[BlindMath] BlindMath Digest, Vol 143, Issue 11

Mon Jun 18 16:07:15 UTC 2018

Sarah, congratulations on your commencement.
You are my hero, as my story is it has been my dream to graduate with
a degree in mathematics. I started late -- I have been taking classes
since 2013. I have dealt with lots of health problems, oh, and I am 53
years old. You are so encouraginfg to me to keep going and BlindMath
members have helped me so much. I am just working on my associates
degree, but after reading your post, I am going to keep going to
success. Again, congratulations and keep it going!
Elise Berkley and Becky, the wonder guide dog.

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>    1. Re: dot language: shrinking diagrams to fit the screen
>       (Pranav Lal)
>    2. Re: Thank you to Blindmath from a Graduand (Sarah Jevnikar)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Sun, 17 Jun 2018 20:39:35 +0530
> From: "Pranav Lal" <pranav.lal at gmail.com>
> To: "'Blind Math list for those interested in mathematics'"
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> Subject: Re: [BlindMath] dot language: shrinking diagrams to fit the
> 	screen
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> Hi Lukasz,
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> Many thanks for your explanation. I was trying to combine the entities and
> labels into a single entry. I have a better version now which works I
> think.
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> Pranav
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> Message: 2
> Date: Sun, 17 Jun 2018 12:11:23 -0400
> From: "Sarah Jevnikar" <sarah.jevnikar at gmail.com>
> To: "'Blind Math list for those interested in mathematics'"
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> Subject: Re: [BlindMath] Thank you to Blindmath from a Graduand
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> Good work! That's impressive!
> Sarah
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: BlindMath [mailto:blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Vincent
> Martin via BlindMath
> Sent: June 14, 2018 10:01 PM
> To: 'Blind Math list for those interested in mathematics'
> Cc: vincentfmartin2020 at gmail.com
> Subject: Re: [BlindMath] Thank you to Blindmath from a Graduand
>
> Congratulations from me too!  I just marched across the stage at Georgia
> Tech for the third time and fifth overall and I never cease to get a kick
> out of the whole affair.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: BlindMath <blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Godfrey,
> Jonathan via BlindMath
> Sent: Monday, June 11, 2018 5:31 PM
> To: sarah.jevnikar at gmail.com; Blind Math list for those interested in
> mathematics <blindmath at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Godfrey, Jonathan <A.J.Godfrey at massey.ac.nz>
> Subject: Re: [BlindMath] Thank you to Blindmath from a Graduand
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> Thank you Sarah for sending us this message,
>
> First of all, congratulations for sticking to it and getting there. I hope
> you and your family/friends celebrate your achievement together. Awesome
> stuff.
>
> Thank you for candidly sharing your experience over the last ten years. I
> assume that others who share ideas and offer assistance via this list get
> the same thrill as I do, when we find out that our contributions have
> really
> made a difference to someone's life.
>
> I have to admit that I have perhaps enjoyed your message more today than
> perhaps I would have last week, as I have been party to several recent
> discussions noting the reduction in people offering others thanks. It seems
> that fewer students attend graduations, there are fewer organised events to
> celebrate with students being planned by departments, and less
> communication
> by email or the old-fashioned thank-you card than once seemed normal.
>
> Your message has reminded me of my New Year's resolution in 2016 that said
> I
> couldn't write a complaint until I had balanced the ledger by sending a
> thank-you of some sort (usually elsewhere). I found it quite a
> habit-forming
> endeavour.
>
> Cheers,
> Jonathan
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: BlindMath <blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Sarah Jevnikar
> via BlindMath
> Sent: Tuesday, 12 June 2018 3:31 AM
> To: 'Blind Math list for those interested in mathematics'
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> Cc: Sarah Jevnikar <sarah.jevnikar at gmail.com>
> Subject: [BlindMath] Thank you to Blindmath from a Graduand
>
> Hi all,
> After a nearly ten-year ordeal in completing my undergraduate degree, I
> will
> finally convocate this June 20. It's been a hell of a ride.
>
> I wanted to thank you as a community for all your help over the years. I
> don't exaggerate when I say that I could not have done it without you. I
> arrived at university in 2008 na?ve about how challenging it would be as a
> blind student studying math, though I do appreciate it is better than it
> once was. Your counsel over the years taught me about LaTeX, ICCHP, Math
> Type and so much more. I wish I'd taken more concrete steps in following
> all
> of your advice sooner.
>
> I gained hope and listening ears for my commiserations. Having developed
> serious depression and anxiety over the course of my degree, I appreciated
> the pragmatism everyone provided when I was too stuck in my head to think
> straight. Switching out of actuarial science and into economics and
> international relations felt like a failed opportunity, but the presence of
> math (and its accessibility joys and pains) remained, which was a comfort
> of
> sorts.
>
> I know that several of you regularly responded to my queries, no matter how
> amateur. I appreciated everyone taking the time out of their lives for
> this.
>
> I will continue to be a vocal member of BlindMath (I still have so many
> questions!) and hopefully I can contribute as much as I have received.
>
> Thank you again, and I look forward to more posts in the future!
>
> Sarah
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-- 
Elise Berkley and Becky Berkley