[Blindmath] Math Computer Program

[Amanda Lacy]

And not all of us use Micro$oft Word. One of the main things they taught 
me in community college it NOT to use Office. They required me to take 
two classes in which the primary focus was learning the Office 2007 
suite. The book was full of pictures and screen shots, and the teachers 
presented it in a way that was impossible for me to understand and I can 
learn just about anything. So I've developed a fear (what would you call 
a phobia of Office?). I cannot possibly be the only blind student on 
this list with an aversion to this software.

On 3/1/2014 11:05 AM, Andy B. wrote:
> Sounds complicated. I would want something that just lets me solve problems.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Blindmath [mailto:blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of John
> Gardner
> Sent: Saturday, March 1, 2014 11:57 AM
> To: 'Blind Math list for those interested in mathematics'
> Subject: Re: [Blindmath] Math Computer Program
>
> Hi, I will soon be releasing the final beta version of LEAN Math.  If you'd
> like to join the beta list, you are welcome to do so.  Just send me an
> e-mail requesting it.
>
> LEAN Math will soon become a commercial product from ViewPlus, but it will
> basically be free.  ViewPlus will sell it to companies and agencies along
> with a support and training package, but blind individuals can get it free
> without support.  I hope that this list will become a LEAN support center
> for blind people.  I'll be doing what I can personally to answer questions
> and provide guidance.
>
> LEAN Math is an editor and interface to applications that accept MathML.
> The first edition is as an interface to MathType in MS Word.  So if you have
> MS Office and MathType, for you it is free.  And you will have a nice way to
> read and write standard scientific documents in MS Word.
>
> I have designed LEAN Math to work as efficiently as possible with audio
> feedback, and it works with any screen reader.  It also shows several kinds
> of braille (including Nemeth), though presently you cannot compose the
> equation by typing braille.  There are also lots of functions supporting
> equation manipulation permitting one to solve algebraic equations almost as
> easily as sighted people can do with a pencil.
>
> LEAN Math comes with two apps that install short cuts on your desktop.  One
> is the LEAN Editor.  You must have a Word file open.  If the cursor is on a
> MathType equation when LEAN_Edit is opened, it opens in that editor.
> Otherwise the editor opens with a blank equation.  It takes an hour or so to
> read through the documentation that is within the editor to learn how to
> read and write equations, then you just do it.  When you've finished
> composing an equation, press CTRL+s to save it, and presto you have a
> MathType equation with alt text, something readable by sighted or blind
> people.
>
> The other app is LEAN_In, an app that will insert alt text in MathType
> equations that can be read by any screen reader.  Alt text can be words or
> braille.
>
> John Gardner
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Blindmath [mailto:blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Elise
> Berkley
> Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2014 4:01 AM
> To: BlindMath
> Subject: [Blindmath] Math Computer Program
>
>
>
> Hello, everyone.  I am a new subscriber and I love this list already.
>
>   
>
> I am a new math student in college (even though I am 49 years old).  I have
> been totally blind for 19 years so I still have visuals of numbers, etc.  I
> have Jaws on my laptop and we all know it does not work that well with
> numbers.  I am looking for a software that will work to speak math better to
> me because I am a math major and have a long way to go.  I can't afford
> anything too expensive.  Thanks for your help and, again, I have learned new
> things from all of you already.  Elise Berkley
>
>   
>
> Elise Berkley
>
> "The joy of the Lord is my strength."
>
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>
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