[Blindmath] User perspective for Nemeth Braille Code

[Ian C. Bray]

Rebecca,

Having had to learn NEmeth at 40, I can tell
you that it isn't  easy.
There is no "easy" way.
Start your kids / students early, and insist  on as near perfectin
as you can manage.

Rolling & scrolling  on the Perkins is not easy either.
It takes your students some time to learn how wide the embosser head is,
and it requires  some
spatial  skills

Practice, Practice, Practice...

Find some way to incentivise to practice-- Perhaps a game or race type of 
drill?

I'm also struggling with Nemeth-- all I can say is keep yor  students on top 
of it.

Ian



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rebecca Maria Carvalho via Blindmath" <blindmath at nfbnet.org>
To: <blindmath at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, September 22, 2014 4:12 AM
Subject: [Blindmath] User perspective for Nemeth Braille Code


> Hi,
> I am a teacher for blind and low vision students.
> I would like to gauge the user perspective of those using the Nemeth 
> Braille code to read and write Math.
> Do students find it cumbersome when typing certain print symbols that 
> require the use of 3-4 braille cells for one symbol?How is this coped 
> with?
> Also, when writing Math vertically, is maintaining alignment and scrolling 
> easily manageable on the Perkins Brailler. For example when scrolling 
> to carry over digits. Are there any specific techniques used to manage 
> this?
> Do let me know. Thanks!
> Regards,Rebecca
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