Many thanks for all the useful leads following my request. Happy Xmas,
Sue
On Thu, 12 Dec 2002 14:55:54 -0000 Sue Green <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Has anyone had experience of a blind student doing Physics or Maths?
> We are having problems finding a way of transcribing a Physics
> application called LaTeK into braille. If the student was doing a
> text-based subject there would be no problems, but Theoretical Physics
> is largely maths-based. There has been some work on software which
> reads maths notations etc, but only to A-level standard. Some of you
> are going to come up against this soon if you haven't already, as the
> student has applied to other Russell Group universities!
>
> Any comments would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Sue
>
> Sue Green
> Disability Co-ordinator
> The University of Birmingham
> Tel 0121 414 2897
> Fax 0121 414 5133
> email [log in to unmask]
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