[Nfb-science] AP. Physics Logistics Questions

[Larry Wayland]

Sorry Chelsey:
Forgot to put in the address. Here it is.

http://prime.jsc.nasa.gov/mathtrax/

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From: nfb-science-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfb-science-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Larry Wayland
Sent: Thursday, October 08, 2009 9:12 AM
To: NFB Science and Engineering Division List
Subject: Re: [Nfb-science] AP. Physics Logistics Questions

Chelsea:
Give this program a try. It is an accessible graphing calculator written by a mathematician who is blind and works for NASA. The program is free and is for sixth through twelth grades. It has a physics section.

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From: nfb-science-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfb-science-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Chelsea Cook
Sent: Wednesday, October 07, 2009 7:09 PM
To: nfb-science at nfbnet.org
Subject: [Nfb-science] AP. Physics Logistics Questions

Hello,

  I am a senior in high school enrolled in advanced placement 
(college-level) courses in Physics and Calculus.  The course 
content is not a problem for me, however, I am having issues with 
my physics class doing "virtual labs," essentially graphics-based 
simulations that are not accessible with JAWS.  A major portion 
of the grade calls for these.  Currently, I am having a sighted 
person sit with me through the lab, but I find that method to be 
inefficient for me to complete the various labs in a timely 
fashion.  I can't seem to complete the labs at home because I 
have no one willing to sit and describe the interface to me.  
Another main issue with this course is that it is a 
distance-learning course: My school system is reluctant (at best) 
to provide transportation to and from the other high school, so I 
can't network with my peers as much as I would like to.  Any 
thoughts?
  Also, concerning the AP.  exam in May: Has anyone ever taken an 
AP.  test in a science or math course before on this list? My 
teachers (vision and academic) and I are concerned about the free 
response questions, where graphs or drawings are often always 
required to complete the question.  We are not sure how the 
College Board will accept my answers, given that it is a 
standardized test.  I am a heavy Braille and JAWS user.  On the 
matter of scribes used for copying answers, I am concerned about 
the margin of error present.
Any help would be appreciated,
Chelsea Cook
"I ask you to look both ways.  For the road to a knowledge of the 
stars leads through the atom; and important knowledge of the atom 
has been reached through the stars."
Sir Arthur Eddington, British astrophysicist (1882-1944), Stars 
and Atoms (1928), Lecture 1

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