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

Presented by Susan A. Osterhaus

Texas School for the Blind  and Visually Impaired
1100 West 45th Street
Austin, TX 78756
(512) 206-9305
susanosterhaus@tsbvi.edu
http://www.tsbvi.edu/math/

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Making It Count: Math Skills for Students with Visual Impairment
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CALGARY, ALBERTA, CANADA
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The Nemeth Code: How to Learn It, Teach It, and Produce It

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

Resources for Learning Nemeth Code

• Publications Available to Learn Nemeth Code
• Other Ways to Learn Nemeth Code
• Nemeth Code Reference Sheets

Publications Available to Learn Nemeth Code     

• 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.

Other Ways to Learn Nemeth Code

• The Computerized Nemeth Code Tutor
• The Nemeth Code Self-Study for the Braille Lite
• Essentials of Nemeth: Tuition-Free Home-Study Course (The Hadley School for the Blind)
• BRL: Braille Through Remote Learning - On-Line Course, The Shodor Education Foundation, Inc.
• Local Courses

Nemeth Code Reference Sheets

• APH
• Gloria Bennett & Susan Osterhaus
  • Algebra I Symbols
  • Geometry Symbols
  • Algebra II Symbols
• Susan Osterhaus
  • Set Notation

More Nemeth Code Reference Sheets

• Gloria Buntrock, National Braille Association
  • Common Nemeth symbols (print only, available free in Susan Osterhaus’ Math Packet)
• Thora Dumont and Janet Malone
  • National Braille Press Nemeth Reference Chart (available in print and braille)

Providing/Producing Materials in Nemeth Code

• Math Textbooks
• Nemeth Translation Packages
• Standardized Assessments
• Specialty Items

Math Textbooks

• National Sources
• Local Sources

National Sources

• American Printing House for the Blind
• LOUIS: The Database of Accessible Materials for People Who are Blind or Visually Impaired
• Computers to Help People
• gh IIc
• National Braille Association, Inc.
• National Braille Press
• 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).
• Region IV Education Service Center, Houston, Texas
• Region 20 Education Service Center, San Antonio, Texas
• Visual Aid Volunteers, Garland, Texas

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 …

Nemeth Translation Packages

• Duxbury Braille Translator (DBT)
• Scientific Notebook
• MegaDots’ MegaMath Mathematics Translator, Duxbury Systems, Inc.

Standardized Assessments

• Brigance (APH)
• Stanford Achievement Tests (APH)
• Key Math (APH)
• GED (APH)
• K-FAST (Kaufman Functional Academic Skills Test) (APH)
• ACT (The American College Testing Program)
• SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test)
• Local State-Mandated Tests
• The Texas Education Agency insures that these are produced in Braille, including Nemeth Code where applicable.
• In Alberta ...

Specialty Items

• Nemeth TACK-TILES® & TACK-TILES® Braille Systems
• Refreshable Braille   
• Speech Recognition Software

Teaching Nemeth Code - Long Term

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

Teaching Nemeth Code - Short Term

• Nemeth Code Class
• On Their Own

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Last Revision: May 9, 2005