[Blindmath] Using Latex-Access Jaws Script with pdf and pptfiles

Bob Hicks bob at seeinghandassociation.com
Wed Mar 14 13:58:49 UTC 2012


Hello Jose.  Is your paper available on line?  I am new to the list and your 
paper sounds like a good place to get started.  I am working with elementary 
and high school students trying to learn the basics of Nemeth.  thanks

Best regards,

Bob Hicks
Access Technology Specialist
Seeing Hand Association, Inc.
304-232-4810
<bob at seeinghandassociation.com>
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jose Tamayo" <jtblas at hotmail.com>
To: "'Blind Math list for those interested in mathematics'" 
<blindmath at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 5:14 PM
Subject: Re: [Blindmath] Using Latex-Access Jaws Script with pdf and 
pptfiles


> Good afternoon,
>
> This group is more qualified than I am to answer this question.  However,
> from experience, I can tell you that you need a combination of all the 
> tools
> plus a person that can proof-read and correct  errors from Infty reader.
> For my classes, I had an instructor who assisted me in converting from the
> book pages to the infty and then to MathType.  I then used software from
> ViewPlus to convert the MathType to Nemeth BRailel so that I could read 
> that
> on my BrailleNote and computer.
>
> We can discuss this further.  I actually wrote a paper on the process.
>
> Regards,
> Jose Tamayo
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org] 
> On
> Behalf Of Duong Tuan Nam
> Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 7:36 AM
> To: john.gardner at orst.edu; Blind Math list for those interested in
> mathematics
> Subject: Re: [Blindmath] Using Latex-Access Jaws Script with pdf and
> pptfiles
>
> Hello there,
> Thanks for your useful link.
> I've visited there and studied some rules in latex.
> However, I've recently known that my teacher doesn't use latex language to
> write equations. Therefore, I may not have tex file to read.
> Someone adviced me to convert pdf to latex file but I tried it and the
> result was bad.
> Could anyone suggest that how I -a blind person study mathematics and
> science without Braille Materials and latex files?
> Thank you very much,
> Have a great day,
> Nam
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Gardner" <john.gardner at orst.edu>
> To: "'Blind Math list for those interested in mathematics'"
> <blindmath at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2012 11:15 PM
> Subject: Re: [Blindmath] Using Latex-Access Jaws Script with pdf and
> pptfiles
>
>
>> Hi Nam, you might find the math language articles on
>> www.access2science.com useful.  There are several articles on Latex,
>> and on the accessibile computer apps page, there is an Infty tutorial.
>>
>> J Gardner
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org
>> [mailto:blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org]
>> On
>> Behalf Of Duong Tuan Nam
>> Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2012 8:39 AM
>> To: Blindmath at nfbnet.org
>> Subject: [Blindmath] Using Latex-Access Jaws Script with pdf and ppt
>> files
>>
>> Hello all,
>>
>> I am studying calculus and physics in university. I installed
>> latex-access Jaws Script yesterday but don't know how to use. My
>> teacher give me some pdf and Power Point file of the lectures. I tried
>> using InftyReader to convert pdf to latex (*.tex), however, after
>> converting, there are over 40 files in the output folder including
>> txt, dat, pdf2txt and there is no latex
>> (*.tex.)
>>
>> I am new in latex. I've just heard latex for about one week.
>>
>> Could anyone suggest that what I do now?
>>
>> Thank you very much,
>>
>> Nam
>> Duong Tuan Nam
>> Email: tuannamduong at gmail.com
>> Yahoo ID: tuannamfriend
>> Skype Name: duongtuannam1992
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