The Nemeth Code: How to Learn It, Teach It, and Produce It

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The Nemeth CodeHow to Learn It, Teach It, and
Produce It

• Sponsored by
• Alberta Society for the Visually Impaired (ASVI)
  and The Vision Resource Centre
• CALGARY, ALBERTA, CANADA
• February 25-26, 2005

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Presented bySusan A. Osterhaus

• Texas School for the Blind
• and Visually Impaired
• 1100 West 45th Street
• Austin, TX 78756
• [phone]
• susanosterhaus_at_tsbvi.edu
• http//www.tsbvi.edu/math/

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The Nemeth CodeHow to Learn It, Teach It, and
Produce It

• Resources for Learning Nemeth Code
• Providing/Producing Materials in Nemeth Code
• Teaching Nemeth Code

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Resources for Learning Nemeth Code

• Publications Available to Learn Nemeth Code
  http//www.tsbvi.edu/math/nemeth-books.htm
• Other Ways to Learn Nemeth Code
  http//www.tsbvi.edu/math/nemeth-learn.htm
• Nemeth Code Reference Sheets http//www.tsbvi.edu/
  math/nemeth-ref.htm

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Publications Available to Learn Nemeth Code
http//www.tsbvi.edu/math/nemeth-books.htm     

• The Nemeth Braille Code for Mathematics and
  Science Notation 1972 Revision, American Printing
  House for the Blind, Louisville, Kentucky.
• Helen Roberts, et al. An Introduction to Braille
  Mathematics, Based on the Nemeth Braille Code for
  Mathematics and Science Notation, 1972, Library
  of Congress, Washington.
• Ruth H. Craig, Learning the Nemeth Braille Code,
  A Manual for Teachers, Brigham Young University
  Press.

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Other Ways to Learn Nemeth Code
http//www.tsbvi.edu/math/nemeth-learn.htm

• The Computerized Nemeth Code Tutor
• http//www.tsbvi.edu/math/math-resources.htm
• The Nemeth Code Self-Study for the Braille Lite
• http//www.freedomscientific.com/fs_downloads/
• notenemeth.asp
• Essentials of Nemeth
• Tuition-Free Home-Study Course
• The Hadley School for the Blind
• Winnetka, Illinois
• http//www.hadley-school.org/

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Other Ways to Learn Nemeth Code(continued)

• BRL Braille Through Remote Learning
• On-Line Course, The Shodor Education Foundation,
  Inc. http//www.brl.org
• Local Courses

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Nemeth Code Reference Sheetshttp//www.tsbvi.edu/
math/nemeth-ref.htm    

• APH http//www.aph.org/
• Gloria Bennett Susan Osterhaus
• Algebra I Symbols
• Geometry Symbols
• Algebra II Symbols
• http//www.tsbvi.edu/math/nemeth-reference.htm
• Susan Osterhaus
• Set Notation
• http//www.tsbvi.edu/math/set-notation.htm

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More Nemeth Code Reference Sheetshttp//www.tsbvi
.edu/math/nemeth-ref.htm

• Gloria Buntrock, National Braille Association
• Common Nemeth symbols (print only, available free
  in Susan Osterhaus Math Packet)
• http//www.tsbvi.edu/math/packet.htm
• Thora Dumont and Janet Malone
• National Braille Press
• Nemeth Reference Chart
• (available in print and braille)
• http//www.nbp.org

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Providing/Producing Materials in Nemeth Code

• Math Textbooks
• http//www.tsbvi.edu/math/math-materials.htm
• Nemeth Translation Packages
• http//www.tsbvi.edu/math/nemeth-trans.htm
• Standardized Assessments
• Specialty Items

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Math Textbooks

• National Sources
• Local Sources

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National Sources

• American Printing House for the Blind
• http//www.aph.org/
• LOUIS The Database of Accessible Materials for
  People Who are Blind or Visually Impaired
• http//www.aph.org/louis.htm
• Computers to Help People
• http//www.chpi.org
• ghIIc www.ghbraille.com
• National Braille Association, Inc.
• http//www.nationalbraille.org/
• National Braille Press http//www.nbp.org/

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National Sources (continued)

• National Library Service for the Blind and
  Physically Handicapped, The Library of Congress.
  Also source for the publication Sources of
  Custom-Produced Books Braille, Audio Recordings,
  Large Print (2001).
• http//www.loc.gov/nls/
• Region IV Education Service Center, Houston,
  Texas
• http//www.esc4.net/
• Region 20 Education Service Center, San Antonio,
  Texas
• http//www.esc20.net/
• Visual Aid Volunteers, Garland, Texas
• tx.braille_at_verizon.net

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Local Sources

• In Texas, the Texas Education Agency has all
  state adopted (K-12) Math textbooks produced in
  Nemeth in a timely manner.
• In Alberta

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Nemeth Translation Packageshttp//www.tsbvi.edu/m
ath/nemeth-trans.htm

• Duxbury Braille Translator (DBT)
• http//www.duxburysystems.com/
• Scientific Notebook http//www.mackichan.com/
• MegaDots MegaMath
• Mathematics Translator
• Duxbury Systems, Inc.

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Standardized Assessments

• Brigance (APH) http//www.brigance.net/
• Stanford Achievement Tests (APH)
  http//www.harcourt.com/
• Key Math (APH) http//www.agsnet.com/
• GED (APH) http//www.acenet.edu/calec/ged/
• K-FAST (Kaufman Functional Academic Skills Test)
  (APH) http//www.agsnet.com

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Standardized Assessments(continued)

• ACT (The American College Testing Program)
  http//www.act.org/
• SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test) http//www.collegeb
  oard.com/
• Local State-Mandated Tests
• The Texas Education Agency insures that these are
  produced in Braille, including Nemeth Code where
  applicable.
• In Alberta ...

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Specialty Items

• Nemeth TACK-TILES TACK-TILES Braille Systems
  http//www.tack-tiles.com/
• Refreshable Braille http//www.freedomscientifi
  c.com http//www.pulsedata.com/
• Speech Recognition Software http//www.metroplexvo
  ice.com/  

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Teaching Nemeth CodeLong Termhttp//www.tsbvi.ed
u/math/nemeth-teach.htm

• Ideal learning environment
• Next to ideal and more realistic
• Newly blinded young adult or adult who is new to
  Nemeth

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Teaching Nemeth Code Short Term
http//www.tsbvi.edu/math/nemeth-teach.htm

• Nemeth Code Class
• On Their Own