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

[Cheryl Brown]

Hi, I appreciate your comment. I will explore my interest. Thank you very 
much for responding.
Cheryl R. Brown

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Christine Szostak" <szostak.1 at osu.edu>
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Sent: Sunday, August 29, 2010 4:34 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-science] cheryl r. brown(NFB) career in STEM?


> 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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