[BlindMath] CAS calculator recommendations needed

[Bill Dengler]

Never heard of an accessible handheld CAS device.
Personally, I use Wolfram Alpha as a CAS through a custom Skype bot I wrote.
It is not publicly released yet though, and has limitations.

Bill
> On Apr 7, 2017, at 7:30 PM, Lisa Brandt via BlindMath <blindmath at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi there,
> 
> I am an accessibility technician at Portland Community College, and a
> lurker on this list. We have a student who has very low vision, and is
> taking an Elementary Functions class. We have an Orion TI-84 Plus Talking
> Graphing Calculator available for loan, but the instructor strongly
> recommends a calculator with a computer algebra system. The TI-Nspire CX
> and student software is recommended for this course.
> 
> I'm not sure if the instructor requires a handheld device, or if software
> would be acceptable.
> 
> Can anyone give me suggestions?
> 
> Thank you!
> Lisa
> 
> -- 
> Lisa Brandt, PCC Disability Services
> Accessibility Technician
> Alternate Media Formats Technician
> SE SCOMM 112 | SY CC 260
> 
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