[Pibe-division] Accessible Graphing Calculator, Duxbury with Scientific N...

[Dr. Denise M. Robinson]

Sally,
Yes, to what Eric is saying with a bit more.
Windows 7 offers a fantastic very accessible scientific calculator, using Jaws. However, the graphing part is still not there--The para does up the graph then with wikki sticks the blind child can graph what they just calculated. This still remains an issue in the field.

Back to AGC--same issue. Yes, blind students can input the information, but without a graphic embosser, the sound that it plays is not enough feedback for the blind student to understand what he just did. So if they are using AGC, para does up the sheet and wikki sticks graph the lines. If the child has some vision, you can enlarge the screen enough to see the graph of the AGC

 
       Denise 
 
Denise M. Robinson, TVI, Ph.D. 
Teacher of the Blind & Visually Impaired
TechVision-Independent Contractor
Specialist in blind programming/teaching/training
509-674-1853     deniserob at gmail.com
 
http://blindgeteducated.blogspot.com/
 



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>From: "EricGuillory at aol.com" <EricGuillory at aol.com>
>To: pibe-division at nfbnet.org
>Sent: Thursday, October 6, 2011 9:27 AM
>Subject: Re: [Pibe-division] Accessible Graphing Calculator, Duxbury with Scientific N...
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>Sally,
> 
>You and I both! I like and respect Susan O, but, truth-to-tell, she is the 
only person with whom I have ever spoken who has given the AGC a positive 
rating. I think that, for the purpose of creating tactile graphics, it comes 
down to a high-quality reader with an understanding of mathematics and the 
requisite terminology, tactile graph paper, Wikki Stix, and other low-tech 
tools. As tech savvy as I am and I know your son is, that isn't always the most 
feasible solution. 
> 
>As for the utilization of Sci Notebook with DBT: I personally have not done 
so and have gotten mixed reviews from those who have. It is certainly doable, 
but I think patience and proofreading are in order if you undertake it.
> 
>I look forward to continued discussion on this vital issue.
> 
>EG
> 
> 
> 
> 
>In a message dated 10/6/2011 11:13:25 A.M. Central Daylight Time, 
seacknit at gmail.com writes:
>I am interested in finding an accessible graphing  calculator solution that really works.  It has to be useful even without  a Tiger Embosser. Also, does anyone use Scientific notebook with Duxbury to  create math problems for kids?  How does it work?  Would you  recommend it?
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>>Thanks.
>> 
>>Sally  Thomas
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