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I need a calculator for GCSE maths? (self.Blind)
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AndAdapt 3 points 3y ago
Shouldn’t the local authority be paying for this?
Talk to the low vision department at your local council or the social care department.
You should not be out of pocket for it
Talk to the low vision department at your local council or the social care department.
You should not be out of pocket for it
theawesomeaquarist 2 points 3y ago
I got an iPad pro for school from the education system
AndAdapt 2 points 3y ago
Cool, just didn’t want to think you were out of pocket.
If that doesn’t meet your needs for this scenario go back and ask for the calculator.
Interestingly, my masters thesis was on making graphs and plots accessible. So if that is something you get stuck with let me know
If that doesn’t meet your needs for this scenario go back and ask for the calculator.
Interestingly, my masters thesis was on making graphs and plots accessible. So if that is something you get stuck with let me know
theawesomeaquarist 2 points 3y ago
From my qtvi
CloudyBeep 1 points 3y ago
You can ask for as much as you need.
_rj29 2 points 3y ago
Yo I can’t see that well and I did my maths GCSE's 2 years age and got out with a 6
So what I did was use either the normal iPad calculator and for more complex problems used an app called NSC calculator but I used them both with the magnifier on the iPad.
So what I did was use either the normal iPad calculator and for more complex problems used an app called NSC calculator but I used them both with the magnifier on the iPad.
vwlsmssng 1 points 3y ago
Hi Awesome (can I call you by your first name?)
I found this thread on the Times Educational Supplement (TES) forum $1
One interesting suggestion is to use the Texas Instruments "Viewpanel" device which is meant for displaying calculator screens on an Over Head Projector but someone suggests it might work for direct viewing with a white background.
TI also make a device called the $1 which will output the calculator display to a TV or other video device via a composite video connection (usually a yellow coloured connector on a co-ax lead).
For both these solutions you need either an adaptor cable for a student TI calculator or the "teacher" version of a TI calculator.
This doesn't help with the need for big buttons.
Another option the thread comes up with is using a locked down Ipad and a Ti-89 emulator or a $1
> But since exam boards do approve iPads (when properly locked down, obviously) for candidates with various other SENs, I can't see this would be impossible.
I can't find anything similar for Casio but here is their education contact page https://education.casio.co.uk/contact
I found this thread on the Times Educational Supplement (TES) forum $1
One interesting suggestion is to use the Texas Instruments "Viewpanel" device which is meant for displaying calculator screens on an Over Head Projector but someone suggests it might work for direct viewing with a white background.
TI also make a device called the $1 which will output the calculator display to a TV or other video device via a composite video connection (usually a yellow coloured connector on a co-ax lead).
For both these solutions you need either an adaptor cable for a student TI calculator or the "teacher" version of a TI calculator.
This doesn't help with the need for big buttons.
Another option the thread comes up with is using a locked down Ipad and a Ti-89 emulator or a $1
> But since exam boards do approve iPads (when properly locked down, obviously) for candidates with various other SENs, I can't see this would be impossible.
I can't find anything similar for Casio but here is their education contact page https://education.casio.co.uk/contact
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