[Blindtlk] Assistance Needed with Math Software

[Chris Nusbaum]

If you want a resolution written, I would email Sharon Maneki at nfbmd at earthlink.net.

Chris Nusbaum

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On Aug 1, 2012, at 9:15 PM, David Andrews <dandrews at visi.com> wrote:

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> Dear fellow NFB members and Associate members:
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> My name is Chun Chao (I go by Alan) and I am helping a good friend and member of ours in Northern Nevada with an issue regarding the mathematic program that is being used by the community college for student placement in particular levels of academic curriculum.
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> The community college uses a math program called ALEX as its entrance exam for student placement in college curriculum as well as for many other uses by the math department.
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> However, it is completely inaccessible to blind and visually impaired students as well as blind and visually impaired staff using screen reading technology.
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> The community college states that the reason why they use ALEX is because of its accuracy in detecting the level of math in which students perform.
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> Now, the community college has very much become a role model in presenting itself as a highly accessible campus for the Northern Nevada region in that all student workstations (whether it be in a classroom laboratory or in a library research center) have access via campus network to JAWS, Magic, and Open Book as well as a variety of additional resources such as NVDA and Premiere scan & read.
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> There were potholes in getting the community college to become accessible along the way but the effort to make the campus accessible has presented itself to be successful.
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> Nevertheless, the main roadblock that is being focused on now is finding an accessible alternative to a mathematic program such as ALEX while at the same time being able to keep the same level of reliability that ALEX offered.
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> In addition to what the community college is doing on its own part in making the campus to become as fully accessible as possible, I am reaching out to the NFB community and associated community for aid and support in finding a possible resolution to this issue.
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> Any suggestion or lead as to a possible resolution for implementing a college mathematic program that is accessible to all students and staff members will be appreciated as well as explored.
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> The best way to get a hold of me is via email at <mailto:zerone1683 at gmail.com>zerone1683 at gmail.com.
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> Sincerely,
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> C.C. Alan
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> Northern Nevada NFB
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