[nabs-l] NemeText Math Software

Wed May 30 02:48:01 UTC 2012

I believe it's $99. Here's the link:
www.accessisoft.com/nemetex.htm
Jordyn
On 5/29/2012 9:54 PM, Humberto Avila wrote:
> Hello Arielle,
>
> Where can I obtain this piece of software? Is it free of charge? I see alink
> there, but that's the user guide.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Arielle Silverman
> Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2012 6:27 PM
> To: nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [nabs-l] NemeText Math Software
>
> In case any of you haven't heard of this yet...
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: kljh4<kljh4 at twcny.rr.com>
> Date: Tue, 29 May 2012 21:16:52 -0400
> Subject: Re: [LCA] Re: math question
> To: LCA at yahoogroups.com
>
> Arielle,
>
> I've got the feeling that it would be worth getting the word out on this
> one!
>
> Lori G.
>
>  From the User's Guide
> http://www.accessisoft.com/Nemetex%20Nemeth%20Back-Translator%20Version%202.
> 3.2%20User's%20Guide.htm
>
> Uses of Nemetex
> Nemetex Nemeth Back-Translator affords an easy way to print Nemeth Braille
> Math that was typed on an electronic Braille notetaker and print it in plain
> typeset such that parents, teachers or peers of visually-impaired
> mathematicians could read it.  Without AccessiSoft's Nemetex Nemeth
> Back-Translator, someone, typically a Braille Transcriber, must
> painstakingly inter-line every piece of math homework, project, paper, or
> test created in Nemeth.  The Nemetex Nemeth Back-Translator uses a unique
> process to examine the content, identify it as either Nemeth or normal text,
> and convert it into LaTeX so it can be read by any standard LaTeX-based
> editing program, such as TeXnicCenter.  The resulting file could, depending
> on the LaTeX program in use, then be hard-copy printed in normal printed
> math or saved to a Portable Document Format (PDF) file for electronic
> transfer via e-mail or posting/sharing with sighted users.
>
> Nemetex Nemeth Back-Translator Version 2.3.2 includes all mathematics
> through Algebra II, Geometry, Trigonometry and pre-Statistics and
> pre-Calculus, so it will accommodate the math work of students from the
> elementary through the high school level.  The Nemetex Nemeth
> Back-Translator is also fully-compatible with JAWS for Windows and
> Window-Eyesä screen readers so that visually-impaired authors of math can
> use it by themselves or with the help of a sighted transcriber.  Key
> benefits include:
>
> ·        Runs on Windows-based PCs tested through Windows 7 (no MAC version
> available);
> ·        Screen-readable by JAWS for Windows and Window-Eyes;
> ·        Runs on any Java-compatible PC;
> ·        Outputs in LaTeX so that files can be subsequently opened in or
> imported into any standard LaTeX-based  publishing/editing software;
> ·        Converts a mix of Nemeth Braille Math and regular text in the same
> file;
> ·        Works with various types of six-key entry-capable Braille
> Notetakers;
> ·        Effectively handles various types of spatial mathematics such as
> matrices and multi-line comparisons; and
> ·        Identifies most common input Braille errors and provides a summary
> of errors which can be saved as a separate file.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Arielle Silverman
> Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2012 7:53 PM
> To: LCA at yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [LCA] Re: math question
>
> Hi Tim,
> Nemetex didn't exist when I was in AP calculus. What kind of Braille
> device did she use with the software? Did she print directly from this
> Braille device or use a computer interface?
> I'm done with math now (except for stats) but would like to recommend
> it to other students if it was a good program.
> Arielle
>
> On 5/29/12, Faisal<newyorkyankies at gmail.com>  wrote:
>> I had taken linear aljebra, differential geometry as well as discrete
>> mathematics as part of my computer science major.
>>
>> Nemeth was extremely limited for those courses, and when I had sent out
>> that
>> message, I didn't mean it was limited for calculus, I was using calculus
>> as
>> an example for one of my other points I was making.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> From: LCA at yahoogroups.com [mailto:LCA at yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Tim
>> Pennington
>> Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2012 1:53 PM
>> To: LCA at yahoogroups.com
>> Subject: [LCA] Re: math question
>>
>>
>>
>> Faisal and all:
>>
>>
>>
>> You mentioned that "Nemeth only covers a certain level of math before you
>> have to start getting creative."
>>
>>
>>
>> That's just not true. My daughter finished AP Calculus BC with an A
>> average
>> this year in high school and met just about all Nemeth codes you could
>> think
>> of with no problem using the Nemetex translation software to print it out
>> for a sighted teacher.
>>
>>
>>
>> The student has to learn the Nemeth code, but so what?
>>
>>
>>
>> It truly was a piece of cake for her; the same goes for her honors
>> chemistry
>> and physics. Using the Nemetex software made it just as simple as her
>> sighted peers.
>>
>>
>>
>> tp
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Tim Pennington
>>
>> Cincinnati, OH
>>
>> Emily, 18, LCA, and Lillie, 14, LCA
>>
>>
>>
>>
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