Hi Gary,

Yes.  Math and science materials are still the most difficult to make
accessible.  I'm just asking that the League and others do their best to
work with us.  It certainly won't be perfect.

There's Nemeth Braille and some other technology called Verbal Math.  Those
are the available specialized formats for us.  Neither can be automatically
converted from anything publishers might be using in their electronic files.

I took an electronics class in my local community college to meet a program
requirement.  My electronics textbook was available in electronic format,
but much of the mathematics were missing.  Diagrams and schematics were also
nonexistent.  I still had to obtain sighted assistance, but, really, I
didn't mind since the publisher tried its best to be accessible.  That's all
I ask when it comes to accessibility.  Give it a good old serious college
try!  I am quite able and willing to travel the remaining distance, getting
sighted help if necessary.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Gary Lee" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, January 16, 2005 8:24 AM
Subject: accessible materials


>I agree that the state of amateur radio material is abismal.  However, the
> study material is not that bad.  What I refer to is the more technical
> publications like the antenna book and the handbook.
> I will  be glad to help with a campaign.  I believe that the ARRL should
> provide all their pubs in accessible form.  Personally, I am trying to
> learn enough electronics to get by, but texts are impossible to find.
>
> If anyone has any leads I sure would be glad to hear about them.
>
> I will be starting a project to convert all the project circuit
> descriptions from qst 1980 to the present to electronic text during this
> summer.
> I want to start a site like icanworkthisthing.com,
> "icanbuildthisthing.com.
> If anyone would like to help, please step up to the plate.
>
> 73