[NABS-L] Taking the GRE! What were your experiences studyingfor itand what was it like when you took it?

Sat Aug 25 20:13:32 UTC 2018

Hi Tara,

ETS (Educational Testing Services) is the company that produces 
the GRE.  They have study materials on their website.  Once you 
get set up with accommodations they will also send you practices 
test in Braille, digital practice tests with software you can 
load on your computer that is the same software you would use on 
the test if you took it electronically.  That's good because you 
can practice with the built in screen reader and see how it reads 
math formulas.  The online study materials ETS provides also have 
math written out in words in the same way that your screenreader 
will read it.  I found the actual test taking quite accessible.  
Unfortunately I can't help with the book.  Maybe if you have 
friends in your old DSS office they would do it for you, but they 
certainly have no legal obligation to do that for you.

HTH
Karl

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Hi Thank you so much for your reply! Who did you say that 
provides accessible study material? How can I get access to this 
material? I gather from your message that the math part is not 
accessible. What I mean is the math study material is not 
accessible. Or, is it pretty much all the material for the GRE is 
in accessible except for one specific place? You mentioned taking 
the test on a computer, how exactly does that work? Did you use a 
screen reader? I am sorry for my million questions but I really 
donâ€™t know where to get started or where to turn. My friend 
mentioned a book that she used to take the GRE. At the time she 
took it, she was doing her undergraduate degree. So she was able 
to get the book made accessible to her by her local university. 
Unfortunately, she doesnâ€™t have the book anymore because it was 
on her old computer. Iâ€™m happy to purchase the book I just want 
to be able to read what I purchased and printed and I have not 
gotten along since my birthday in 1982. Anyway thank you so much 
for any more assistance.
Tara

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 On Aug 25, 2018, at 12:43 PM, Karl Martin Adam via NABS-L 
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:

 Hi Tara, I took the GRE on the computer.  ETS provides a nice 
set of study materials, but unfortunately I found no third party 
study materials for math that were accessible.  That means we 
blind people are at a significant disadvantage when it comes to 
studying.  I also had trouble with math and didn't do too well, 
but the actual test taking was pretty straight forward.

 HTH,
 Karl

 ----- Original Message -----
 From: Tara Briggs via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
 To: nabs-l at nfbnet.org
 Date sent: Sat, 25 Aug 2018 09:14:09 -0600
 Subject: [NABS-L] Taking the GRE! What were your experiences 
studying for itand what was it like when you took it?

 Hi all! I am writing this email in the hopes of starting a 
discussion. For those of you who took  the GRE  what was it like? 
What was it like to study for it? What materials did you use? Any 
links would be beyond awesome!! Also, my friend has given me the 
title of a  book but Iâ€™m not sure how to get that book an  an 
accessible format. Can I go back to my alma mater and make a 
request from them? Iâ€™m not a student there anymore but I was. 
When it came time to take the GRE what accommodations did you 
use? How did you get through the math section? Thatâ€™s the one 
that is making me the most terrified! Nath and I have been bitter  
enemies for years and I donâ€™t see that changing anytime soon. 
Thank you so much for any help!
 Tara

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