[Blindmath] Data on braille vs. speech use

[Bill Dengler]

Interestingly, I have the opposite problem; I can’t use Braille to do math, so rely on speech. I use tactile diagrams with accompanying description.
I’ve been totally blind since birth, was taught Braille at a young age, but have always been quite slow (max reading speed is around 60WPM).
Generally, though, Amanda’s situation seems to be more common in the blind community from what I’ve seen.
I’m currently taking Pre-Calculus and am in 10th grade, if that matters.

Bill
> On Mar 19, 2016, at 12:13 PM, Amanda Lacy via Blindmath <blindmath at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> I don't have any such data but I'd be interested in it also. I
> personally have relied exclusively on Braille for this task. I can't
> use speech for higher math at all.
> 
> On 3/19/16, Aqil Sajjad via Blindmath <blindmath at nfbnet.org <mailto:blindmath at nfbnet.org>> wrote:
>> Is there any available data on the effectiveness with which people use
>> braille or speech output for doing high-level algebra? Especially at the
>> college or grad school level? I am genuinely curious since there are plenty
>> of strongly-held opinions around but was wondering if there is any data on
>> the subject.
>> 
>> For everyone's sake, I do hope that there is enough data to show that both
>> braille and speech can be used equally efficiently and that it depends on
>> the individual. But I will share my own opinions later.
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