[Nfb-science] cheryl r. brown(NFB) career in STEM?

[Cheryl Brown]

Hello, I appreciate your comment. I will explore many areas of STEM.Cheryl 
R. Brown


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Miller" <j8miller at soe.ucsd.edu>
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Sent: Friday, September 03, 2010 11:27 AM
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> Hello,
> I feel Christine's encouragement is to the point. I recommend you pursue a 
> field of study that captures your imagination
> And that excites you as well as one that you are getting good grades in.
> I have a Ph.D in electrical and computer engineering. I work as a software 
> engineer in a field that involves
> Signal processing, mathematics, and a lot of creativity.
> I use JAWS with a refreshable braille display and a braille note PK from 
> humanware for note-taking
> Involving science and math equations.
> Enjoy your studies.
> Very best,
> John
>
>
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> [mailto:nfb-science-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Christine Szostak
> Sent: Sunday, August 29, 2010 1:34 PM
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>
> Hi,
>  I am a doctoral student in Cognitive Psychology with a focus in 
> psycholinguistics which explores how  language is processed by the brain.
>
>  I use JAWS for windows and my university provides it for me through our 
> disability services office.
>
>  I think with a little innovation there is no need for the visually 
> impaired and totally blind to be limited in what fields of  STEM they 
> would like to enter. given that there is both a science and math list for 
> those with vision loss provides additional support for this viewpoint.
>
>  My recommendation, if you are trying to figure out whether to enter an 
> area of STEM, would be to base your decision on what you are most 
> interested in rather than what is open to those with vision loss. Basing 
> your decision on your interests will allow you to succeed much more 
> readily than will the alternative since likely you will be more inclined 
> to enjoy the work you are doing.
> many thanks,
> Christine
>
>
> Christine M. Szostak
> Graduate Student
> Language Perception Laboratory
> Department of Psychology, Cognitive Area The Ohio State University 
> Columbus, Ohio szostak.1 at osu.edu
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Cheryl Brown" <cheryl9rb at gmail.com>
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> Sent: Sunday, August 29, 2010 2:48 PM
> Subject: [Nfb-science] cheryl r. brown(NFB) career in STEM?
>
>
>> Hello, I want to know what kind of work you do in STEM?  What adaptive
>> technology you use at work? Are you getting support from you employer? 
>> Are
>> there opportunity for blind person in this field.
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