[Blindtlk] A question on behalf of a colleague: write to me privately[Fwd: [SIGCSE-members] UML and a blind student]

[Peter Donahue]

Good morning everyone,

    Just wanted to pass this on in the event someone can assist this
professor with his needs to convert UML Documents to a tactile form for his
blind student. Since a request has been made for replies to be sent
privately I left all of the messages intact. Hope someone can help these
folks out.

Peter Donahue


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Liz Bottner" <lizb at UDel.Edu>
To: <ProgrammingBlind at freelists.org>
Sent: Monday, September 10, 2007 9:26 AM
Subject: A question on behalf of a colleague: write to me privately[Fwd:
[SIGCSE-members] UML and a blind student]


Hi all:

The below message is from a colleague. If people could write me privately
regarding this matter, I would appreciate it. I know this topic has been
discussed on list before, and so am trying to minimize list traffic.

Thanks, and take care,

Liz

Email: lizb at udel.edu Visit my LiveJournal:
http://unsilenceddream.livejournal.com

-----Original Message-----
From: Anne Applin [mailto:aapplin at frontiernet.net]
Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2007 6:12 AM
To: Liz Bottner
Subject: [Fwd: [SIGCSE-members] UML and a blind student]

Liz, I was wondering if you could answer
this Professor's question ....

You can send the reply either to me or to him
whatever is easy...

Anne

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: [SIGCSE-members] UML and a blind student
Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2007 09:22:39 -0400
From: Russell Bjork <Russell.Bjork at GORDON.EDU>
Reply-To: Russell Bjork <Russell.Bjork at GORDON.EDU>
To: SIGCSE-members at LISTSERV.ACM.ORG



Colleagues:

This fall I am teaching a course that uses UML extensively.  One of my
students is blind.   Is anyone aware of a tool that automatically
converts UML diagrams [ or any line drawing, for that matter ] to a
braille form?  Better yet, is anyone is aware of an approach that would
facilitate a blind person getting the "big picture" that a UML diagram
conveys to a sighted person?

Thanks.  You can reply to me personally, and I'll summarize to the list.


Russell C. Bjork

Professor of Computer Science

Gordon College

255 Grapevine Rd

Wenham, MA 01984     (978) 927-2306 x4377  russell.bjork at gordon.edu



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