[BlindMath] Geometry in a high school mainstream class

[Sarah Jevnikar]

Hi there,
I think the question of graphics has been covered by enough people that I
don't have much to add here. What I would add though, for the question of
formulae, is that the teacher ideally should read them as they're writing
them or presenting them. It will help all students learn to read math
according to convention, and would allow the student to take down notes as
they go. Perhaps the paraprofessional, the student and the teacher could
meet beforehand to discuss how best this could be achieved. The student
needs to be their own advocate here, as in university or college there won't
be any in-class support and they may as well get started asking the teacher
for the information they need so it's not such a shock at post-secondary
where they will be largely responsible for their own materials.

Alternatively, do they have access to a Braille notetaker or a laptop with a
Braille display? Would it be possible to gain access to the same platform as
the teacher so they could read along on those devices? I'm not familiar with
these kinds of things (my school was pretty low-tech) so I don't know if
this is a viable option.

I hope this helps somewhat,
Sarah
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From: BlindMath [mailto:blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Mike
Gorse via BlindMath
Sent: July 27, 2018 11:38 AM
To: Sabra Ewing via BlindMath
Cc: Mike Gorse
Subject: Re: [BlindMath] Geometry in a high school mainstream class

I don't really have an answer to the question being asked. When I was in 
high school, my geometry teacher placed slides on an overhead projector. 
He would give the slides to my TVI in advance, and she would create 
tactile versions for me and the other blind student in the class. I found 
Sabra's examples to be interesting, since I mostly remember a lot of 
triangles and other shapes, but then it's been over 20 years since I've 
been in high school... Incidentally, I was placed in a "regular" geometry 
class, rather than the advanced class, at least partly because the teacher 
who taught the advanced class used the blackboard, rather than using 
slides that could be handed out in advance. My grades in that class 
weren't good enough to meet the guidelines that the school used for 
allowing me to take the advanced-level math class the following year, 
which I consider to be a form of prove-it-again bias, although it ended up 
not mattering, since my family moved across country the following year.

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