[nabs-l] College

[Chris Nusbaum]

As a BrailleNote user, I see a few problems with that suggestion.  
Firstly, I don't know about calculus, but I do know that in my 
Algebra 1 class, I am unable to do some things on my 
BrailleNote's scientific calculator that the sighted students use 
their graphing calculators for, such as calculating line of best 
fit.  Secondly, since the BrailleNote doesn't support the Nemeth 
code directly, it's hard to show work and do math calculations 
using Keyword, the word-processing program for the BrailleNote.  
You can do limited math using computer Braille, although there 
are some
math symbols that are only in Nemeth, and can't be done using 
computer Braille; for example, geometry symbols and symbols for 
lines.  Other than that, the BrailleNote's calculator is great.

Chris Nusbaum

"For we walk by faith, not by sight."
2 Corinthians 5:7

Sent from my BrailleNote

 ----- Original Message -----
From: Joshua Lester <jlester8462 at students.pccua.edu
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list 
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
 sent: Fri, 20 Apr 2012 06:29:48 -0500
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] College

Just use the Braille note.
Leave the Brailler alone.
Blessings, Joshua

On 4/20/12, Lanie <readtobuild at gmail.com> wrote:
 Hi all.  I was wondering if anyone could give me advice on this.
 I'm taking Calculus 2 in college and have to carry around 
several
 Braille volumes so that I can keep up, a Brailler, my
 BrailleNote, Braille paper, and an APH Graphing Aid for
 Mathematics, all in a huge rolling bag.  I have reason to think
 that all this is messing up my back.  I don't know how to 
lighten
 the load, but I can't keep carrxing it.  I've already talked 
with
 the Office for Students with Disabilities coordinator, but they
 don't have any Braillers.  How do any others on this list who 
are
 taking classes with huge Braille books and other things like 
this
 do it? Do you use a large bag like I do? Any advice here would 
be
 great! Thanks.

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