<html xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"><head><meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"><style><!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:Mangal;
panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 2 3 3 2 2;}
@font-face
{font-family:"Cambria Math";
panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Calibri;
panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0cm;
font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:blue;
text-decoration:underline;}
.MsoChpDefault
{mso-style-type:export-only;}
@page WordSection1
{size:612.0pt 792.0pt;
margin:72.0pt 72.0pt 72.0pt 72.0pt;}
div.WordSection1
{page:WordSection1;}
--></style></head><body lang=EN-IN link=blue vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>hello lanie,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>For writing accessible math on computer, you may try “insert equation” of Microsoft office word; which can be access from the symbols grouping under the insert tab in word.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>In insert equation, you may prefer Unicode or La-Tex to write.</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Apart from this, There are few more ways to write math.</p><p class=MsoNormal>Regarding which our senior’s can guide better.</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Kind regards,</p><p class=MsoNormal>Vighnesh</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sent from <a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986">Mail</a> for Windows</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0cm'><b>From: </b><a href="mailto:blindmath@nfbnet.org">Lanie Molinar via BlindMath</a><br><b>Sent: </b>28 March 2023 08:53<br><b>To: </b><a href="mailto:blindmath@nfbnet.org">blindmath@nfbnet.org</a><br><b>Cc: </b><a href="mailto:laniebird91@gmail.com">Lanie Molinar</a><br><b>Subject: </b>[BlindMath] Advice for Re-Learning Math Concepts in Preparation for College</p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hi, all. I used to be a member of this list a long time ago but left when I</p><p class=MsoNormal>was no longer in school. Since I'm making a second attempt at getting a</p><p class=MsoNormal>college degree, I thought I'd rejoin. I'll be starting school in the fall</p><p class=MsoNormal>at Penn State University World Campus, taking classes online. I'm totally</p><p class=MsoNormal>blind and use a computer running Windows 11 with JAWS and NVDA.</p><p class=MsoNormal>Before then, I was told to take a placement assessment to see how my math</p><p class=MsoNormal>skills are. I found out that they could use some work, and this website,</p><p class=MsoNormal>called ALEKS by McGraw-Hill, has learning modules that are accessible and</p><p class=MsoNormal>supposed to help you practice. The problem is that the way they present the</p><p class=MsoNormal>math is so verbose with screen readers that I think it's getting in the way</p><p class=MsoNormal>of me learning as easily as I could. Here's one example:</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Use the distributive property to remove the parentheses.</p><p class=MsoNormal>10 c begin exponent 4 end exponent ( 8 c begin exponent 3 end exponent + 9</p><p class=MsoNormal>c )</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Simplify your answer as much as possible.</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>EXPLANATION</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We use the distributive property and then simplify, as follows.</p><p class=MsoNormal>10 c begin exponent 4 end exponent ( 8 c begin exponent 3 end exponent + 9</p><p class=MsoNormal>c )</p><p class=MsoNormal>=</p><p class=MsoNormal>10 c begin exponent 4 end exponent × 8 c begin exponent 3 end exponent + 10</p><p class=MsoNormal>c begin exponent 4 end exponent × 9 c</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>=</p><p class=MsoNormal>( 10 × 8 ) c begin exponent 4 end exponent × c begin exponent 3 end</p><p class=MsoNormal>exponent + ( 10 × 9 ) c begin exponent 4 end exponent × c</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>=</p><p class=MsoNormal>( 10 × 8 ) c begin exponent 7 end exponent + ( 10 × 9 ) c begin exponent 5</p><p class=MsoNormal>end exponent</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>=</p><p class=MsoNormal>80 c begin exponent 7 end exponent + 90 c begin exponent 5 end exponent</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I just got a Braille display earlier this month, so I'm wondering if there</p><p class=MsoNormal>are any resources that I could read in Braille that might help me prepare</p><p class=MsoNormal>better. Can anyone recommend anything? Also, I have a Perkins Brailler, but</p><p class=MsoNormal>as my family is preparing to move, it's put away. We also have limited</p><p class=MsoNormal>space. Can anyone recommend accessible ways of writing math on my computer?</p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks.</p><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________</p><p class=MsoNormal>BlindMath mailing list</p><p class=MsoNormal>BlindMath@nfbnet.org</p><p class=MsoNormal>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindmath_nfbnet.org</p><p class=MsoNormal>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for BlindMath:</p><p class=MsoNormal>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindmath_nfbnet.org/vighneshmathes%40gmail.com</p><p class=MsoNormal>BlindMath Gems can be found at <http://www.blindscience.org/blindmath-gems-home></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>