[Blindmath] The tides are turning!

[Bente]

I am posting this because I know that many of us on the list have been waiting,
wishing, and hoping for a math text that was easily and fully accessible.  I
have just tested the text College Algebra in Context with Applications for the
Managerial, Life, and Social Sciences, 4th Edition written by Ronald J.
Harshbarger.  The book is fully accessible including alternative text
descriptions for all graphics!  I have to confess that I am not a JAWS expert so
I had my best success with my Ipad and Voice Over.  As an example of how good it
reads is that when reading a table, Voice over will go back and read the column
heading before reading the information.  Even if  a college is not using this
text it is nice to know that a student could purchase it to learn from.  It has
been my experience that our students will continually search the web for
alternatives to understand information when their course material is lacking in
accessibility.  The book is published by Pearson Publishing. This is not a
commercial for Pearson Publishing, it is a celebration of something long
awaited.

Bente J. Casile
Math Learning Specialist
Disability Support Services
Wake Technical Community College
Raleigh NC