[Blindmath] MyMathLab

[Birkir R. Gunnarsson]

Hello
The problem with this approach is that it works with Jaws, and
probably Jaws 12 only.
It is like saying that only people with Word Perfect can access your
online resources.
Whereas that is an acceptable claim in some circles (especially back
in the early 90s), today people use Windows, Macs, Linudx, iPhone and
Androids.
If you were to stick to a common standard like MathML, you would leave
the door open to all of those users to use your technology and
instructional material, barring barriers set by their own assistive
technology.
By customizing your content for Jaws, you are prefering one solution,
a very expensive solution at that (retail price around $1000 for a
professional version), pretty much over all other screen readers, free
or paid, in the market.
In the long run that is probably not the best stragety to follow.
Cheers
-B

On 6/2/11, Ken Perry <kperry at blinksoft.com> wrote:
> Its more than a claim.  They are working with Design science in fact and
> using math player to help make it more accessible.  You can catch them at
> the NFB conference if you want to try out the new stuff.
>
> Ken
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Stephen L Noble
> Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2011 9:14 AM
> To: Blindmath at nfbnet.org
> Subject: Re: [Blindmath] MyMathLab
>
> Hi Kevin,
>
> The folks that create MyMathLab have been aware of the product's
> accessibility issues for many years. They claim to be working on making
> various components of the system more accessible, but as far as I know
> the total package is not complete as something a blind student could use
> independently. Frankly, I think the recent FAQ released by the US
> Department of Education makes it pretty clear that schools should not be
> using products like MyMathLab if they are not accessible. Here is the
> contact information for the person at Pearson who is responsible for
> MyMathLab. I suggest you (or the school) contact them for further
> discussion:
> ***
> Becky Anderson
> Executive Marketing Manager, Mathematics
> Pearson Higher Education
> becky.anderson at pearson.com
> phone: 207-470-7372
> ***
>
> I hope this helps.
>
> --Steve Noble
>
>>>> Kevin Chao <kevinchao89 at gmail.com> 6/1/2011 8:09 AM >>>
> Has anyone used  MyMathLab in a a college mathcourse?
>
> If so, please detail the JAWS accessibility of it,
>
> I'm told there are issues with free-form edit field, reading textbook,
> and other parts of MyMathLab.
>
> In Fall,I'll be taking a college math course, who will use/depend on my
> MyMathLab.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
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