[Blindmath] JAWS reading Math equations element by element

[Shannon Pruitt]

I would suggest that the student either learn Latex Or go old school with the Perkins Brailler. 

There is however an option with Duxbury to write on Nemeth and backtranslate to word but the Braille would have to be error free. 



> On Apr 19, 2016, at 10:17 AM, Karen Sorensen via Blindmath <blindmath at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi Steve and Khaleel,
> Steve, great explanation of what combination of AT, browser and add-on is
> necessary to read math.
> So what do you suggest the student use to write math? This is an issue that
> has confounded us. MathType isn't accessible for a screen reader user to
> write math with.
> Here are some ideas we have compiled (some from this listserv), but none
> are ideal:
> 
>   - Talking graphing calculator - does it output what's written with the
>   calculator to the computer? Is it a complete solution? Probably not.
>   - Excel may be a viable solution in some cases, at least in Stats.
>   - ASCII code, but instructor has to agree to the code choices. An agreed
>   upon ASCII set would need to be defined.
>   - Braille display or Perkins brailler, but will probably need to be
>   converted to math that's readable by a sighted instructor
>   - LaTeX, but learning LaTeX is a commitment (you can also write LaTeX in
>   MathType, and therefore only have to write the math portion of LaTeX, not
>   the layout. It also is in a popular word doc format, but is difficult to
>   avoid errors (from John Gardner's post on math listserv. John is a former
>   physics instructor at Oregon State and the owner of ViewPlus in Corvallis,
>   OR)
>      - Other recommendations by John Gardner in Blindmath listserv post on
>      3-16-16 (words are John's not mine):
>         - "Use MathType and compose equations in LEAN. LEAN is something I
>         wrote myself, and it works extremely well in audio, but the
> current version
>         has bugs in the braille output. Write me if you'd like to
> join the beta
>         list and use it in audio. Much more compact than Latex - I
> find I can write
>         math faster than any sighted person using any computer
> application (but not
>         as fast as a person using a pencil yet. LEAN is free for blind users.
>         - Use ChattyInfty. Available from the Japanese Infty group at
>         their commercial web site:
>         http://www.sciaccess.net
>         Chatty works well and can output in several formats including MS
>         Word. But it is expensive."
>      - Pearson's accessible braille editor
>   <http://accessibility.pearson.com/mathex-app/>   tested with a
>   refreshable braille display and found it promising. There were some issues
>   with the display not refreshing until we navigated away from the page and
>   returned.
> 
> Have any other ideas?
> Thank you!
> Karen
> Karen M. Sorensen
> Accessibility Advocate for Online Courses
> www.pcc.edu/access
> Portland Community College
> 971-722-4720
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