[nabs-l] Chemistry for the Blind

[Suzanne Germano]

Hi Becca

Tell you school there are blind chemists working in the the field.

On Thu, Mar 19, 2015 at 2:53 PM, Rebecca Weber via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> wrote:

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> > On Mar 19, 2015, at 5:42 PM, Rebecca Weber <weberrebecca232 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > Hello NABS.
> > This is my first email on this list. Let me say that it’s awesome to
> find a list that is designed for blind students. We are raising expetations
> everyday.
> > My name is Becca Weber and I attend Archbishop John Carroll High School
> in Pennsylvania. I have had a lot of frustrations here, particularly with
> my team. I feel that they focus too much on vision. So, that’s why I’m
> reaching out to you. I am wanting to take chemistry next year, but this has
> been shut down because of safety reasons. I would like to point out that I
> have, I believe, 20-500 vision. I think, so this may be different. I have
> cooked by myself with no help at all sometimes. I am wondering how a blind
> student could take chemistry?
> > I have some iddeas
> > -bottles of chemicals could be labeled in braille
> > -measuring chemicals with a caring
> > -Having a partner to describe the chemicals to me, but I can see color
> > -using a device called a math quest I think.
> > Anything else please email me.
> > Thank you so much for your help.
> > Have a nice day.
> > Becca
>
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