[nabs-l] College Math questions

[Elizabeth Mohnke]

Hello Chelsea,

I hope you are able to get in touch with the student who is requesting this
book as each person has different ways of doing things. 

I have never been able to figure out how to use tactile graphics all that
well, and would rather receive a verbal description of something so I can
create a mental image of it in my head. Likewise, I find it easier to
describe, or more like show with my finger, the elements of a graph to a
reader rather than doing it by tactile methods. However, I grew up sighted
and not blind, and this may very well be the reason why I prefer to do
things the way that I do.

Other alternatives for creating graphs for a math class could also include
the student providing a detailed accurate written description of the graph,
or using an excel spreadsheet to create a graph or number line. I do not
have any experience using either one of these alternatives, but they would
definitely be some possibilities.

Anyway, I hope this helps you find some alternatives for the student who is
looking for the braille math book.

Warm regards,
Elizabeth
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Hi NABSters,
I have been working as the Braille editor for my university for a few months
now. We recently started doing a Braille math book in Nemeth for a student,
and with it being our first one, I have a few questions that I am hoping
that all of your own experiences can help me with. My experience won't help
as much as I would like because I do have limited vision so I've done things
differently than this student will need.
1. When using tactiles, how do you prefer them? Do you like every tactile
printed, or a general one that just goes over concept. (I ask this because
for me, I prefer one that goes over concept whereas someone else likes all
of them.) 2. When a problem is graphing, whether it be on a number line or
on a graph, do you prefer a reader, or do you prefer to do these on your own
with tactile graphing paper? Are these the only options? If not, what other
options are there that you like?
3. Do you have any other tips/tricks/ideas that I can do to help this
student as well as the rest of the team that is creating this textbook?
Please let me know! 
Thank you!

Chelsea Peahl
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