[Blindmath] mathematica accessibility

[Daniel Gillen]

I use MATLAB on a Windows computer running JAWS. It works fine for me when running the code in the command line, editing the code in notepad or some other editor (other than MATLAB's native editor). I have occasionally used Mathematica with some assistance throughout college if there were problems in which that Language got the task done more efficiently (such as solving certain nonlinear differential equations). Anyway, I find that my current setup works, especially considering the thesis that I'll be doing this year for my physics major. in summary, I will be creating a toolkit for MATLAB that turns three-or more-dimensional data sets into three-dimensional sound (plus other acoustical parameters). The physics is fundamentally that of acoustical physics, while the data may be inside or outside of this larger fields. essentially, I will be attempting to sonify plots of data that can't be represented right away on paper, A flat screen, or in physical 3-D models. I guess I could have switched sometime ago to using a Mac computer, but my familiarity with windows and non-familiarity with macOS is making things more suited to the former platform.

Thank you,
Daniel
sent from my iPhone

> On Sep 18, 2016, at 11:36 PM, Santiago Velasquez <zanty410 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi Vincenzo, As Daniel stated previously both programs have some barriers regarding accessibility.
> 
> I am an Electrical Engineering student and I have the option of using both. I personally prefer Matlab for my line of work and with my current setup it is way more accessible than Mathematica. CanI ask, What is your setup?
> 
> I use Matlab on the Mac with the Voice over and nearly all of the GUI is accessible. However, Mathematica on the Mac is not compatible with Voice Over at all, unless you want to run it in the command line. I don’t have any experience using Mathematica in the command line, so I am afraid I cannot comment on its accessibility there. IF you have the option of using Matlab and you have a similar setup as I do, nearly 95% of the GUI is accessible when using Voice Over. The other 5% you can access using the command line built into Matlab. Please do not take my comments above as if I am suggesting that Matlab is a better program, rather I am just pointing out what my experiences have been. While they look similar on the surface, they have significant differences underneath.
> 
> If Your setup includes a Magnifier, or you plan to run Mathematica on Windows I suggest waiting for people with those setups to comment. 
> 
> 
> Kind Regards
> Santi
> 
>> On 19 Sep 2016, at 3:17 AM, Daniel Gillen via Blindmath <blindmath at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> as a college physics major, there were several times that I've had to use Mathematica instead of MATLAB (my preferred computational language). I find that both programs are only somewhat accessible when run into man-line mode. I'm not exactly sure how you run Mathematica on the commandline. However, The GUI (Graphical user interface) editors in both applications are completely inaccessible as of this time. I have just found that when creating code using either scripting/programming language, it was most convenient for me to edit the file in Notepad, and then run/test it on the command line. hopefully this is helpful info.
>> 
>> Thank you,
>> Daniel
>> 
>> sent from my iPhone
>> 
>>> On Sep 18, 2016, at 12:50 PM, Vincenzo Rubano via Blindmath <blindmath at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi all,
>>> 
>>> as anyone ever had to deal with Mathematica? If so, how is it in terms of accessibility?
>>> 
>>> https://www.wolfram.com/mathematica/ <https://www.wolfram.com/mathematica/>
>>> 
>>> Thanks in advance for your help
>>> 
>>> Vincenzo.
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