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

[Cheryl Brown]

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

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jamie Principato" <blackbyrdfly at gmail.com>
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Sent: Sunday, August 29, 2010 4:51 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-science] cheryl r. brown(NFB) career in STEM?


> Hi there,
>
> I am currently an undergraduate in Cognitive Psychology, working towards 
> an
> eventual Ph.D. and research career. I don't have a true focus yet, but at
> present I am working as a research assistant in the Florida Center for
> Reading Research, using eye tracking technology to study how visual
> information, such as printed text, photographs, signs, and even a person's
> surroundings, are accessed by the eyes and processed by the brain. I use
> JAWS for Windows as well as ZoomText, and my directing professor has never
> had a problem with providing materials in electronic formats for me, as he
> prefers electronic to paper himself. We do a lot of research at elementary
> schools, and other students and professors in the lab are always happy to
> car-pool since there are a number of people in the lab who do not have 
> cars,
> so this helps with transportation.
>
> Really, I've just been playing things by ear since day one, figuring out 
> how
> to approach problems as they come up, or may come up. My most recent
> challenge was taking a Biological Science lab course and managing to take
> readings and conduct experiments without spending thousands on software 
> and
> equipment that would interface with my computer. i got the disability 
> center
> at my university to provide me with a lab assistant of my own to help with
> taking measurements and reading off data. We'll see how this works out.
>
> Don't let yourself be limited in what career you choose by the amount of
> vision you have. That isn't how it works. Choose what you want to do, what
> you're interested in, what you're passionate about first. Then, as you 
> find
> legitimate obstacles relating to vision (and you might not), start dealing
> with them one at a time with your initial goal still in mind.
>
> -Jamie
>
> On Sun, Aug 29, 2010 at 4:34 PM, Christine Szostak 
> <szostak.1 at osu.edu>wrote:
>
>> 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>
>> To: "NFB Science and Engineering Division List" <nfb-science at nfbnet.org>
>> 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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