[nabs-l] How to do pre-algebra and algebra on the computer?

Angela Roberts angelaroberts10886 at gmail.com
Wed Jul 20 19:31:06 UTC 2016


Line up the numbers. Stupid Siri

On Wednesday, July 20, 2016, Angela Roberts <angelaroberts10886 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Do you know if you're able to find the numbers up vertically? Also, can
> you write fractions vertically?
>
> On Wednesday, July 20, 2016, Angela Roberts <angelaroberts10886 at gmail.com
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','angelaroberts10886 at gmail.com');>> wrote:
>
>> Hi have NVDA
>>
>> On Wednesday, July 20, 2016, Cricket Bidleman <cricketbidleman at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Not yet. JAWS accessibility is being worked on as we speak. It works
>>> with NVDA though, and NVDA is a free program. As a JAWS user, I
>>> recommend getting NVDA because there are certain things that JAWS will
>>> not work for that NVDA will, and vice versa. I'll let you know when
>>> JAWS accessibility is complete. The Accessible Equation Editor has
>>> only been in existence for maybe a year. Maybe not even that. Of
>>> course, it was built on the Equation Editor, which has existed for a
>>> long while, but the guy who created both didn't even know about the
>>> screenreaders and Braille technology that blind people use until late
>>> 2014. Hope that helps!
>>>
>>> Best,
>>> Cricket Bidleman
>>>
>>> On 7/20/16, Angela Roberts <angelaroberts10886 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> > Does the software work with Jaws?
>>> >
>>> > On Wednesday, July 20, 2016, Cricket Bidleman <
>>> cricketbidleman at gmail.com>
>>> > wrote:
>>> >
>>> >> Hi Angela,
>>> >>
>>> >> The Accessible Equation Editor is free of charge! And it's online, no
>>> >> installation required. In case you didn't catch the last part of my
>>> >> email, you can just cut and paste stuff from the equation editor into
>>> >> a word doc and send it to your teacher. That way you will have all of
>>> >> the proper symbols etc. Or you can always just copy and paste your
>>> >> work into an email body and send it that way. Hope that helps!
>>> >>
>>> >> Best,
>>> >> Cricket Bidleman
>>> >>
>>> >> On 7/20/16, Angela Roberts via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>>> <javascript:;>>
>>> >> wrote:
>>> >> > Do you know if the Pearson's equation editor is free to use? Also,
>>> how
>>> >> > would I then email my assignments to my teacher?
>>> >> >
>>> >> > On Wednesday, July 20, 2016, Cricket Bidleman via NABS-L
>>> >> > <nabs-l at nfbnet.org <javascript:;>>
>>> >> > wrote:
>>> >> >
>>> >> >> Zunaira,
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> Angela said she is a large print user, so a BrailleNote Touch or
>>> >> >> BrailleNote Apex would not necessarily be the solution.
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> Best,
>>> >> >> Cricket Bidleman
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> On 7/20/16, Wasif, Zunaira via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>>> >> >> <javascript:;>
>>> >> <javascript:;>>
>>> >> >> wrote:
>>> >> >> > The Braille note touch allows you to write in nemyth code using a
>>> >> >> > braille
>>> >> >> > keyboard and translates it into the appropriate print. You can
>>> email
>>> >> >> > your
>>> >> >> > homework to the professor directly from the device.
>>> >> >> >
>>> >> >> > -----Original Message-----
>>> >> >> > From: NABS-L [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org <javascript:;>
>>> >> <javascript:;>] On
>>> >> >> Behalf Of Angela Roberts
>>> >> >> > via NABS-L
>>> >> >> > Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2016 1:21 PM
>>> >> >> > To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list <
>>> >> >> nabs-l at nfbnet.org <javascript:;> <javascript:;>>
>>> >> >> > Cc: Angela Roberts <angelaroberts10886 at gmail.com <javascript:;>
>>> >> <javascript:;>>
>>> >> >> > Subject: [nabs-l] How to do pre-algebra and algebra on the
>>> computer?
>>> >> >> >
>>> >> >> > Hello all, hope you're having a wonderful afternoon.
>>> >> >> > I recently spoke to my math teacher from Hadley, Who informed me
>>> >> >> > that
>>> >> >> once I
>>> >> >> > began the pre-algebra series and then move on to the algebra
>>> series,
>>> >> it
>>> >> >> will
>>> >> >> > be very difficult for me to do the math problems on the computer.
>>> >> >> > I do not know Grade 2 Braille or the Braille code for Math.  Does
>>> >> >> > anybody
>>> >> >> > have any suggestions on how to complete the pre-algebra and
>>> algebra
>>> >> >> problems
>>> >> >> > using the computer? I am partially sighted, so I use vision to
>>> help
>>> >> >> > me
>>> >> >> > as
>>> >> >> > well as a screen reader.
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