[BlindMath] computer coding

Susan Jolly easjolly at ix.netcom.com
Wed Oct 23 16:34:30 UTC 2019


You didn't mention whether the student is a braille user and whether the
teacher knows programming.

Just to make sure the obvious isn't missed, a braille user who has a
notetaker can enter the entire set of ASCII characters directly, in what is
sometimes called "computer braille" by adding dot seven for capital letters
and five special characters.  If the student sends an untranslated brf file
containing computer code  to the teacher, the teacher can read it as plain
text in an ordinary text editor.  They can, if necessary, change the file
extension from .brf to .txt to make it easier to open the file.

And, of course, the reverse process also works. The teacher can make a text
file using just the ASCII characters, change the file extension to .brf and
send it to the student who can then read it directly in braille.

HTH,
SusanJ





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