[Nfb-science] cheryl r. brown(NFB) career in STEM?

[Christine Szostak]

Hi,
  I am a doctoral student in Cognitive Psychology with a focus in 
psycholinguistics which explores how  language is processed by the brain.

  I use JAWS for windows and my university provides it for me through our 
disability services office.

  I think with a little innovation there is no need for the visually 
impaired and totally blind to be limited in what fields of  STEM they would 
like to enter. given that there is both a science and math list for those 
with vision loss provides additional support for this viewpoint.

  My recommendation, if you are trying to figure out whether to enter an 
area of STEM, would be to base your decision on what you are most interested 
in rather than what is open to those with vision loss. Basing your decision 
on your interests will allow you to succeed much more readily than will the 
alternative since likely you will be more inclined to enjoy the work you are 
doing.
many thanks,
Christine


Christine M. Szostak
Graduate Student
Language Perception Laboratory
Department of Psychology, Cognitive Area
The Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio
szostak.1 at osu.edu
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cheryl Brown" <cheryl9rb at gmail.com>
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Sent: Sunday, August 29, 2010 2:48 PM
Subject: [Nfb-science] cheryl r. brown(NFB) career in STEM?


> Hello, I want to know what kind of work you do in STEM?  What adaptive 
> technology you use at work? Are you getting support from you employer? Are 
> there opportunity for blind person in this field.
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