[Athen] Noaki Inaba Math Puzzles

[Xanth King via athen-list]

Presuming this student isn't a braille user, the most thorough experience
would probably be had through the T3 Tactile Tablet., where you press down
on different things and it will read what they are aloud.
https://www.touchgraphics.com/education/t3 I imagine that you'd want to
contact them to get something custom made. The machine itself is $750 and
no clue what they's ask for a custom item if it is even possible.

The technology is similar to livescribe pens, so you might be able to
juryrig something with a cut up piece of livescribe paper over a tactile.
Never done that before but it might work. If there's any interest I'll dig
up some of our resources and try to get it to work.

*Xanth King*
Accessible Formats Technology Specialist
Pronouns: They/Them/Theirs
Wheeler Hall, Basement Level, Room 22


On Fri, Jun 6, 2025 at 3:57 PM Karthikeyan, Ramya via athen-list <
athen-list at u.washington.edu> wrote:


> I agree, tactile are the way to go..PIAF or embossed with a braille

> embosser or 3D printed.. Will need to wait longer for the multi-line

> braille displays to become economical to make it accessible electronically..

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> *Ramya Karthikeyan*

> Alternative Format Specialist

> UCLA Center for Accessible Education

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> .. or 3D print them!

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> Best,

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> *From:* athen-list <athen-list-bounces at mailman22.u.washington.edu> *On

> Behalf Of *Joshua Hori via athen-list

> *Sent:* Friday, June 6, 2025 2:34 PM

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> *Subject:* Re: [Athen] Noaki Inaba Math Puzzles

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> Those would be perfect for the Pictures-In-A-Flash (PIAF). That big ole

> easy bake oven will make that content tactile with thermofoam paper in

> seconds.

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> You just need to install the SimBraille font and replace the numbers with

> the SimBraille output, keep in mind that SimBraille only produces grade 1

> output if you’re including instructions.

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> Best,

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> Joshua Hori

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> *From: *athen-list <athen-list-bounces at mailman22.u.washington.edu> on

> behalf of Monica Olsson via athen-list <athen-list at u.washington.edu>

> *Date: *Friday, June 6, 2025 at 2:21 PM

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> Having trouble with sending links from Google today. Hope this one works:

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> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qOD4d2TJoGYw9Z9x_Vl1h48S0XJ1sBmyFel_55NrMPk/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.rw8fzw1o7s6f

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> *Monica M. Olsson (she/her/hers)*

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> *From:* Monica Olsson <molsson at sbctc.edu>

> *Sent:* Friday, June 6, 2025 2:19 PM

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> *Subject:* Noaki Inaba Math Puzzles

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> All,

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> A unique kind of Math puzzle was shared with me from faculty as an example

> of a fun assignment she likes to assign students: *Naoki Inaba Puzzles

> <http://All,%20%20A%20unique%20kind%20of%20Math%20puzzle%20was%20shared%20with%20me%20from%20a%20Math%20faculty%20as%20an%20example%20of%20a%20fun%20assignment%20she%20likes%20to%20assign%20students:%20%20%20The%20idea%20is%20to%20look%20at%20the%20numbers%20and%20design%20of%20the%20connected%20circles%20to%20identify%20a%20pattern%20and%20then%20fill%20in%20each%20blank%20circle%20with%20the%20correct%20number.>*

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> The idea is to look at the numbers and design of the connected circles to

> find a pattern and then fill in each blank circle with the correct number.

> It reminds me of Sudoku.

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> We started chatted about how to make these accessible to AT users, and I

> must admit that I was stumped. I don't think alt text will provide an

> equivalent experience.

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> Some thoughts I had were - Would Desmos be helpful here at all to "listen"

> to patterns? I do not know enough about Desmos though, so I did not go down

> that route with the faculty. I asked her to explain the essential learning

> outcome of the assignment to me and asked if an alternate assignment could

> be offered. She was open to this idea, but also commented, "I don't want to

> remove all my fun assignments from the class."

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> What would you advise?

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> Thanks!

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> Monica

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> *Monica M. Olsson (she/her/hers)*

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> Policy Associate – Accessible IT Coordinator

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