[Blindmath] math reader for mac os

Jordyn Castor jordyn2493 at gmail.com
Thu Aug 1 03:08:20 UTC 2013


Thank you for this, Kevin. I never knew this was a feature of Chrome. :) I have been looking for a way to interpret math on the Mac for awhile.
I really wish something like Math player was implemented in Safari. Does anyone know if something like this is in the works somewhere?
Thanks again,
Jordyn

On Jul 31, 2013, at 5:28 PM, Kevin Fjelsted <kfjelsted at gmail.com> wrote:

> Try the Chrome browser with the ChromeVox extension under Mountain Lion.
> Google has been implementing MathML to speech and it appears to work under OS X.
> You can also join the Google groups axs-chrome-discuss" and check the archives for the past few months. There is a YouTube video which was presented at one of the access conferences by a couple of developers that focuses on MathML speech enable progress in ChromeVox.
> 
> You can also write to accessibility at apple.com and protest the lack of MathML support.
> MathML support appears to be partially implemented in WebKit so that needs to be completed, and then VoiceOver needs to be enhanced.
> We also need this done on IOS.
> -Kevin
> 
> On Jul 31, 2013, at 5:07 PM, Jeff Orchard <porch at sympatico.ca> wrote:
> 
>> Hi all,
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>> This is my first post to blindmath. I'm relieved to find the list, and
>> hoping folks here can advise me.
>> 
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>> 
>> I'm tasked with ensuring that online math published by the G Raymond Chang
>> School of Continuing Education at Ryerson University is accessible to
>> students.
>> 
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>> I've had some luck with the Windows OS. I've discovered that MathType and
>> MathJax work nicely with JAWS 13 and IE 9, but other screen readers I've
>> tested have mangled the math (ZoomText, NVDA and Kurzweil 3000 so far). 
>> 
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>> I'm having less luck with the Mac OS. VoiceOver is a non starter. 
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>> Can anybody recommend a Mac screen reader that can handle math?
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>> All the best,
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Jeff
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Jeff Orchard
>> 
>> Consultant, Web Accessibility
>> 
>> Toronto, Canada
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