Hi Jane
We had a small case study investigating the use of Dragon Naturally
Speaking with MathTalk, which may help with *input* of formulae rather
than necessarily *output* although I'm guessing this student will have
to do both. The case study is at
http://www.techdis.ac.uk/index.php?p=2_1_7_15
What may help the student get to grips with tactile diagrams is the T3 -
Talking Tactile Tablet - where the tactile diagram is supported by audio
files underlain - this may help the student in starting to learn to
'read' the tactile diagrams and associate them with the (presumably)
visual images he still forms in his head. A case study on how this has
been used to teach aspects of Neuroscience can be found at
http://www.techdis.ac.uk/index.php?p=2_1_7_12
Hope this is of use
Best wishes
Simon Ball
TechDis Senior Advisor
JISC TechDis Service
www.techdis.ac.uk
Tel: 01904 717580
Mobile: 07813 917888
Skype: simontechdis
-----Original Message-----
From: Dudley, Jane [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 10 September 2007 13:24
Subject: Blind student doing Physics
We are going to have a blind student do a physics / astrology type
course. The student has been blind for 3 years and although he is
proficient with using JAWS he doesn't use braille and hasn't used
tactile diagrams in the past. My main concern is supporting him with
the mathematic equations and formulae and graphs and charts. Would
anyone be able to provide any practical help in our student
understanding and dealing with this within his course?
Many thanks
Jane
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