[Blindmath] The LEANMath Editor, making math really accessible

Fri Jun 28 19:20:47 UTC 2013

I work one on one with students like a tutor. I have a lot of experience with teaching to students with learning disabilities. I also work with our blind students to make their materials as accessible as possible and make tactile graphics or write alternative txt descriptions to help them understand the concepts.

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Bente J. Casile

On Jun 27, 2013, at 3:59 PM, Anna Givens <annajee82 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Bente Casile, what is a math learning specialist?
> 
> Anna
> 
> On 6/27/13, Sarah Jevnikar <sarah.jevnikar at mail.utoronto.ca> wrote:
>> This looks great! I'd be happy to be a beta tester, as I'm working with Math
>> Type and MS word this summer for coursework.
>> Sarah
>> 
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>> From: Blindmath [blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org] on behalf of Bente Casile
>> [bente at casilenc.com]
>> Sent: June 17, 2013 9:49 AM
>> To: 'Blind Math list for those interested in mathematics'
>> Subject: Re: [Blindmath] The LEANMath Editor, making math really accessible
>> 
>> John,
>> 
>> As a math learning specialist who works with blind students at the college
>> level, I have shared in their frustration.  I am very excited to hear about
>> your product and also even more excited about the upcoming TI-Orion.  I
>> have
>> to say that will be a HUGE value add to our students since all the teachers
>> at the college level use TI and expect the students to do the same.  A
>> sincere thank you from all of us at Wake Tech in Raleigh NC.
>> 
>> Bente J. Casile
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Blindmath [mailto:blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of John
>> Gardner
>> Sent: Sunday, June 16, 2013 9:59 AM
>> To: 'Blind Math list for those interested in mathematics'
>> Subject: [Blindmath] The LEANMath Editor, making math really accessible
>> 
>> Hello all, I've been on this list for years hearing over and over and over
>> the difficulties of blind people who need to read math and most
>> particularly
>> who need to write and manipulate math.  So last year I finally just decided
>> to do something about it.  I'm not a software engineer but I can write
>> simple scripts, so I set about to create a reading/authoring application
>> that was usable and affordable by anybody.  This new LEAN Math application
>> can be a stand-alone editor but is most useful as an interface to
>> mainstream
>> math apps.  The first implementation is as an interface to MS
>> Word+MathType,
>> the most popular scientific authoring software in the world.  A preliminary
>> manual is available at:
>> 
>> http://www.access2science.com/mathml/LEANMath_Manual.html
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Today I am announcing that the beta period will open later in June and
>> would
>> like to have about a dozen volunteers to beta test it.  If you have a
>> Windows computer with MS Word and a recent (version 6.5 or later) version
>> of
>> MathType, and are struggling with reading/writing math, I hope you will
>> volunteer to beta test it.  LEAN is a descendant of the Triangle and LAMBDA
>> projects in the sense that there is a special intuitive compact linear
>> notation.  I believe that anybody who uses a speech screen reader will be
>> delighted with LEAN.  If you use Braille, well maybe yes and maybe no.
>> Because LEAN Braille is not a conventional math Braille.  If it was
>> possible
>> to adapt a conventional math Braille to LEAN I would do it, but it just
>> isn't.  I'll leave it to the list experts to explain why.  LEAN Braille is
>> modeled on European computer Braille and has "dot-six" numbers that are
>> easy
>> to learn if you want to.  It has symbols for special LEAN characters that
>> (I
>> think) are pretty intuitive but that will have to be learned.  A Braille
>> lexicon will be included as reference.  One can use either 6 or 8 dot
>> Braille, which can be derived from each other and can even be mixed. The
>> 8-dot version is very compact.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> LEANMath will soon be a commercial product available from ViewPlus.  No
>> cost
>> licenses will be given to individuals for personal use.  Clearly ViewPlus
>> cannot afford to provide any support to free software, and I am hoping that
>> this list can become a forum for helping individuals with LEANMath.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> I'm happy to start signing up people for beta testing.  I need to thanks
>> several people for various bits of help with LEAN including Courtney
>> Christensen, Kyle Keane, Yuemei Sun, and most particularly Michael
>> Whapples.
>> Michael and Yuemei have made the software that connected my simple-minded
>> Python script with Word and MathType as well as write the UI.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> John Gardner
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