[Blindmath] Hello

[Birkir R. Gunnarsson]

Hi

TeXNic Center seems to be relatively accessible, at least with Jaws,
once you have turned the "screen reader users" setting on (under
tools).
This is just a TeX editor/compiler/debugger.
The downside to using an editor like that, to me, is that one has to
mark up the text itself using TeX, which is great for scientific
reading but can be a bit cumbersome when embedding a few math formulas
inside a larger non-scientific document.
For that using MathType with Word, in TeX mode (you can input formula
in MathType using TeX and you can convert all MathType formulas inside
a Word document to TeX by selecting the text and using alt-backslash)
is a decent option that allows you to write the text in easy-to-use
Word, but paste in TeX formulas for the math content, or type them in
directly.
There is a Wiki book on LaTeX that Michael Waples, a member on this
list, pointed people to at last year's ICCHP.

http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/LaTeX
hth
-Birkir


On 5/5/11, Paul Wright <paulrite at math.umd.edu> wrote:
> Hi Everyone,
>
> After reading Michael's e-mail, I thought that now would be a good time
> to introduce myself to the list as well.  I am a postdoc in a
> mathematics department with a progressively worsening eye disorder.
> Although I am still "sighted," I use JAWS (or undergraduate assistants)
> for almost all of my computer work.  Looking forward to the future, I am
> especially interested in finding a LaTeX editor that works well with
> JAWS (or any other screen reading software).
>
> Also, if anyone has a suggestion about how to make LaTeX-produced
> equations in PDF documents readable by JAWS, I would really appreciate
> it.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Paul Wright
>
> On Thu, 05 May 2011 11:33 +0800, "Michael Chen" <m11chen at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Just wanted to introduce myself to this list and ask for some
>> suggestions.
>>
>> I am a university student who recently lost my sight in an accident.
>> Previously, as a sighted student, I studyed Physics and Aerospace
>> Engineering at the University of California, San Diego.  I have been
>> completely blind since three years ago, whence I started to learn to use
>> the
>> computer again with the help of a screen reader.  I have used JAWS, but
>> currently my primary screen reader is the open-source NVDA.  I don't know
>> how to breil, but I would like to learn maybe in the near future.
>>
>> I am planning on returning to the university in Fall of this year to
>> finish
>> my degrees, but as I am now blind, I need some help in finding the right
>> assistive software for my technical fields of study.  I have done some
>> research on LaTeX, and this seems to be what most are suggesting for
>> replacing traditional pencil and paper for the presentation and
>> manipulation
>> of mathematical formulae which can easily be compiled into the more
>> readable
>> and visually acceptable formats to exchange printed contents with sighted
>> students and professors.
>>
>> Can anyone suggest a good and user friendly LaTeX editor which works well
>> with NVDA and can also convert and print out easily readable math
>> content?
>> Also, what would be a good place to start, either website or book or some
>> other documentation, that I can get my feet wet learning the basics of
>> LaTeX?
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> Sincerely,
>> mike
>>
>>
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