[Blindmath] [Blind math] Wording

Zach zm290 at msstate.edu
Wed May 18 16:37:36 UTC 2016


Could you give me some examples? This really isn't my area of expertise. I
really don't know what a "JavaScript display engine" is to begin with. 

Zachary Mason
M.S. Student
Animal and Dairy Sciences
Mississippi State University

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Subject: Re: [Blindmath] Wording

The only additions I would make are to give pointers to software and tools
that can produce those formats.

Haden Pike
Computer Science
University of Kentucky
Class of 2016



> On May 18, 2016, at 10:40 AM, Zach via Blindmath <blindmath at nfbnet.org>
wrote:
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> Hello everyone,
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> 
> At my institution, meetings with my Dissabilitys office to plan 
> accomidations for a course involves inviting my vocational councilor, 
> academic advisor, a representative from the National Research and 
> Training Center on Blindness and Low Vision, the prof, and the 
> university's ADA compliance officer. My citty and state NFB presidents 
> are welcome too, but normally busy. I enjoy it because when everyone 
> gets together, it's a business meeting and not a counciling session. 
> However, it's not without its challenges.
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> I want to as clearly, and accurately as possible express in writing my 
> preference for electronic formatted and Braille materials. If someone 
> could look at this statement and tell me if it passes the "computer 
> science bar" I would most appreciate it.
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> The preferred file format for tests, exams and quizzes is HTML with 
> MathML via MathJax (open-source JavaScript display engine) markup of 
> mathematic notation.
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> The preferred file format for lecture and lab handout/exercises is BRF 
> using grade II for literary text and Nemeth code for mathematical
notation.
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> Your help is greatly appreciated.
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> Zac
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> Zachary Mason
> 
> M.S. Student
> 
> Animal and Dairy Sciences
> 
> Mississippi State University
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