[Blindmath] New products being developed

[Lauren Bishop]

I'm not aware of any new programs being developed.  I have used a Perkins 
Brailler, and I had a TVI transcribe my math for me.  I also use my 
Braillenote to do math.  Their are two ways of doing this; you can either 
use the Nemith Code, and emboss or email a BRF (Braille file) to a TVI or 
anyone who can transcribe Nemeth into print.  Also, I have used computer 
braille, which is basically what how you would do Math in word.  If the 
student is in Elementary or Middleschool, I would recomend that he or she 
uses Nemeth with a TVI transcribing the work as I feel it is important for 
all blind students to know Nemeth, and as he or she gets better, and if she 
doesn't want to depend on the TVI she can use her Braillenote in computer 
Braille.
Lauren
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sarah Jevnikar" <sarah.jevnikar at mail.utoronto.ca>
To: "'Blind Math list for those interested in mathematics'" 
<blindmath at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2012 8:50 PM
Subject: Re: [Blindmath] New products being developed


> Hi Ruchi,
> I don't mean to be a wet blanket, and maybe there are products available 
> I'm
> not aware of, but the surest math product at the moment is still Braille,
> and if you're in North America, Nemeth code. Is your son becoming familiar
> with it? It's essential he should for future success and the ability to 
> keep
> pace with his sighted peers. The only suggestion I have for you would be
> Nemetex, which does a pretty good job (though the Nemeth must be very
> accurate) of translating Nemeth into LaTeX, a common markup language which
> can be translated into standard print math using programs such as MiKTeX 
> or
> Scientific Notebook. Math Type is a good program, but I'd wonder if 
> learning
> LaTeX at age 9 would be advisable unless your son is really into
> computer-type things: it can be quite a learning curve initially.
>
> I'm not a developer nor a particularly skilled technical person as I had 
> the
> luxury of itinerant teachers who could transcribe my Nemeth hard copy
> Braille into print for my sighted teachers throughout public school, so 
> I'm
> sure others will have greater insight than I.
> Sarah
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org] 
> On
> Behalf Of Ruchi Patil
> Sent: September 11, 2012 6:30 AM
> To: 'Blind Math list for those interested in mathematics'
> Subject: [Blindmath] New products being developed
>
> Dear all,
>
>
>
> Are there any products under development for use by elementary, middle or
> high school level kids for mathematics? What is the best forum to find out
> about it?
>
>
>
> Warm regards,
>
> Ruchi
>
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