[Nfb-science] Hello

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bravo! Hope things continue to work out.
--le


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Nathanael T. Wales" <ntwales at omsoft.com>
To: "NFB Science and Engineering Division List" <nfb-science at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, July 12, 2010 9:09 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-science] Hello


I have been legally blind since birth.  In college completing my B.S. in
civil and environmental engineering--and later studying for and passing the
Professional Engineer licensing exam--I used Braille (including a Perkins
Braillewriter), a reader, and a tactile drawing board as low-tech as Mike
described on this list yesterday.  I would often have my reader trace over
handout or photocopied diagrams to make a tactile image which my reader
would also describe.  I found the combination of both the description and
tactile image very useful, especially for the more complex.  I will often
use verbal descriptions of diagrams in my work as a civil engineer today.

Since I did grow up in elementary and secondary school with a little vision
I have been able to appreciate drawing with perspective (that is, with the
illusion of 3-D) and able to do it to a passable degree.  I have found
perspective harder to interpret in tactile diagrams.

Best,
Nathanael Wales



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