[BlindMath] Kendra - Math Tutor

[marywoodyard at comcast.net]

Kendra,

It’s good to know that you have a plan.  In addition to reaching out to this list, I would ask your college to connect you with a math tutor.  My son’s disability center offered Math tutoring as an accommodation and could coordinate one dedicated session per week at the Math tutoring center. They found it most helpful to have the same tutor every week.  If you are receiving vocational rehabilitation services through your state, reach out to them also. They may provide the technology training.

Mary Woodyard
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> Date: Thu, 27 Dec 2018 23:08:24 -0800
> From: Kendra Schaber <redwing731 at gmail.com>
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> Hi all! 
> I finally discovered my burn out problems and shacky history regarding math. Yesterday, as in the day after Christmas, the results of my last psychology test came into my Email inbox. I got diagnosed with a spasific math learning disability. In fact, that was the wording on the diagnosis. The good news is that my newley discovered disability isn?t so bad that I have to change my degree. However, I do have to work with a math tutor and rely more on technology than probably most blind people do in math classes. I also have to use a graphing calculator which was something I was planning on using anyway. I need a few things in my latest hunts on my education quest. I?m looking for a mentor who is good at higher level math, who knows Nemeth code and who knows how to opperate the TI84 graphing calculator that has the talking feature included. Is there anyone with those skills on this list? Also, because I have to tie in my math learning disability to my blindness, does anyone know of any good screen reader accessible apps that would benifit people who are both blind and math learning disabled? I also have to hunt down a math tutor, does anyone have any ideas on where I need to search for one? I know this one might be a challenge for you all but it?s my latest challenge that I have to work with too. 
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> Thank you for taking the time to read this E Mail! 
> Blessed be!!! 
> Kendra Schaber, 
> Chemeketa Community College, 
> 350 Org, 
> Citizen?s Climate Lobby,    
> National Federation of the Blind of Oregon,  
> Capitol Chapter, 
> Salem, Oregon. 
> Home email: 
> Redwing731 at gmail.com 
> Chemeketa Community College Email: 
> Kschaber at my.Chemeketa.edu  
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> 971-599-9991 
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