[Blindmath] Visually Impaired Students Needed for Research Study

Fri Mar 13 15:18:35 UTC 2015

That is the most rude and hurtful response I have EVER seen on this blog. WTH???
Why would someone that is not blind need a screen reader for math?? If you are not trying to help the blind then what are you doing on this blog??

What you do speaks so loudly that I cannot hear what you say.
----Ralph Waldo Emerson

> On Mar 12, 2015, at 4:31 PM, Amanda Lacy via Blindmath <blindmath at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Sorry, you don't qualify. You're blind, not visually impaired.<G>
> 
>> On 3/12/15, Sabra Ewing via Blindmath <blindmath at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> I am interested in this study. Right now, I do my math and computer braille.
>> I either do it on my note taker so that I can read it, or I type it on the
>> computer and I send it to my teachers. I also read my math that way too.
>> They say my man when you're in awkward for them to read, but I like it that
>> way, so I was thinking maybe a program like this would be able to produce
>> mass that we could both enjoy reading. I do know Nimeth, But sometimes I
>> have to look up a symbol if I don't know it because I don't think it's
>> possible to know all of them and less you have taken the most advanced math
>> courses. I am in calculus right now, and have started getting some
>> electronic braille files that show up on my braille display that way, and I
>> have been able to read them fine, but I did have to learn some new symbols
>> because I had not  done things like take the derivative of a function before
>> so I didn't know that symbol.
>> 
>> Sabra Ewing
>> 
>>> On Mar 12, 2015, at 1:50 PM, P. McDermott-Wells via Blindmath
>>> <blindmath at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>> What is the study about?
>>> If you are a visually impaired student who knows Nemeth Braille, you are
>>> invited to participate in a research study. A computer software program
>>> is
>>> being developed that will provide tools to assist visually impaired
>>> students
>>> in doing mathematics. This program will provide a Nemeth Braille editor
>>> and
>>> a real-time chat feature.  It will translate Nemeth Braille to MathML,
>>> which
>>> can be inserted into a Microsoft Word document. The chat feature will
>>> allow
>>> you to communicate real-time with a math instructor, by translating
>>> Nemeth
>>> Braille to MathML and back as you communicate. The goal of this study is
>>> to
>>> determine if this program will reduce the time required for a visually
>>> impaired student to create math documents representing typical math
>>> assignments encountered in high school or entry-level college mathematics
>>> courses.
>>> 
>>> When and where will this study occur?
>>> We will schedule a test session with you at your convenience. You can
>>> participate from home, and do not need to travel to the researcher's
>>> location.
>>> 
>>> Why are you asking me?
>>> You have been invited because you have been identified as a visually
>>> impaired university or high-school student who knows Nemeth Braille.
>>> 
>>> What will I be doing if I agree to be in the study?
>>> You will be given two sets of math problems typical of coursework found in
>>> a
>>> high school math course or an entry-level college math course, and asked
>>> to
>>> work through those problems.  For the first set, you will use your
>>> current
>>> methods to work the problems and produce results in a form that could be
>>> submitted to a sighted instructor.
>>> 
>>> You will need to tell us what tools and methods you normally do your math
>>> homework, and you will need to measure the time it takes you to complete
>>> the
>>> first set of problems.
>>> 
>>> For the second set, you will be asked to use a computer program that
>>> allows
>>> you to enter and edit Nemeth Braille math expressions and produce a
>>> document
>>> with your work in a form that could be submitted to a sighted instructor.
>>> You will have the opportunity to utilize a real-time chat communication
>>> feature that will give you access to a math instructor who will be able
>>> to
>>> help you solve the math problems as needed.
>>> 
>>> You will need to spend some time practicing with the program to become
>>> comfortable in its use prior to the study session.  We estimate that you
>>> will need a minimum of 1 hour of use to become comfortable with its use.
>>> You
>>> will spend 60-90 minutes during the actual research study session using
>>> this
>>> program.
>>> 
>>> We are NOT testing your math abilities!  We are testing to determine if
>>> this
>>> program will make it easier for you to produce your math work and/or to
>>> get
>>> instructor help when you need it.
>>> 
>>> Is there any audio or video recording?
>>> This research project will include audio and/or video recording of your
>>> actions using the computer program. Your computer screen is what will be
>>> video-recorded, and your voice will be audio-recorded during the test
>>> session.  These audio and video recordings will be available to be heard
>>> only by the research team.
>>> 
>>> Will I get paid for being in the study?  Will it cost me anything?
>>> There are no costs to you and there will be no payments made for
>>> participating in this study. You will, however, have an opportunity to
>>> obtain a copy of the final version of the software program for your use
>>> when
>>> it is released, at no charge to you.
>>> 
>>> You will have to install on your computer the computer program we
>>> provide,
>>> and also install the free personal version of the TeamViewer software
>>> program (http://www.teamviewer.com/en/index.aspx) that will allow the
>>> researcher to watch your actions while using the program. You will also
>>> need
>>> to have a working microphone on your computer, or be able to use a
>>> cellphone
>>> during the study session.
>>> I have some questions.
>>> 
>>> If you would like to know more about this study, please contact the
>>> researcher (contact information is at the end of this document).
>>> 
>>> Researcher: Patricia McDermott-Wells, PhD student at Nova Southeastern
>>> University
>>> Telephone: 561-798-3940
>>> Email: pmcdermo at nova.edu
>>> 
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