[nabs-l] Reminder: It's All about Math on Tonight's NABS MembershipCall!

[Jamie P.]

Wow, I wish I had known about this just a few hours earlier. I would have
absolutely been there.

On Sun, Dec 13, 2015 at 8:52 PM, Jonathan Candler via nabs-l <
nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Just to let you all know, tonight's meeting has been recorded, but we had
> some technical issues with part of it. So I will have to do some editing,
> but it will be uploaded sometime this week. A link will be given out so
> that those who were not there can download the recorded version.
>
> Jonnyboy! Iphones rock!
>
> > On Dec 13, 2015, at 15:55, petras via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> >
> > How would I solve word problems with confidenence.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Chris Nusbaum via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> > To: nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> > Date sent: Sun, 13 Dec 2015 17:17:01 -0500
> > Subject: [nabs-l] Reminder: It's All about Math on Tonight's NABS
> MembershipCall!
> >
> > Happy Sunday Fellow Students:
> >
> > Math—it's a word which conjures up a wide range of emotions in
> students.  Some associate it with the excitement of a good challenge, while
> others (myself included) shudder with fear and frustration at the mention
> of the very word.  Too often, however, blind students associate math with
> the discouragement of being told we can't succeed in the subject because we
> are blind.  We in NABS and the NFB believe that blind students can succeed
> in whatever field we choose, including the STEM (science, technology,
> engineering and math) subjects.  But the question remains: How will we do
> it?
> >
> > To help answer this question, the NABS membership committee is excited
> to hold a conference call all about doing math as a blind student tonight
> at 7:00 PM EST.  This call will feature presentations from John Miller of
> our Science and Engineering Division and Eric Guillory of the Louisiana
> Center for the Blind, two successful blind adults who have excelled in math
> and who are now ready to share how they did it.  There will also be ample
> time for you to get your questions answered about specific challenges you
> are facing in your math classes.  No matter how you feel about math, this
> is sure to be an informative and empowering seminar.  To participate in the
> call, please dial (605) 475-6700 and enter access code 7869673.  We look
> forward to talking with you tonight at 7:00 PM Eastern about how you can
> live the life you want through math in college!
> >
> > Happy holidays,
> >
> > Chris Nusbaum, NABS Board Member
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