[BlindMath] {Spam?} RE: College Student seeking advice on statistics accomodation

Sun Mar 14 20:33:32 UTC 2021

I agree with the others. The other graphing calculator that hasn't been mentioned is the Desmos graphing calculator. It is free and accessible.

We have about half of our students using the Orion TI-84 Plus handheld and the other half using Desmos on their computers. It is just a matter of preference. Both play auditory graphs.

Here are links to the Desmos main page<https://www.desmos.com/>, Desmos graphing calculator<https://www.desmos.com/calculator>, and their accessibility page<https://www.desmos.com/accessibility>.

If you do end up having any questions on either graphing calculator option, feel free to reach out.

I have provided trainings on both graphing calculators.

Sara Larkin

Math Consultant

(319) 310-6070

3501 Harry Langdon Boulevard, Council Bluffs, IA 51503

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I agree with Sina about the Orion TI-84+ from Orbit Research and the drawing board. However, the APH Draftsman is more expensive than the E.A.S.Y. inTACT Sketchpad - assuming that you can't get the Draftsman on federal quota money.

https://www.easytactilegraphics.com/product/intact-sketchpad/

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Stacie,

Welcome to the list. This is most certainly the right place to ask, not only about the calculator, but about future queries that may come up as you finish up your undergrad. There are some wonderful folks on here with experience as blind students, faculty, access workers, engineers, you name it, so I hope you stick around.

To answer your question, yes, there is such a thing. It is called the Orion

TI-84 Plus. The link is below.

https://www.orbitresearch.com/product/orion-ti-84-plus/

Your university's disabilities office should be able to procure that for you. You may also find a tactile drawing kit helpful as well in your studies. It's simply a clipboard with some soft backing so that when you press firmly with a stylus on a thin sheet of paper or plastic, the lines raise up immediately. In economics, having the professor or a TA quickly render a tactile diagram in just a few seconds is super useful. Same for statistics and other math courses, such as calculus. One such product is the Draftsman. That link is below.

https://www.aph.org/product/draftsman-tactile-drawing-board/

I wish you much success in your studies and your journey to finish your undergrad.

Take care,

Sina

President, Prime Access Consulting, Inc.

Phone: 919-345-3832

https://www.PAC.bz

Twitter: @SinaBahram

Personal Website: https://www.sinabahram.com

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Hello all:

My name is Stacie Leap. I do apologize if this is not the right list to ask this question. If it is not, if anyone can tell me where to go for the answer.

I am starting college back up again after 10 years. I dropped out when I was 21 in my senior year back in 2011. I went blind in 2016 due to someone beating me until I went blind. Anyways, my question is that: what things do I need to get for myself or ask from my disability office at college?

I was told by my advisor that I would need to take statistics in order to graduate. I remember in high school and in my sophomore year in college using a lot of graphs, charts, and a graphic calculator. However, that was when I could see. How can I be able to read those things now? Is there a graphic calculator that is accessible that is similar to a T-83 or T-84?

My advisor told me to talk to my disability office at college because she is unsure what is needed. I do not know what to ask and I was also told that some disability resource office just give you the bare minimum of what you as for. But I do not know what is needed.

I guess I am rambling but if anyone can assist me on this list or off, my email is stacie.leap at gmail.com<mailto:stacie.leap at gmail.com> and my phone number is 215-776-6741.

Thanks,

Stacie Leap, CPE, CPS, FPS

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