RE: Chemistry Agenda Wednesday February 20, 2019 15 UTC, 10:00 a.m. New York

Dear all,

Unfortunately I wasn't able to participate in the meeting last Wednesday (20th of February).

If anyone has questions about the Dutch website, I will be happy to answer them. To manage your expectations: I'm not a chemist (specialist), but I am product manager tactile reading and learning, trying to give access to (all) studying materials.

Important:
- We developed the website (actually a 'dossier',a part of the 'Goede Kennis'-website) together with Volker, parallel to a volume with tactile images plus an explanation (in Word/braille).
- Both are meant as an introduction and their structure is parallel the Dutch curriculum.
- The site also contains tips for teachers, like: use 3D models with the first steps and progress to a situation where description is sufficient (since description only requires a lot of experience/pre-knowledge).
- The way the structure formulae are described matches the requirements of Dutch chemistry education.
(- I would love to have another project where students can insert formulae they encounter in their books).

I hope to attend the next meeting.

Kind regards,

Dorine in ’t Veld
Productmanager Tactile Reading and Learning

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Van: Volker Sorge [mailto:volker.sorge@gmail.com]
Verzonden: dinsdag 19 februari 2019 21:07
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Onderwerp: Re: Chemistry Agenda Wednesday February 20, 2019 15 UTC, 10:00 a.m. New York

As George has mentioned and quoted my original post, I want to fill in the missing links.
https://progressiveaccess.com/chemistry contains a number of examples how to make structural formulas accessible.
We have helped preparing a best practice for The Netherlands, which is at https://goedekennis.dedicon.nl/dossiers/structuurformules

It's all in Dutch, but I suppose you still get the idea. All the formulas are navigatable, can be traversed and explored. There's two different ways to read: novice and expert mode.

As someone mentioned condensed formulas in an earlier post. If you, for example, navigate this version of Aspirin:
https://progressiveaccess.com/chemistry/generic.html?mole=data/aspirin-enr

and switch off the expert mode (press 'E') then all functional groups are spoken as condensed formulas.

Best,
Volker
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