[Nfb-science] Audio books

[rjaquiss]

Hello:

     Personally, I think an audio math book would be very hard to use.
Certainly, the narrative portion could be listened to, but I can't imagine
trying to make sense of tables and formulae without braille. Audio players
usually have ways to set bookmarks. The type of bookmark you can use depends
on the player you choose. If I had an audio math book, I would want a copy I
could reference with a PC so I could read the tables etc. Hope this helps.

Regards,

Robert


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Subject: [Nfb-science] Audio books

I have been trying to use an audio book for the first time.  It is for a
statistics class I have to take. It was recommended to me to use an audio
book read by a person, so I got one from Learning Ally.  In the last
semester I was trying to use JAWS and some combination of my vision and
listening to science and math on the computer.  It did not go well at all.
So I am trying the audio book but I am quickly realizing....This is going to
take forever...
Using a reader and/or tutor seems the most efficient option.  I have some,
although not very much experience with working with people like this. I find
it difficult.  I guess I am just looking for support and other people's
experience.  
Have you used audio books for math?  How did it go?
Have you used a reader?  How was that?
How much time did you have to spend just reading through the book with the
reader?  How did you reference the book or related material when you are not
with your reader? How did you study on your own time? 
Any relevant information i can get on this would be helpful.  Thank you and
Happy New Years.

Anna E Givens


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