[Blindmath] StatsPortal and accessible material/eBook guidance ...

[Lucas]

Getting the latex source is the best option. 

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> Em 25/08/2014, às 16:05, "Bishop, Jeff - \(jeffbis\) via Blindmath" <blindmath at nfbnet.org> escreveu:
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> Hello Everyone,
> 
> I have had a request from our University math college to work with a professor in making content more accessible for her Statistics class.
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> I had a number of questions if it would be OK:
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> 1.        Has anyone used StatsPortal by chance and if so is it accessible? This is the site:
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> http://courses.bfwpub.com/ips6e.php
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> They supposedly have a 508 compliant version of their site but I am unsure what that means for all practical purposes.
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> 2.        The professor is writing her own EBook and will distribute it in PDF file format. She is using LaTeX notation for the math equations as I understand it. Do you think this is sufficient or would you suggest an alternative approach in conveying the mathematical equations? For example, perhaps converting them to MathML perhaps?
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> I know that MathML (using the MathPlayer plugin) only works with older Internet Explorer browsers so I am unsure if that is really a viable platform at the moment?
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> Any advice on these issues is hugely and graciously appreciated.
> 
> Thanks everyone,
> 
> Jeff Bishop
> 
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