[Blindmath] excel graphs and other ways to show data

[John Gardner]

Maureen, there are two ways that your student can view the graph made from
Excel.  An important part of ViewPlus' mission is making graphics
accessible.  The Tiger Software Suite that is bundled with every ViewPlus
embosser will translate the labels in an Excel graph to braille, and the
student can read them to be sure they are correct.  The format may be
changed a bit to accommodate the size of the braille however.  If one
imports that graph into IVEO, it can be viewed as an audio-tactile graphic,
and the image will be unchanged, so formatting can be checked in full
detail.

John 


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Maureen via Blindmath
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Subject: [Blindmath] excel graphs and other ways to show data

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
332 Kenwood Avenue Delmar, NY 12054
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(518) 439-7460
Fax (518) 475-0092
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