[Blindmath] How to have a screen reader read back geometry and graphs?

[Mary Woodyard]

I am the parent of a Visually impaired 10th grader and I am curious as to
how I could enable a screen reader to read the typed of information in this
Math Worksheet that my son used in class.  

I have been reading this website all summer and from what I understand -
screen readers in general don't read graphics so just using a screen reader
like Zoom Text or JAWS would not work here.

I think I would need to use LaTex or MathType to convert these graphics into
a format that the screen reader could then read.  Is this correct?  Then
would I need to use Infinity Reader or could Zoom Text or JAWS read it?

I am asking these questions because some teachers in my son's school are
questioning why he needs a human reader to clarify some of the Math problems
for him.  He has ROP, Glaucoma and is aphakik - he has partial vision in one
eye only - but can use Large Print quite well for a lot of things.  Algebra
and Geometry he needs someone reading some things back to him so he does not
confuse the letters and symbols.

What is the best way to accomplish having a screen reader read back the
geometry and graphs to him instead of a human reader?
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   1. Integrating SVG with DAISY and MathML (Pranav Lal)
   2. Re: Integrating SVG with DAISY and MathML (Kiran)


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Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2013 19:09:25 +0530
From: "Pranav Lal" <pranav.lal at gmail.com>
To: <blindmath at nfbnet.org>
Subject: [Blindmath] Integrating SVG with DAISY and MathML
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Hi all,

Is there a tool or technique that allows me to integrate accessible SVG with
a DAISY book that consists of MathML and regular DAISY text?

Note:
If there is a better list for me asking this question, please let me know.

Pranav





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Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2013 20:20:00 +0530
From: Kiran <Kiran at persiontechnologies.com>
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Subject: Re: [Blindmath] Integrating SVG with DAISY and MathML
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Hi pranav,

I guess there is not any direct way to do so, but there certainly is a
workaround, we can not import an accessible svg file in to a word processor
that may help us in converting it to daisy but we may put a link to the svg
file and launch the svg file in a browser that shall be then accessed via
description. 

Shall have a word with you on a call shortly.



Kiran S Deshpande
 


 
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On 14-Jan-2013, at 7:09 PM, "Pranav Lal" <pranav.lal at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> Is there a tool or technique that allows me to integrate accessible 
> SVG with a DAISY book that consists of MathML and regular DAISY text?
> 
> Note:
> If there is a better list for me asking this question, please let me know.
> 
> Pranav
> 
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