[Blindmath] Blind STEM research project

[Jorge Paez]

Personally I prefer my math in hard copy braille or brf.
Oh, and as far as implementations, even though its not very good,
there's the Apex running the latest OS update.




On 3/19/15, Neil Soiffer via Blindmath <blindmath at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> It's easy to skip over and I haven't heard many people who are using it,
> but NVDA+MathPlayer will put out Nemeth onto a refreshable braille display.
> So if you prefer Nemeth or just want to practice learning it, that's an
> option.
>
> FYI: the Nemeth is generated by LibLouis, and the version of that library
> we use is a few years old and may have some bugs that have been fixed. I
> hope to do an update to the library in (probably) beta 3.
>
>  Neil Soiffer
> Senior Scientist
> Design Science, Inc.
> www.dessci.com
> ~ Makers of MathType, MathFlow, MathPlayer, MathDaisy, Equation Editor ~
>
>
>
>
> On Thu, Mar 19, 2015 at 1:04 PM, Sean Tikkun via Blindmath <
> blindmath at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
>> Lynn,
>>
>>         Just so you know my dissertation is focusing on identifying
>> differences in algebra learning and doing, and I a former geometry. I have
>> ideas and theories, but unfortunately in the research business thats not
>> good enough. Hopefully I will be conducting my data collection next fall
>> and and have some ideas to share by winter. I’m a stalwart about braille
>> being available, but am hoping someone on the list can speak to MathML as
>> it has been a proposed solution for about a decade now it seems.
>>
>> Sean
>>
>>
>> > On Mar 19, 2015, at 2:51 PM, Lynn Reed via Blindmath <
>> blindmath at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> >
>> > Bless you Hina for taking this on. I am the mom of 2 visually impaired
>> kids. One in middle and one in high school. This continues to plague us in
>> the school setting. I am very concerned for my children's future if math
>> is
>> not accessible in audio format that is user friendly. As you dig deeper
>> you
>> will find that everything ever "written" on the subject appears to be in
>> computer scientist language which does not do anything for this mom
>> helping
>> her young children. As one is very interested in Science, also highly
>> inaccessible as often equations and graphs are included, and my other
>> child
>> very proficient in her 7th grade math. So far she has been able to create
>> on brailler but this will increase in difficulty as algebraic and
>> geometrical problems become more involved. You should check out
>> www.afb.org <http://www.afb.org/> Their career connect link will put you
>> in touch with blind professionals willing to speak to their careers and
>> adaptions. I wish you the best of luck. If I can be of assistance to you,
>> let me know. I hope someone can get this issue resolved once and for all.
>> For heavens sake,...there are driverless cars on the road! 😏
>> >
>> > Peace and Love to all!
>> >
>> >> On Mar 19, 2015, at 12:32 PM, Stunning lady via Blindmath <
>> blindmath at nfbnet.org <mailto:blindmath at nfbnet.org>> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Hi Fellow Blind  mathematicians,
>> >> My name is Hina Altaf and I am a graduate student at California State
>> >> University. I am doing my research on what technology is available and
>> >> accessible for blind individuals who would like to persue their career
>> >> in the STEM fields. From your experiences, how is  math accessible for
>> >> the visually impaired users and what is available to help blind
>> >> mathematicians on a job? What methods and softwares are available to
>> >> use on a job for a blind mathematician?
>> >> Any help will be very much appreciated.
>> >> Hina.
>> >>
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