[BlindMath] Helpful suggestions

[hmelias09 at gmail.com]

Hello Bill:

 

I am looking at that link now. I have a Question about LaTex, how do you access it? Do I have to use a particular program? Or could I use my braille display and notepad? Also do you know of a good resource to learn LaTex?

 

Thanks,

 

Hector

 

From: Bill Dengler <codeofdusk at gmail.com> 
Sent: Sunday, September 22, 2019 10:41 AM
To: Blind Math list for those interested in mathematics <blindmath at nfbnet.org>
Cc: hmelias09 at gmail.com
Subject: Re: [BlindMath] Helpful suggestions

 

In terms of braille math, this tutorial should be helpful: https://uebmath.aphtech.org/

LaTeX is a typesetting system popular in the math and CS world. It is very useful for working with mathematical expressions in speech (As a post to braille), accessing main stream mathematical documents (Many professors and mathematicians write documents in TeX so if you can read the source file it is a useful way of accessing the document), and for presenting your work to sighted people (who obviously don’t know Braille).

 

Bill

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On Sep 22, 2019, at 13:11, Hector Elias via BlindMath <blindmath at nfbnet.org <mailto:blindmath at nfbnet.org> > wrote:

Hello Everyone:



My name is Hector Elias, and I am writing to this mailing list to ask for
suggestions. I am very low partial, and that vision doesn't allow me to use
a CCTV any more. Growing up I had a hard time with getting services from my
school district, so I am a late bloomer. I do know how to read literary
braille, but never learned Nemeth. I am a STEM student, working to get my
degree in Computer Science. I have gone through most of my classes using a
screen reader and the CCTV. However, the CCTV is more of a hindrance then a
help. I have belly flopped throughout my math courses, and now find myself
struggling to proceed. I am also having issues with my math based classes
for computers such as: Discrete Structures, Boolean Algebra, and so on.



What suggestions are there for me to bring myself up to speed in Nemeth, and
are there any tools or techniques for me to aid in my journey? I saw some
post about LaTex and I was wondering what it is and how to learn it.



Sorry if I sound ignorant but I have stuck to my CCTV and now I can't use it
anymore. Any suggestions or guidance would be greatly appreciated.



Respectfully,



Hector Elias 

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