[Blindmath] Blind STEM research project

[Lucas Radaelli]

What seems to be very promising recently is the latest NVDA support to 
mathml and the possibility to create accessible math content using math 
type.

By installing math player on your computer, you will be able to read 
formullas written in mathml, with various levels of granularity within 
the formula.


What I am excited to see in a near future is book publishers releasing 
books in epub with embeded mathml. I hope, this way, to read books about 
math and computer science.

Right now I have finished college and it is very hard to get my hands on 
any accessible  book. I relly pretty much on friends and family to read 
some stuff for me, which is bad.



On 19/03/2015 17:04, Sean Tikkun via Blindmath wrote:
> Lynn,
>
> 	Just so you know my dissertation is focusing on identifying differences in algebra learning and doing, and I a former geometry. I have ideas and theories, but unfortunately in the research business thats not good enough. Hopefully I will be conducting my data collection next fall and and have some ideas to share by winter. I’m a stalwart about braille being available, but am hoping someone on the list can speak to MathML as it has been a proposed solution for about a decade now it seems.
>
> Sean
>
>
>> On Mar 19, 2015, at 2:51 PM, Lynn Reed via Blindmath <blindmath at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>
>> Bless you Hina for taking this on. I am the mom of 2 visually impaired kids. One in middle and one in high school. This continues to plague us in the school setting. I am very concerned for my children's future if math is not accessible in audio format that is user friendly. As you dig deeper you will find that everything ever "written" on the subject appears to be in computer scientist language which does not do anything for this mom helping her young children. As one is very interested in Science, also highly inaccessible as often equations and graphs are included, and my other child very proficient in her 7th grade math. So far she has been able to create on brailler but this will increase in difficulty as algebraic and geometrical problems become more involved. You should check out www.afb.org <http://www.afb.org/> Their career connect link will put you in touch with blind professionals willing to speak to their careers and adaptions. I wish you the best of luck. If I can be of assistance to you, let me know. I hope someone can get this issue resolved once and for all. For heavens sake,...there are driverless cars on the road! 😏
>>
>> Peace and Love to all!
>>
>>> On Mar 19, 2015, at 12:32 PM, Stunning lady via Blindmath <blindmath at nfbnet.org <mailto:blindmath at nfbnet.org>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi Fellow Blind  mathematicians,
>>> My name is Hina Altaf and I am a graduate student at California State
>>> University. I am doing my research on what technology is available and
>>> accessible for blind individuals who would like to persue their career
>>> in the STEM fields. From your experiences, how is  math accessible for
>>> the visually impaired users and what is available to help blind
>>> mathematicians on a job? What methods and softwares are available to
>>> use on a job for a blind mathematician?
>>> Any help will be very much appreciated.
>>> Hina.
>>>
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