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

Sun Mar 14 20:34:19 UTC 2021

Hi again,

I was backing up Sina if you wanted to use the really neat "magic" film that
raises upward from the side you are drawing on. However, there are many
other drawing boards available at a much lower price.

I really like to use an old Sewell Raised Line Drawing board with braille
paper - I don't like the flimsy film that comes with it though. It's not the
same as the Draftsman and EASY inTACT film. I use braille paper and a
tracing wheel and tactile compass. However, the drawing does raise up on the
opposite/reverse side, which is not quite as convenient as the "magic" film.

Again, you can substitute for the Sewell Raised Line Drawing Board - if
that's still too expensive. You can just use braille paper on a rubber pad
on a hard surface, or just a plain clipboard with craft foam.

If you can stand to watch me in a few videos, I have tons of them at this
link drawing all kinds of mathematical things and talking about various
drawing boards and tools: http://www.tsbvi.edu/videos-webinars/mathematics.
I also have a few videos on the Orion TI-84+, so this link may be helpful to
you.

Best wishes,
Susan

Susan A Osterhaus
Statewide Mathematics Consultant
Outreach Programs
Texas School for the Blind
  And Visually Impaired
1100 West 45th Street
Austin, TX 78756
susanosterhaus at tsbvi.edu
www.tsbvi.edu/math
http://www.tsbvi.edu/videos-webinars/mathematics
https://www.pathstoliteracy.org/resources/project-inspire-free-self-paced-courses-increase-stem-potential-individuals-who-read

-----Original Message-----
From: Sina Bahram [mailto:sina at sinabahram.com]
Sent: Sunday, March 14, 2021 2:08 PM
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Subject: RE: [BlindMath] College Student seeking advice on statistics
accomodation

Good call on the cost savings there. I should say that the Draftsman was
easy to reach for in terms of a link, but while googling, I actually came
across a ton of tactile drawing kits, most of which were cheaper than the
Draftsman, which is beyond overpriced for a clipboard with some soft
padding, 25 sheets of transparency plastic, and a stylus, at least in my
opinion.

President, Prime Access Consulting, Inc.
Phone: 919-345-3832
https://www.PAC.bz
Twitter: @SinaBahram
Personal Website: https://www.sinabahram.com

-----Original Message-----
From: Susan Osterhaus <osterhauss at tsbvi.edu>
Sent: Sunday, March 14, 2021 1:58 PM
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Subject: RE: [BlindMath] College Student seeking advice on statistics
accomodation

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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Bahram via BlindMath
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Subject: Re: [BlindMath] College Student seeking advice on statistics
accomodation

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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Cc: Stacie Leap <stacie.leap at gmail.com>
Subject: [BlindMath] College Student seeking advice on statistics
accomodation

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 and my phone number is 215-776-6741.

Thanks,
Stacie Leap, CPE, CPS, FPS
stacie.leap at gmail.com | 215.776.6741

Board Member, National Federation of the Blind: Keystone Chapter Cambodian
(Khmer) Interpreter Mental Health First Aid Instructor for Adult Modules
Student, Temple University: College of Public Health WRAP Facilitator
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