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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">“A mind stretched by new experiences will never go back to its original dimensions.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Joshua Hori via athen-list<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, June 6, 2025 2:34 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Monica Olsson <molsson@sbctc.edu>; Access Technology Higher Education Network <athen-list@u.washington.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Athen] Noaki Inaba Math Puzzles<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">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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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">50 Hutchison Dr.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="color:black">From: </span></b><span style="color:black">athen-list <<a href="mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman22.u.washington.edu">athen-list-bounces@mailman22.u.washington.edu</a>> on behalf of Monica Olsson via athen-list <<a href="mailto:athen-list@u.washington.edu">athen-list@u.washington.edu</a>><br>
<b>Date: </b>Friday, June 6, 2025 at 2:21</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="color:black">PM<br>
<b>To: </b>Access Technology Higher Education Network <<a href="mailto:athen-list@u.washington.edu">athen-list@u.washington.edu</a>><br>
<b>Subject: </b>Re: [Athen] Noaki Inaba Math Puzzles<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="elementtoproof" style="margin-left:.5in;background:white"><b><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#002060">Monica M. Olsson (she/her/hers)</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="elementtoproof" style="margin-left:.5in;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#002060">Policy Associate – Accessible IT Coordinator</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="elementtoproof" style="margin-left:.5in;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#002060">Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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Phone: 360-704-3922</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="elementtoproof" style="margin-left:.5in;background:white"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#242424">The power of the Web is in its universality.</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="elementtoproof" style="margin-left:.5in;background:white"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#242424">Access by everyone regardless of disability is an essential aspect.</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="elementtoproof" style="margin-left:.5in;background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#242424">Tim Berners-Lee, W3C Director and inventor of the World Wide Web</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> Monica Olsson <<a href="mailto:molsson@sbctc.edu">molsson@sbctc.edu</a>><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, June 6, 2025 2:19 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Access Technology Higher Education Network <<a href="mailto:athen-list@u.washington.edu">athen-list@u.washington.edu</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Noaki Inaba Math Puzzles</span> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">A unique kind of Math puzzle was shared with me from faculty as an example of a fun assignment she likes to assign students:
<b><a href="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." title="All, A unique kind of Math puzzle was shared with me from a Math faculty as an example of a fun assignment she likes to assign students: The idea is to look at the numbers and design of the connected circles to identify a pattern and then fill in each ">Naoki
Inaba Puzzles</a></b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">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."<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">What would you advise?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Thanks!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xelementtoproof" style="margin-left:.5in;background:white"><b><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#002060">Monica M. Olsson (she/her/hers)</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xelementtoproof" style="margin-left:.5in;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#002060">Policy Associate – Accessible IT Coordinator</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xelementtoproof" style="margin-left:.5in;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#002060">Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><b><u><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:blue"><a href="mailto:molsson@sbctc.edu" target="_blank">molsson@sbctc.edu</a></span></u></b><b><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#002060"> </span></b><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#002060">•
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<p class="xelementtoproof" style="margin-left:.5in;background:white"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#242424">Access by everyone regardless of disability is an essential aspect.</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xelementtoproof" style="margin-left:.5in;background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#242424">Tim Berners-Lee, W3C Director and inventor of the World Wide Web</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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