dear Ian
thank you very much for this - I am now fairly well-equipped to advise our
ambassador. the information I have been emailed will be invaluable and I
appreciate the time and effort my fellow jiscmailers have put into pointing me
in the right direction
thanks again
melanie
Quoting "Ian F." <[log in to unmask]>:
> Hi
> There's been quite alot of work done on this over the years, so trawling the
>
> web should help. A good first step might also be to contact the regional
> RNIB Advisor - see
>
http://www.rnib.org.uk/xpedio/groups/public/documents/PublicWebsite/public_eecen
tres.hcsp
>
> Some general pointers to help get an idea of the issues and how they've been
>
> resolved in the past include
> http://www.rit.edu/~easi/math.htm
>
http://www.rnib.org.uk/xpedio/groups/public/documents/visugate/public_teachsci.h
csp
>
> But info becomes out of date very quickly in this kind of area, so people on
>
> here will probably be able to offer more up-to-date advice from working with
>
> current students.
>
> Ian Francis
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Melanie Thorley" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, April 07, 2008 12:26 PM
> Subject: maths tutoring for a visually impaired student
>
>
> > dear colleagues
> >
> > apologies if this message is of no interest/relevance.
> >
> > one of our ambassadors has been assigned to support a VI student with her
> > maths. the ambassador has been told a Braille machine will be used but
> > that is
> > the only information he has been given. could anyone point me in the
> > right
> > direction of finding out how best to support this student?
> >
> > any information will be greatly appreciated
> >
> > many thanks
> > melanie
> >
> > melanie thorley
> > aspire disability support worker
> > c/o university of greenwich at medway
> > central avenue
> > chatham
> > kent
> > ME4 4TB
> >
> > 07931 226599
> > [log in to unmask]
>
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