[Blindmath] Screen reader for Calculators?

[Roopakshi Pathania]

Sarah, 

Perhaps this might help you.
<http://www.blindscience.org/ncbys/Finance_and_Statistics.asp?SnID=227629704>
It is called Talking Business Calculator and is in the hardware section.
I was looking for a financial calculator for my self, but this particular calculator doesn't seem to have a website, and the functionality listed here is limited in my estimation.
Also, if you are going to use a writer for your exams, can't you dictate the formula to her, she enterthes the same in any calculator, and reads the result back to you?

Slightly deviating from your question, I am curious if you have spoken to other Actuarial professionals?
I remember a few Companies coming to my campus to hire future Actuaries. The concept is that if you have graduated in a quantitative subject, a company will hire you to work for them, and you are expected to simultaneously study for the exams.
One of my friend is now also studying this course and from what I have been told, they have to use a software to produce graphs and run calculations. I don't think that they use any standard statistical applications. I am interested to know if you have any idea how would you deal with working for a company?

Regards

"In war as in life, it is often necessary when some cherished scheme has failed, to take up the best alternative open, and if so, it is folly not to work for it with all your might."
~ Sir Winston Churchill


--- On Sat, 9/12/09, Sarah Jevnikar <sarah.jevnikar at utoronto.ca> wrote:

> From: Sarah Jevnikar <sarah.jevnikar at utoronto.ca>
> Subject: [Blindmath] Screen reader for Calculators?
> To: "'Blind Math list for those interested in mathematics'" <blindmath at nfbnet.org>
> Date: Saturday, September 12, 2009, 11:16 PM
> Hi all,
> Next July, I intend to write several Society of Actuaries
> professional
> exams. These exams require pre-approved Texas Instrument
> calculators which
> I've listed below. Is there anything like a screen reader
> for calculators? I
> called Texas Instrument today and they have nothing except
> a scientific one
> which talks but it is not approved. If not a screen reader,
> is there an
> accessible  financial calculator anywhere?
> 
> Thank you in advance,
> Sarah
> 
> List of approved calculators:
> 
> BA-35
> TI-30Xa
> BA II Plus*
> TI-30XIIS*
> BA II Plus Professional Edition*
> TI-30XIIB*
> TI-30XS MultiView*
> TI-30XB MultiView
> 
> 
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