PM "Lewicki, Maureen via Blindmath"
> <blindmath at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
>
> Good Day! I have A student whose teacher has assigned making a graph, using
> provided data, in an excel spreadsheet. He asks that the graph include lots of
> labels, lines that separate the phase changes, inserts of shapes and clip art,
> etc.
>
> Folks are you using excel spreadsheets to share data with your peers, or
> submit as part of your assignments, etc or are you using another program?
>
> Will this eventually serve my students well to know so much about something
> they cannot see?
>
> Is there a way to get JAWS to read the graph? It does not appear to have that
> as an option, so when we go into the doc to add info into the graph, or change
> labels, there is really no way to tell if they have succeeded. There is also
> no way to tell if the graph is sitting on top of the data table!
>
> Maureen Murphy Lewicki
> Teacher of Visually Impaired
> Bethlehem Central School
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