[BlindMath] BlindMath Digest, Vol 179, Issue 21

Wed Jun 30 12:12:57 UTC 2021

Sounds great, Hussain. I’m interested in your workshop.

Thank you,
Monique Coleman

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> Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2021 11:27:57 -0500
> From: Laura Lanning <llanning at smumn.edu>
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> I am interested in learning about this workshop also as I support college
> students with visual impairments in such areas.  How do we sign up?  Thank
> you.
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> On Fri, Jun 25, 2021 at 1:02 PM Sean Loraas via BlindMath <
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> > I am interested in your workshop on Accessible Math. I am the
> Accessibility
> > Technician at the 7th largest Community College in the country and
> create a
> > large volume of accessible math content for a wide variety of math &
> other
> > STEM
> > technical notation for college level courses algebra up through Calculus
> 4,
> > developmental math and adult education. I am interested in improving my
> > knowledge, tools and workflows to maximize the practical usability of alt
> > formats for our students that run the gamut from newer than novice to
> > master level in terms of screen reader use, tech savvy, and braille use.
> > So
> > the more diverse my tool box is the better equipped I am to serve them. I
> > would love to share the latest tech tools we use and would be wildly
> > interested in what my peers are using, as peers are few and far between
> in
> > our field. I commend you for your creativity in attempting to lure
> > accessible math materials specialists out of our dark offices to share
> the
> > crazy tools that support our unconventional skill set. Limitless
> > possibilities.
> >
> > Let me know what I can do to reserve a seat at that table? Thank you for
> > developing such a fantastic opportunity and sharing it in this forum.
> Stay
> > safe!
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> > Sean Loraas
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> Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2021 14:29:39 -0400
> From: Shannon Pruitt <sdpruitt99 at yahoo.com>
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> Subject: Re: [BlindMath] Workshop on Accessible Mathematics For Blind
>         High-School and College Students
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> I am interested
>
> Shannon Pruitt
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> > On Jun 15, 2021, at 2:13 PM, Hussain Kadhem via BlindMath <
> blindmath at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> > ?Dear list,
> >
> > Recently I responded to an email thread about college-level math for
> > blind students, and I have gotten many people reach out to ask me
> > questions. I'm very happy to see so many people interested in
> > mathematics for themselves or their children!
> >
> > Because of this response, I am planning on running an online workshop
> > in August, on how to make mathematics accessible for blind students at
> > the high-school and college level. This workshop would be for
> > interested students, parents, and educational support staff. I will
> > talk about the technologies and strategies I use, show some
> > demonstrations, and have some time to answer questions.
> >
> > Please let me know if you would be interested, and let others not on
> > the list know if you think they would be! I will have more details
> > figured out in the coming weeks, and will post a schedule and
> > participation info to this list. If you have any particular questions
> > or concerns you want me to try to cover, then feel free to suggest
> > them by email.
> >
> > A little bit about me: I am near-totally blind from birth, and I use
> > screen readers and Braille. I just completed my bachelor of science in
> > mathematics at the University of Toronto, and I will be continuing in
> > the Fall with graduate studies in pure mathematics at the University
> > of Cambridge. I have done graduate-level coursework in mathematics, I
> > engage in research with professors, and I participate in competitive
> > international programs for mathematics students; such as this year's
> > undergraduate summer school at the Park City Mathematics Institute,
> > run by the Institute for Advanced Study. For the past 2 years, I have
> > also been working full-time as a software developer at IBM.
> >
> > As you can see, being blind does not have to prevent you from
> > participating and succeeding in the fields of mathematics and
> > technology, and I hope to show you some good strategies for achieving
> > this.
> >
> > I look forward to hearing from you, and meeting you in August.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Hussain Kadhem
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Monique

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