Goals for Achieving Math Accessibility (GAMA) Summit

Agenda

Thursday, April 14, 2005

9:00 - 9:30
Keynote Address by Cary Supalo

9:30 - 12:30
Tactile Rendering of Math Content

Panel 1: BRAILLE WRITING AND READING SYSTEMS FOR MATH
Moderator: Ameenah A. Ghoston

9:30 - 9:50
Caryn Navy, Duxbury Systems, Inc., and Representative of BANA Technical Committee on Refreshable Braille
Nemeth Code: Historical Perspective

9:50 - 10:10
Joe Sullivan, Duxbury Systems, Inc.
Translating the Nemeth Code Using Scientific Notebook and Duxbury Braille Translator

10:10 - 10:30
John Gardner, ViewPlus Technologies, Inc.
Spatial Math in Braille

Panel 2: TACTILE INSTRUCTIONAL TOOLS
Moderator: Anne Taylor

11:10 - 11:30
Eric G. Hansen, Educational Testing Services, and Steven Landau, Touch Graphics, Inc.
Audio-Tactile Graphics in an Adaptive Delivery System for Math Tests and Instruction

11:30 - 11:50
David A. Skrivanek, Repro-tronics
Tactile Graphics Designer Pro Workshop

11:50 - 12:10
Helene Holman and Stephanie Herlich, Exceptional Teaching, Inc.
Teaching Nemeth Using SAL (Speech Assisted Learning)

2:00 - 5:00
Emerging Technologies for the Rendering of Math Content

Panel 3: PROVIDING MATH CONTENT VIA SYNTHESIZED SPEECH AND AUDIO
Moderator: Brad A. Hodges

2:00 - 2:20
Neil Soiffer, Design Sciences, Inc.
MathML: The Past, the Present, and the Promise

2:20 - 2:40
David A. Schleppenbach, GHBraille
Rendering Math Content via Synchronized Speech and Nemeth Braille

2:40 - 3:00
Richard L. Schatzberg, Aequus Technologies Corp.
Accessible Math Textbooks

Panel 4: APPROACHES IN PROVIDING MATH INSTRUCTION TO BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED STUDENTS
Moderator: Mark A. Riccobono

3:40 - 4:00
Arthur I. Karshmer, University of South Florida at Lakeland
The Math Genie

4:00 - 4:20
Joan Francioni, Winona State University
Solutions for Providing Math Instruction in Higher Education for Non-Math Majors

4:20 - 4:40
Neil Soiffer, Design Sciences, Inc.
Authoring and Using Accessible Web Pages That Contain Math

Friday, April 15, 2005

9:00 - 9:30
Keynote Address by Lynda Ginsburg

9:30 - 12:30
Tools and Techniques for the Instruction and
Presentation of Math Content

Panel 5: ACCESSIBLE INTERACTIVE INSTRUCTIONAL TOOLS FOR BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED STUDENTS
Moderator: Mark A. Riccobono

9:30 - 9:50
Ted Henter, HenterMath
Math Instruction Using Virtual Pencil

9:50 - 10:10
Robert O. Shelton, NASA Learning Technologies
Audio Representation of Math Using Math Description Engine

10:10 - 10:30
Benny G. Johnson, Quantum Simulations, Inc.
Implementing Accessibility in Web-Based Artificial Intelligence Tutoring Systems for Math and Science

Panel 6: USING MAINSTREAM APPLICATIONS FOR THE PRESENTATION OF MATH CONTENT
Moderator: Anne Taylor

11:10 - 11:30
Andrew Smith, Maplesoft
Accessibility Features in Maple

11:30 - 11:50
Nancilu McClellan, Metroplex Voice Computing
MathTalk/VI

11:50 - 12:10
Ameenah Ghoston, NFB
LaTeX and Microsoft Excel: Tools for Producing
Documents Containing Math Content

2:00 - 3:00
Working Group Discussions

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