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Looking to Interview people regarding their experience with math (self.Blind)
submitted by NemethAndMath
Hello, we are a bunch of university seniors looking to speak with blind people regarding their experience with math. We are preferably looking for people who have some experience with nemeth, but if you've never used it, we'd still love to hear about any other experience you've had learning math.
For the last semester we've been building out the technical specifications for a program and device that we believe would make the learning experience with math for blind people considerably easier. We are hoping to conduct as many interviews as we can so that we may make more informed design decisions as we start to actually code/build this upcoming semester.
We are very flexible with regards to what communication medium you want to use (Discord, Skype, Phone Call, etc.) and what time works best for you. Thanks.
For the last semester we've been building out the technical specifications for a program and device that we believe would make the learning experience with math for blind people considerably easier. We are hoping to conduct as many interviews as we can so that we may make more informed design decisions as we start to actually code/build this upcoming semester.
We are very flexible with regards to what communication medium you want to use (Discord, Skype, Phone Call, etc.) and what time works best for you. Thanks.
fastfinge 3 points 5y ago
Well, it $1. I did learn math using Nemeth. I can do Skype if you want. By the way, the new Unified English Braille killed off Nemeth entirely; so students who learned math recently won't have used it.
NemethAndMath [OP] 2 points 5y ago
Regarding discord, duly noted, thanks. I've spoken with another blind person regarding Unified English Braille, and I've been told it's inferior in that it's capabilities aren't anywhere near on par with Nemeth. Specifically, I was told once you got to calculus, using Unified English Braille was basically impossible. However, it sounds like you have a different opinion on the matter, which I'd love to hear more about. Can you please PM me your skype info and times/dates you're available?
fastfinge 1 points 5y ago
Not really. I only took basic calculus in high school, nothing at a university level. And I did it with Nemeth, because UEB didn't exist when I was a student. I honestly know little about UEB; in the workplace, I just keep using the Braille I was taught, when I use Braille at all. While UEB apparently changed a lot of things, as far as I know, nobody is reeducating adult blind people in UEB. Only the younger folks are learning it. And I just turned 30 last month, so high school was a long time ago. If you're trying to compare UEB and Nemeth, I really have nothing to contribute to your research.
NemethAndMath [OP] 2 points 5y ago
No, we're not doing a comparison between Nemeth and UEB. We're building an application in which handwritten text can be converted to Nemeth. We as a development don't have a stake in whether we choose to do UEB or Nemeth. It just helps to learn as much as we can about about the context of education for the blind in mathematics so that we build something that is the best it can be.
fastfinge 1 points 5y ago
Oh, interesting! I'm not aware of any app that can do OCR on handwritten text. Never mind handwritten math!
96tears 1 points 5y ago
Have you reached out to any schools for the blind? They will have a variety of teachers and students to interview.
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