[BlindMath] Has Anyone Ever Used a Financial Calculator?

[David Andrews]

I would talk to the professor and find out what his goal is. It is 
likely that he recommends this calculator as a convenience to him, 
not you. Is the goal to learn how to use this specific calculator, or 
is it to learn about the functions and come up with the right answers?

When people recommend specific hardware and/or software, it may, or 
may not be accessible to a blind person -- and you may have to do 
something else.

Dave

At 03:40 PM 12/2/2021, nspohn0--- via BlindMath wrote:
>Hi All,
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>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:
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>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.
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>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.
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>Thank You,
>
>Nick