I'd also like to wish you well with this. My thoughts firstly focus on learning
materials including relevant software for the computer. On learning text I
would expect RNIB to have up to date material in Braille but this wouldn't
necessarily match what is used in the college. Maybe checking out this in the
first instance before choosing a college would be advisable. It is highly
unlikely that a teacher will be familiar with Braille maths including diagrams
etc so they would need to organise a means to support you in the learning
environment as well as sue porting the teacher in finding the means to assess
your work. I fear they might feel that they will be enabling by attaching a
learning support assistant to you and this will suffice. Unless the LSA is
proficient at this level of Maths they aren't going to be of much use so this
has to be borne in mind. So I suggest you need to be clear about your needs
and ask if they are able to provide this as under equality law they should be
able to do. The law and reality however don't often come together so as I said
before be clear about your needs and don't accept anything short of this. You
will have enough to do with the challenge of the course without excusing any
potential shortcomings of the support provided by the college. Perhaps you
might also explore matters related to A Level maths by contacting RNC Hereford
and Worcester College for the Blind and ask about studying maths at this level
as a braillists.
Dave
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On 4 Mar 2016, at 17:23, luke scholey <lukescholey@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Thank you very much. We are in talks with several different colleges and we
have found that there is not much known about how to approach A-level maths
as a braillist; thus I asked the list for ideas.
On 4 Mar 2016, at 17:17, CJ &AA MAY <chrisalismay@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
The best of luck, Luke. Support for those undertaking university and college
courses seems to vary dramatically and I’d suggest you liaise with the
college as soon as possible as to the level of support available.
As one who still needs their fingers to count, I’m full of admiration for
you.
Alison
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