New List for Blind Math

["John J. Boyer" <director chpi org>]

Hello,

Some of you may be interested in the following message on a new list for 
discussing blindness and math.

John
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Subject: Fw: [Nabs] New BlindMath group

Forwarded from teh Blind Students mailing list, but so desperately needed,
please pass this along to whomever you think might be interested.

kestrell

----- Original Message -----
From: "Angie Matney" <matneyar vcu edu>
To: "Discussion List for the National Alliance of Blind Students"
<nabs blindstudents org>
Sent: Saturday, August 09, 2003 5:19 PM
Subject: [Nabs] New BlindMath group


> Hi everyone,
>
> I just created a new group on smartgroups for those interested in issues
pertaining to math and blindness.  I tried to creat
> the group on yahoo, but they are now requiring a graphical verification
code even to create a group! (I suggest you all
> contact customer service to protest this.)
>
> Here is more information about the group, which I created in response to
discussions on this and other lists:
>
> This group is a place where interested persons can discuss all issues
related to blindness/visual impairment and math.
> Topics for discussion include (but are not limited to) sources for
accessible texts, information about tactile and auditory
> graphing programs, suggestions for insuring that math lectures are
accessible to blind students, and strategies used by
> blind math instructors.  Anyone with an interest in this topic is free to
join this group and contribute to the discussions.
> Some people believe that math is a "visual" subject and thus should be
avoided by blind people.  My former
> rehabilitation counselor believed this, and it was difficult for me to get
resources as a math major.  I've since gotten an
> M.S. in math, and I taught college-level math for five years.  I'm not
unique or exceptional; there are many others with
> similar stories.  I hope this group will help to dispell some of the myths
about math and blindness.
>
> Group Email:
> BlindMath smartgroups com
> Manager Email:
> BlindMath-owner smartgroups com
> To Join:
> BlindMath-subscribe smartgroups com
> To Leave:
> BlindMath-unsubscribe smartgroups com
> Group Home:
> http://www.smartgroups.com/groups/BlindMath
>
> Angie


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