[BlindMath] Purpose of LaTex

Thu May 17 12:54:47 UTC 2018

I would also note that LaTeX is useful for students and rpofessionals with backgrounds in a wide variety of disciplines, including the humanities, whether or not mathematical notation is involved.

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> Subject: Re: [BlindMath] Purpose of LaTex
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> For a general introduction to the subject of blind students using LaTeX, there is a
> nice overview article that was published a few years back in the Future
> Reflections magazine which can be found on the NFB website at the following
> link.
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> "LaTeX: What Is It and Why Do We Need It?"
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> From: BlindMath <blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org> on behalf of Elise Berkley
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> Elise Berkley and Becky Berkley
> Hello, everyone.
> I am a new member of Blindmath, and I love all of the discussions. I am a math
> major and going into precalculus in the fall. I have heard of LaTex, but I still do
> not get the purpose of using it. Could a student, who is totally blind, benefit
> from this program? What is its'
> purpose? I am using Windows 10 with JAWS 2018. Thank you very much.
> Elise Berkley
> Merced, California
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