[BlindMath] Developing a New Braille Code

[Zach]

Hello: 

 

I know this isn't exactly the list for biochemistry, but it seems to have
the best minds for the question I have in regards to publishing accessible
STEM content. For my biochemistry courses at Mississippi State University, I
developed a short-hand notation to illustrate reaction pathway diagrams. Now
that I'm done taking courses, I've continued to work on updating and
critiquing the short-hand, and I believe I have something very close to
being worthy of publishing. I would like to make the code rules, as well as
several very commonly encountered reaction pathways, (E.G., glycolysis,
citric acid cycle, electron transport chain, etc.), publicly available. My
question is this. 

 

The examples of code I would be providing are a composite created from
Wikipedia articles, Khan Academy, Spider Chem, etc.; my course text book;
and course handouts. Unfortunately I did not keep track of my sources. In
this instance where I just want to share information in a format usable to a
very small population, in a format I developed that was inspired by Simple
molecular input linear entry (SMILES) and computer and Nemeth Braille, and
which almost all sighted users have access to without purchasing a $200 text
book; do I need special permissions, and if yes from whom? 

 

My second question is, is there an organization that would be interested in
featuring this or should I build a website to host this myself? 

 

 

Thank you,

 

Zac

 

P.S. Thank you for everyone involved in helping me through regression
analysis. I got a B in the course. 

 

Zachary Mason

M.S. Student

Animal and Dairy Sciences

Mississippi State University