[nabs-l] Need Advice: Access to Visual Materials in Mathematics Textbook

[Elizabeth]

Hi Tina,
 
I discovered this same problem when I tried getting e-text for a math textbook. I am sure there are probably some high tech solutions to this problem, but I found the best way for me to deal with this situation is by using a reader. Another solution would be to see if your disability office would be able to produce the graphs and charts as tactile raised line drawings. However, I found that a reader worked just fine for me. If the graphs use straight lines, you could also use things like straws, popsicle sticks, or pipe cleaners to produce a tactile representation of the graphs.
 
Hope this helps,
Elizabeth
 
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> Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2010 21:04:12 -0700
> Subject: [nabs-l] Need Advice: Access to Visual Materials in Mathematics Textbook
> 
> I happen to have access to the text I need for an Elementary Algebra course at my local community college. There are, however, some things I've noticed. Thanks to my sources, I have the electronic text, which can do fairly well with the narrative portion, but does a poor job with any tables, charts, graphs, and other visual data. Even if there was an atempt to convert the text to audio with any kind of software, the result would be inconsistent.
> 
> I'm sure this is not an uncommon scenario, so I'd be interested in hearing how others of you out there have tried to cope with this problem. Also, does anyone out there know of software that has been, or is being developed, that will address this problem? Also, if you've used low-tech solutions, I'm interested in hearing what you've used and how to get them. Any thoughts? Thanks.
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