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<p class="MsoNormal">Howdy y’all!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Happy new year – and best wishes as you start a new semester!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We have a blind student who has added a math class to their schedule this spring. I feel like we have some logistical hurdles to jump in the next two weeks: (1) The textbook (which I have as a PDF), (2) Lecture notes (which I also have
a PDF), (3) Individual and groupwork assignments (which are still being developed), and (4) Assessments in Canvas.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in">This student is not proficient with screen reading tech anyway, but has said Nemeth Braille is the only modality they’ve been able to use for math in the past.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I’d be curious if you can share input on the following:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><![endif]>Best workflow for readying math content in a PDF to transcription in Braille.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="mso-list:Ignore">2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><![endif]>Best methods for a student to complete their work in Nemeth Braille and have this transcribed to print.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="mso-list:Ignore">3.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><![endif]>Resources on audio-based scientific and graphing calculators, whether a physical unit or digital option.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="mso-list:Ignore">4.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><![endif]>Recommendations for Braille transcription vendors (sending off-list may work best).<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:.25in">I am a little concerned about the turnaround time, especially considering the volume of material and the amount of content we will not have access to ahead of the semester, but hopeful y’all have some good
resources and processes to consider.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:.25in">Grateful for the collective wisdom of this group!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:.25in"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:.25in">Best,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:.25in">J<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:black">Justin Romack</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:black"> | Assistive Technology Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:black">Disability Resources | Texas A&M University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:black">1224 TAMU | College Station, TX 77843-1224<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:black">ph: 979.845.1637 | <a href="mailto:justinr@disability.tamu.edu"><span style="color:#0563C1">justinr@disability.tamu.edu</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times",serif">
</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:black">| disability.tamu.edu<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#500000">DIVISION OF STUDENT AFFAIRS
</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#500000">| One Division. One Mission</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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