RE: Any support/suggestions for a blind student...

  • From: Joseph Lee <joseph.lee22590@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:10:44 -0700

Hi Ken,
Thanks for your support.
I already talked to the disabilities services at my school, and they don't know of anyone who was an engineering major (who was blind), so it is new to them. If you want, I'll forward your email address to my teachers so that they can talk to you for help (if it's fine with you). 
Again thanks for your offer.
Cheers,
Joseph P.S. I'm not using an Icon/Braille Plus (I'm using BrailleNote Apex). 

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ken Perry" <whistler@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date sent: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 22:43:25 -0400
Subject: RE: Any support/suggestions for a blind student...
I have not only passed but passed calculus with almost all A's. not only that but I have a BS in computer science "Software Engineering" so I know it can be done. It is not easy. In my day I had a program called explore math which is equivalent to the HP-48 and TI 89 calculators The program still exists but it's not as accessible as it used to be. With that said a lot of what I did with it can be done with python and sympy and other calculators like Tigers. Don't be afraid to talk to the disability resource center in your area if you have one. I had a reader for all my tests. I could do 2 and 3 page equations in my head but you need to be able to write down what you do and the easiest way to do this is to have a reader. Some people will argue with me and want to do it all on their own but I found you will need the skills to describe concepts like this so might as well start while in school and use the readers they have. One important thing though make sure you get a reader that knows what the heck they are doing. I had an English student once read a Trig test and they actually wrote the words out for all the symbols and the math teacher told me it took him almost 3 
hours to grade the test.
I would be willing to talk with any instructors that need to talk to a blind person who has been through it. There is also Sina here on this list who is working on his PHD and is still in the Academic world but if you need someone out here already coding in the field I am a good one to call. My 
work phone at APH is

Phone:  502-899-2336
Please only call if it's important like this Teacher needing information. Do not call because your Braille+ or Icon's Sudoku puzzle is not working. 

Ken


-----Original Message-----
From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Joseph Lee 
Sent: Monday, March 15, 2010 5:11 PM
To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Any support/suggestions for a blind student...

Hi veterans, programmers and students,
For those who does not know me, I am Joseph, a computer science
sophomore student at University of California, Riverside (UCR).
My main interests are all about assistive technology and computer
education, more specifically embedded devices, networking and so
forth.
One of my CS professors who teaches C++, asked me to ask you if
you have any suggestions/opinions for learning graphics and
general mathematics, which I know is important for engineering.
I thought of using tactile arablets such as so-called "Talking
Tactile Tablet" or via PIAF (Picture In A Flash).  Since I'm the
first blind CS student at UCR, the engineering professors there
are interested in how a blind student can learn programming and
graphics.  I told the professors there about this list and how
there are blind programmers (like you guys) who writes GUI apps.
So, in summary, I'm wondering if there is a programmer here who
can work with me to come up with a solution - allowing me to
learn programming effectively from a blindness perspective.  If
you permit me, I'm willing to pass on your contact information to
the UCR CS faculty so that they can contact you for assistance
(especially when it comes to learning graphical information such
as math, hardware organization chart and so forth).  Thanks for
any assistance on this matter.
Sincerely,
Joseph S.  Lee
University of California, Riverside
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