[conspire] math for blind

[Tony Godshall]

Maybe "grok" rather than "visualize"?  Or is there a better term, one
that doesn't require a science fiction background?



On Fri, Mar 17, 2017 at 6:35 PM, Paul Zander <paulz at ieee.org> wrote:
> I was hoping for a constructive discussion about instruction for people with
> special needs.
>
> When I tried to think about math for the blind, I kept using words like
> "see" and "visualize".  Obviously my thinking was totally wrong.
>
> A little web browsing gave a lot of suggestions for grade school math
> concepts using physical objects for counting, grouping, etc.  Some of these
> would also be great for people who have sight but don't understand math.
> There was also an account of someone getting on a stool to feel how the two
> walls and a ceiling make a 3D corner. Apparently there are adaptations for
> Braille that supports mathematical equations.
>
> Then, I recalled that many years ago, I knew a blind man who was an systems
> analyst at IBM.  Sometimes I took him to an evening meeting.  Coming home, I
> was the one with the disadvantage.  He had no difficulty going through the
> dark parking lot.
>
> He really liked his cable TV, which he generally had on the Playboy channel.
> He enjoyed it just as much from the next room as long as the volume was up
>
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