[nabop] New Nemeth Course

[David Andrews]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT: Student Services
The Hadley School for the Blind
Phone: 800.526.9909 or 847.446.8111
Fax: 847.446.0855
E-mail: student_services at hadley.edu

New Nemeth Code Course
Winnetka, IL ? You could learn the tools to read and braille the 
basic symbols of Nemeth Code right in the comfort of your own home.

Hadley's tuition-free course "Basic Nemeth Code" is now open to 
blindness professionals and family members of blind individuals. 
Available in print, this distance education course introduces you to 
Nemeth Code at a pace that's right for you. The Nemeth Code for 
Science and Mathematics is the braille code used for written math and science.

"Basic Nemeth Code" gives you the tools to read and braille the basic 
symbols of the Nemeth Code. After briefly describing the development, 
use and production of the Nemeth Code, this course introduces the 
symbols and basic rules for brailling math computations.

The course first presents numerals and basic symbols which include 
mathematical items like the decimal point, dollar sign and percent 
sign, as well as the symbols for addition, subtraction, 
multiplication and division. As the course proceeds, you also learn 
to braille math items such as fractions, superscripts, subscripts, 
shapes, radicals and set notation. In addition, the course explains 
how to braille complex mathematical problems both linearly and 
spatially. Such computations include long division, fraction 
reduction, and regrouping in subtraction.

The course also clarifies the rules for brailling letters as 
mathematical symbols and explains when to use contractions and 
short-form words in the Nemeth Code. In short, this course covers the 
basic math symbols and concepts used through early high school math 
and science.

Hadley instructor Pam Winters adds, "Learning the Nemeth Code will 
enable you to help further develop the math skills of someone who is 
visually impaired." This course is open to students in the Family 
Education and Professional Education Programs. The prerequisite for 
this course is successful completion of "Contracted Braille" or the 
ability to read and write contracted braille. So why not contact 
Student Services today to enroll? To do so, just call 800.526.9909 or 
enroll online at www.hadley.edu.

Editor's Note: Founded in 1920, The Hadley School for the Blind is 
the single largest, worldwide distance educator of persons who are 
visually impaired. Hadley offers over 100 tuition-free courses to 
eligible students. The school's 10,000 annual enrollments are from 
all corners of the United States and more than 100 countries. Courses 
are available to students who are visually impaired, family members, 
and professionals. Visit us on the Web at www.hadley.edu.



David Andrews and white cane Harry.