In this Tech Doctor episode, Robert and Allison speak with Sina Bahram. Sina is a doctoral student at North Carolina State University.

As part of his work in computer science, he is working with Orbit Research and the American Printing House for the Blind who are partnering to make an off-the-shelf graphing calculator fully accessible to people who are blind. Although currently a prototype, this calculator already provides a blind student with access to both basic and advanced mathematics.

After listening to Sina’s explanation and demonstration of the calculator, I am confident that you will agree that it will be of tremendous help to any visually impaired student wishing to study science, technology, engineering or math.

As we talk, it becomes clear that Sina is a serious thinker who does an excellent job of articulating the potential opportunities that this calculator will open up for future students.

To visit Sina’s home page click

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To learn more about what Sina is up to,

Read his blog

Sina’s twitter name is @SinaBahram

You can

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to find all the other ways to contact Sina.

To email someone at the American Printing House for the Blind about the calculator,

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to email someone at Orbit Research.

Finally, to join an email list regarding the development of the calculator,

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Put the word “subscribe” in the subject line of the email.

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