[BlindMath] Is it possible for screen reader users to do data science?

[Louis Maher]

Hello Dickson,

Please look at
http://access2science.com/indexAccessibility.html
especially the new section entitled
"Links to STEM Tutorial Project, National Federation of the Blind
Convention, July 10-15, 2017".

Please look at the agenda.  

It is our hope that the presenters will place their presentations here.




Regards
Louis Maher
Phone: 713-444-7838
E-mail: ljmaher at swbell.net

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It can be done using a number of methodologies.  I have done it with and
without sighted assistance.  Using a combination of tactile graphs and
sighted assistance is how I did forecasting work.  I also am using
sonification of data to interpret graphical output as well.  Work is being
done for sonifying graphs using "R", SAS has intergrated what we called the
"sonification sandbox" in Dr. Bruce Walker's sonification lab at Georgia
Tech and it is readily available right now.  It was unveiled at CSUN this
Spring and I use it with SAS right now.  I am also using sonified graphs
with the graphical output of SPSS in my current research as well.  I am up
to dissertation proposal on what type of experiment I want to do, but I am
sure it is similar to what most data analysts also use to make inferences
with their visual graphs as well.

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Subject: [BlindMath] Is it possible for screen reader users to do data
science?

Hi,

 

Given that visualization is used often in data science to see patterns, is
it possible for a screen reader user to do data science? I've heard of some
tools for doing basic bar/line graphing, but as far as I know, they are
immature, and can't handle other types of graphs. 

 

If not, how far would I get without being able to access visualizations?

 

Best regards,

Dickson

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