[Blindmath] MathType in UEB

[Shannon Pruitt]

You can access HTML documents that have been created with Word & MathTyoe in Nemeth or UEB using a Braille display and an iPad. 

> On Nov 29, 2016, at 9:50 AM, Sarah Jevnikar via Blindmath <blindmath at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> I'm ashamed to say I didn't realize how little is available for UEB math
> notation. The perils of using one system which is so dominant in US-based
> software packages. As slow as Nemeth implementation has been (and it's still
> developing) I'd hope UEB could be caught up too.
> 
> This is a hypothetical question - could software or Braille templates or
> what have you be created in such a way that the same Math Type document
> could be read with both Nemeth and UEB Math output, depending on user
> preference? This seems a perfectly logical thing to do - I as a Nemeth user
> would appreciate having access to all documents available, as would any
> student using UEB Math. But I know that software presents challenges
> end-users like myself don't always appreciate.
> 
> I'm sorry Jen I'm not actually helpful. I'm in Canada as well and am
> surprised at Nemeth going away.
> 
> Sarah
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Blindmath [mailto:blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jennifer
> Jesso via Blindmath
> Sent: November 28, 2016 9:47 PM
> To: blindmath at nfbnet.org
> Cc: Jennifer Jesso
> Subject: Re: [Blindmath] MathType in UEB
> 
> Hi Daniel,
> 
> Thanks for your suggestion. Ideally, I'm looking for a way that someone
> could access MathType directly in Word while reading a document using a
> braille display with a screen reader. In Canada we are using UEB for
> everything, whether literary or math or other technical material. 
> 
> Jen
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Daniel Gillen [mailto:danielgillen at rcn.com] 
> Sent: November 28, 2016 6:40 AM
> To: Blind Math list for those interested in mathematics
> <blindmath at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Jennifer Jesso <jen.jesso at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Blindmath] MathType in UEB
> 
> As I have not used MathPlayer myself, the way I've interacted with MathType
> content is when I've been receiving my math/physics assignments in college
> and converting Word documents with MathType into Braille files through
> Duxbury Braille Translator (DBT) software. I would think that DBT has a few
> UEB templates that can be used when importing Word files with MathType
> content and then translating them into Braille. This would be if one was to
> read a formatted Braille (BRF) file on a BrailleNote or other similar
> device, but I'm not sure if this could be a method for displaying math
> content on the fly (say, when reading a Web page with math on it). Besides,
> does Canada use UEB for math as well as literary content, or are they doing
> something a bit like what the U.S. is trying to iplement in most places (UEB
> for literary and Nemeth Code for math/science materials)?
> 
> Thank you,
> Daniel
> 
> 
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