[Blindmath] computer code

[Brandon Keith Biggs]

Hello,
This is not correct, python is completely usable for blind people, you just
need to set your screen reader to speak tabs and set your tab key to do
tabs/4 spaces.
Then when you are in a text editor, and there is an indent, you will hear
it like:

def hello():
tab print("Hello world")

EdSharp is the best text editor for screen readers that I know of.
thanks,


Brandon Keith Biggs <http://brandonkeithbiggs.com/>

On Fri, Sep 23, 2016 at 3:12 PM, Sabra Ewing via Blindmath <
blindmath at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> I tried it. The website is accessible, but the puzzles or not. Python is
> bad for someone with spatial difficulties because indentation is an actual
> part of the language instead of just a stylistic thing. There is a language
> called visual basic, which might be more of what you want. The environment
> does a lot of the work for you, and you only have to write some of the
> code. I don't know of any websites, but I think there are some apps for the
> iPhone that teach it. I can't remember what they are called though. If you
> can't find anything, another thing you could try is having code template
> for the student to fill-in. Maybe the website the instructor is using does
> have some accessible courses though. They have a link on there called
> student diversity, so it would be ironic if they supposedly care about
> that, but their stuff isn't accessible. I think you would have better luck
> with an Apple device though. I really wish I remembered what it was called,
> but there is this thing where you can use voiceover to move things around
> on the screen the same way they teach it on these coding websites. There is
> a computer science list like this one, so maybe they have more information
> there.
>
> Sabra Ewing
>
> > On Sep 23, 2016, at 4:49 PM, Bill Dengler via Blindmath <
> blindmath at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> >
> > Personally, I love the books available on Green Tea press <
> http://greenteapress.com <http://greenteapress.com/>>.
> > Think Python is great and teaches lots of core programming concepts. The
> problems are challenging, but if your student gives them their best effort
> and compares their solutions to the author-provided ones, they will
> definitely become a better programmer.
> > The Turtle World section is (obviously) inaccessible; if your student
> has no vision, they will either need to skip that section, or (ideally)
> have a sighted person describe what’s happening when they run their
> programs.
> > The GUI programming section is also inaccessible, since it uses the
> Tkinter framework.
> > The books are available in LaTeX and HTML. The HTML version is probably
> your best bet, but you could probably convert the LaTeX version to Braille
> if your student prefers that.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Bill
> >> On Sep 23, 2016, at 9:39 PM, Lewicki, Maureen via Blindmath <
> blindmath at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> >>
> >> Thanks! Yes bookshare is great but I was hoping to find websites that
> are accessible that a student could use to learn some things such as are
> presented on code.org<http://code.org>
> >>
> >> Maureen Murphy Lewicki
> >> Teacher of the Visually Impaired
> >> Bethlehem Central Schools
> >> 700 Delaware Avenue<x-apple-data-detectors://1/0>
> >> Delmar, NY 12054<x-apple-data-detectors://1/0>
> >> http://bcsd.k12.ny.us/
> >>
> >> On Sep 23, 2016, at 4:04 PM, Smith, Andrew via Blindmath <
> blindmath at nfbnet.org<mailto:blindmath at nfbnet.org>> wrote:
> >>
> >> Bookshare is indeed a fantastic resource.  Many books on many
> >> different languages.
> >>
> >> On 9/23/16, Martin, Vincent F via Blindmath <blindmath at nfbnet.org
> <mailto:blindmath at nfbnet.org>> wrote:
> >> I have been using the programming books on Bookshare for years.
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Blindmath [mailto:blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
> Louis
> >> Maher via Blindmath
> >> Sent: Friday, September 23, 2016 3:40 PM
> >> To: 'Blind Math list for those interested in mathematics'
> >> <blindmath at nfbnet.org<mailto:blindmath at nfbnet.org>>
> >> Cc: Louis Maher <ljmaher at swbell.net<mailto:ljmaher at swbell.net>>
> >> Subject: Re: [Blindmath] computer code
> >>
> >> Maureen,
> >>
> >> An excellent source is bookshare.org<http://bookshare.org>.  Search
> for the computer language you
> >> want to learn.
> >>
> >> Regards
> >> Louis Maher
> >> Phone: 713-444-7838
> >> E-mail: ljmaher at swbell.net<mailto:ljmaher at swbell.net>
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Blindmath [mailto:blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
> Lewicki,
> >> Maureen via Blindmath
> >> Sent: Friday, September 23, 2016 2:02 PM
> >> To: 'Blind Math list for those interested in mathematics'
> >> <blindmath at nfbnet.org<mailto:blindmath at nfbnet.org>>
> >> Cc: Lewicki, Maureen <MLewicki at bcsd.neric.org<mailto:
> MLewicki at bcsd.neric.org>>
> >> Subject: [Blindmath] computer code
> >>
> >> Can anyone direct me to resources for blind students who want to learn
> >> computer code please? A teacher uses Code.org<http://Code.org>. Is it
> accessible? Can you
> >> direct me to things and websites that are please?
> >>
> >> Maureen Murphy Lewicki
> >> Teacher of the Visually Impaired
> >> Bethlehem Central School District
> >> Bethlehem High School
> >> 700 Delaware Ave
> >> Delmar, NY 12054
> >> http://www.bethlehemschools.org<http://www.bethlehemschools.org/>
> >> Keep on beginning and failing. Each time you fail, start all over
> again, and
> >> you will grow stronger until you have accomplished a purpose - not the
> one
> >> you began with perhaps, but one you'll be glad to remember. Anne
> Sullivan
> >>
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