[BlindMath] Need help with recommendations for Comp Sci course requirements

Tue Apr 16 20:23:37 UTC 2024

I strongly favour production houses using the same tools that the students will need to use if they are to ever gain full independence in the creation of their own content.

Students need to see the tools they use in action. Sighted academics will generally not be using the tools that automatically provide access to the consuming students, so the only way many blind STEM students can become a proficient producer of accessible content they can read for themselves, is to see it used by support staff.

Jonathan

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From: BlindMath <blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Ketty Ombadykow via BlindMath
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Subject: Re: [BlindMath] Need help with recommendations for Comp Sci course requirements

Do you mean you prefer reading the latex coding as you are proficient in it?

Most of our students do not seem to read latex … wish they did then professors can get the materials to them quickly.

From: Michael Link <michael at michaellink.org>
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Subject: Re: [BlindMath] Need help with recommendations for Comp Sci course requirements

I may be in the minority here, but I actually prefer to work with straight LaTeX source files for Calculus/Statistics.

Would love to hear what others prefer.

On Tue, Apr 16, 2024 at 2:40 PM Ketty Ombadykow via BlindMath <blindmath at nfbnet.org<mailto:blindmath at nfbnet.org>> wrote:
Hello Everyone,
I work at Rutgers University responsible for remediating course materials for accessibility for students who use screen readers.  I joined this listserv a little while ago to learn from you all about what tools, preferences, methods, and whatever I can glean from your discussions to help provide accessible materials for our students.

This Fall 2024 I have a new transfer student who is taking 3 math and computer science courses (which I have handled before with the Professors providing their Latex files for handouts, homework and exams which we converted to HTML with Mathjax, and ppt files early to alt text).

The Fall Comp Sci course requires learning HTML and flowcharting. The syllabus asks for Flowcharting software:

  *   Draw.io is available free online (https://app.diagrams.net/ )
  *   Optional: Flowcharting software Flowgorithm is available for free download only for Windows machines (http://flowgorithm.org/)
  *   MS Word can also generate flowcharts, but some students find it more cumbersome to utilize
JavaScript software
(You will be writing JavaScript programs so you will need software to do that!)

  *   https://js.do/ on-line JavaScript Editor
  *   Other JavaScript/HTML Editors to download if you prefer:
     *   Visual Studio Code
     *   Atom Text Editor
     *   Sublime
     *   Codepen.io
     *   Notepad++ (Windows only) – Available in Rutgers’ Computer Labs

QUESTIONS:

  1.  What do you use to build a flowchart, say for designing code?
  2.  Would any of you have any input on which, if any, of these flowcharting software above are accessible for the screen reader student? Is there a preference? Are there “watch out” tips?
  3.  For a JavaScript Editor, are any provided in the list above accessible? If not, what do you use?
  4.  For Calculus and Statistics courses, do you prefer getting them in HTML? MS Word with math equation editors?

Any and all input would be greatly appreciated!

Best Regards,
Ketty

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