[NABS-L] GRE study materials

[Sami Osborne]

Hi=20Alex,

Honestly,=20I=20think=20if=20you're=20going=20to=20do=20the=20math=20portio=
n=20
independently,=20using=20print=20or=20Braille=20would=20be=20the=20best=20o=
ption.=20=20
Unless=20I'm=20much=20mistaken,=20the's=20really=20no=20reliable=20way=20to=
=20do=20math=20
with=20just=20using=20JAWS.=20=20This=20is=20because=20math=20requires=20a=
=20lot=20of=20
visual=20aspects=20to=20it=20that=20make=20it=20challenging=20for=20a=20com=
puter.=20=20
Even=20if=20you=20don't=20use=20print=20or=20Braille=20on=20a=20regular=20b=
asis,=20I=20=20
think=20that=20it=20would=20really=20be=20the=20best=20thing=20for=20doing=
=20math=20
independently.

If=20that's=20not=20a=20viable=20option,=20perhaps=20you=20could=20request=
=20to=20have=20
someone=20scribe=20for=20you=20during=20the=20math=20portion=20of=20the=20G=
RE.=20=20
They'd=20read=20you=20the=20questions=20and=20choices=20(if=20the=20questio=
ns=20are=20
multiple=20choice),=20you'd=20tell=20them=20your=20answer,=20and=20then=20t=
hey'd=20
write=20it=20down=20on=20the=20answer=20sheet.=20=20I'm=20currently=20using=
=20one=20for=20
my=20required=20biology=20class=20because=20my=20Disability=20Services=20Of=
fice=20
wasn't=20able=20to=20fully=20produce=20the=20materials=20in=20an=20accessib=
le=20
format=20for=20me.=20=20Though=20I=20generally=20prefer=20to=20work=20on=20=
my=20own=20as=20
well,=20working=20with=20my=20scribe=20has=20worked=20very=20well=20for=20
tests/homework=20in=20that=20particular=20class.

Also,=20I'm=20not=20sure=20if=20=20the=20are=20any=20GRE=20prep=20classes=20=
out=20there=20
like=20there=20are=20SAT/ACT=20prep,=20but=20I=20think=20that's=20really=20=
something=20=20
you=20should=20consider.=20=20If=20you're=20part=20of=20your=20state's=20Vo=
c=20Rehab=20
agency,=20you=20could=20ask=20your=20counselor=20to=20inquire=20about=20tho=
se=20
classes.=20=20I=20think=20you=20could=20benefit=20from=20them,=20because=20=
they=20
really=20help=20you=20to=20get=20a=20clear=20idea=20very=20what=20to=20expe=
ct=20on=20the=20
test.=20=20(By=20the=20way,=20this=20doesn't=20just=20apply=20to=20only=20p=
eople=20who=20
are=20blind;=20I=20took=20an=20SAT=20prep=20class=20before=20both=20times=20=
I=20took=20the=20
test,=20and=20my=20younger=20brother,=20who=20is=20currently=20a=20sighted=
=20junior=20
in=20high=20school,=20is=20also=20taking=20it=20for=20the=20ACT).

I=20hope=20this=20helps,=20and=20if=20you're=20on=20spring=20break,=20I=20h=
ope=20you=20have=20
a=20great=20week.

Sami

=20-----=20Original=20Message=20-----
From:=20Roanna=20Bacchus=20via=20NABS-L=20<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
To:=20"Zachary=20N.=20=20Griego-Dreicer=20via=20NABS-L"=20<nabs-l at nfbnet.or=
g
Date=20sent:=20Sun,=2011=20Mar=202018=2016:16:07=20-0400
Subject:=20Re:=20[NABS-L]=20GRE=20study=20materials

Good=20luck!=20I=20hope=20it=20goes=20well.

On=20Mar=2011,=202018=203:50=20PM,=20"Zachary=20N.=20=20Griego-Dreicer=20vi=
a=20NABS-L"=20
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org>=20wrote:

=20I=E2=80=99m=20getting=20ready=20to=20take=20the=20GRE=20on=20Wednesday,=
=20and=20Ive=20been=20
studying=20using=20the=20online=20course=20provided=20by=20Educational=20te=
sting=20
consultants.=20=20They=20have=20live=20sessions=20with=20instructors=20and=
=20
recorded=20sessions=20demonstrating=20each=20topic.

=20The=20National=20Federation=20of=20the=20Blind=20knows=20that=20blindnes=
s=20is=20not=20
the=20characteristic=20that=20defines=20you=20or=20your=20future.=20=20Ever=
y=20day=20we=20
raise=20the=20expectations=20of=20blind=20people,=20because=20low=20expecta=
tions=20
create=20obstacles=20between=20blind=20people=20and=20our=20dreams.=20=20Yo=
u=20can=20
live=20the=20life=20you=20want;=20blindness=20is=20not=20what=20holds=20you=
=20back.
=20Sent=20from=20my=20iPhone=207=20Using=20VoiceOver

=20On=20Mar=2011,=202018,=20at=2013:13,=20Alexander=20Castillo=20via=20NABS=
-L=20
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org>=20wrote:

=20Hello=20all,=20I=E2=80=99ve=20been=20out=20of=20school=20for=20a=20while=
,=20working,=20
however=20I=E2=80=99m
=20getting=20that=20itch=20for=20stressful=20days=20and=20nights=20which=20=
will=20come=20
with
=20going=20back=20to=20school.=20=20I=E2=80=99ve=20taken=20the=20GRE=20befo=
re=20and=20need=20
higher
=20scores.=20=20Is=20there=20a=20study=20guide=20that=E2=80=99s=20preferred=
?=20I=20will=20not=20
be=20using
=20print=20or=20Braille.

=20I=E2=80=99ve=20come=20across=20some=20guides=20which=20seem=20to=20have=
=20potential,=20and=20
then
=20run=20into=20the=20math=20portion=20not=20being=20fully=20accessible.

=20Suggestions=20are=20welcome!
=20Thanks,

=20Alex

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