Providing Nemeth Braille for Students in Graduate and Undergraduate Courses with Advanced Math

Proposal No: 1938

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Speaker(s)

• Todd Schwanke, Assistant Dir, Adaptive Technology Serv, Univ Wisconsin - Madison

Disability Area: Cognitive|Learning   Mobility   Vision   Deaf|HOH   Other Disability  

Topic Area: Legal   Best Practices   Web|Media Access   Alternate Format   Campus Policy   Curriculum Access   Assistive Technology   Information Resources  

Summary of Session

This session seeks to reduce the learning curve for campuses that have a request for Nemeth (math) Braille, particularly for students at the undergrad or grad level with a lot of advanced math. It will provide an overview of workflows, strategies, tools, and resources, and future developments.

Abstract

Campuses providing Nemeth Braille for the first time face a steep learning curve with many challenges, particularly when students are taking undergrad or grad level courses with a lot of advanced math. This session provides an overview of workflows, strategies, tools, and resources with the goal of reducing that learning curve so that campuses can sort through available options and being producing Nemeth Braille more quickly and efficiently. The session will include 1. Practical experiences and examples, current and past, 2. Comparison of possible production workflows, including different formats such as LaTeX and MathType and info related to transcribers/proofreaders, 3. The variety of tools that are available for campuses and students, including Nemeth translation, back-translation, working on math problems and turning in math problems, etc. 4. Resources, discussion/Q&A and 5. Brainstorming how to improve the process for all campuses and students.

Kepoints

1. Examples of workflows and strategies for providing Nemeth Braille in undergrad/grad courses with advanced math
2. Characteristics of current tools for campuses to convert materials to Nemeth and related formats.
3. Tools for students to convert materials to Nemeth, work on math problems, and to submit their finished work.

Speaker Bio(s)

Todd Schwanke

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