[BlindMath] Has Anyone Ever Used a Financial Calculator?

[Sarah Clark]

Hello,


I have no experience with the specific calculator you mentioned, but I 
was a financial planner and completed the CFP coursework using the 
financial calculator contained in the Kurzweil OCR program. I did need 
to read the manual to figure out the hotkeys, but once I did this it was 
easy to use, and contained all of the functions I needed.


You likely wouldn't want to purchase Kurzweil just for this calculator, 
but just mentioning its existance in case you already own Kurzweil.


Sarah




On 12/2/2021 1:40 PM, nspohn0--- via BlindMath wrote:
> Hi All,
>
>   
>
> I am taking an introductory level finance course next semester. My professor
> is recommending all students to purchase the TI-BAII Plus. My college's
> disability office found a product for visually impaired users that emulates
> the recommended device:
>
>   
>
> The BA II PLUST Emulator Software emulates the
> <https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Feducation
> .ti.com%2Fen%2Fus%2Fproducts%2Fcalculators%2Ffinancial-calculators%2Fbaii-pl
> us-professional%2Ffeatures%2Ffeatures-summary&data=04%7C01%7Cngs52%40psu.edu
> %7C95a7f81d27034e32960708d9b5c92f14%7C7cf48d453ddb4389a9c1c115526eb52e%7C0%7
> C0%7C637740697942061546%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoi
> V2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=XBc%2B8V2KsnQvptJXX%2BYm
> 9lZBsjlNZhPT3DONdeIeWSI%3D&reserved=0> BA II PlusT Professional Financial
> Calculator (requires letter on letterhead stating for visually impaired
> student)
>
> . ViewPlus Technologies, Inc.
>
> This company has developed a WindowsR Application called Accessible Graphing
> Calculator for blind and dyslexic users. It displays the calculator on the
> computer monitor, and audibly announces all functions and results. Graphs
> can be displayed as audible tone plots. A 30-day fully functional copy is
> available at
> <https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.viewpl
> us.com%2F&data=04%7C01%7Cngs52%40psu.edu%7C95a7f81d27034e32960708d9b5c92f14%
> 7C7cf48d453ddb4389a9c1c115526eb52e%7C0%7C0%7C637740697942061546%7CUnknown%7C
> TWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%
> 3D%7C3000&sdata=yibYEk%2BoncguxsX3hRSzYDzi6jzs%2FUKF66%2BOTr7gK64%3D&reserve
> d=0> http://www.viewplus.com .
>
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>
> Has anyone either used this specific calculator or the software above? Are
> there any accessible financial calculators out there? I never took a finance
> course before, so I was surprised to hear that I need a specific calculator
> for finance calculations.
>
>   
>
> Thank You,
>
> Nick
>
>   
>
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