[BlindMath] Multivariate Calculus and Screen Readers

[Neil Soiffer]

I'm not sure why it would be asking to reinstall. Here's some details on
how to get the MathPlayer control panel. From the windows taskbar, select
the search icon:
[image: image.png]
Type 'control panel'. You should see something like:
[image: image.png]
where I have typed 'MathPlayer' in the search bar.
Doing the search should give you a screen that has the MathPlayer control
panel listed:
[image: image.png]

Clicking on the link will bring up the MathPlayer control which should look
something like this:
[image: image.png]

My apologies to those who can't see the screenshots -- the tool I used for
the screenshots doesn't allow for alt text on the image. Also, there's not
much additional info that I could add via alt text.

   Neil


On Wed, Jan 1, 2020 at 10:55 AM Emily Schlenker via BlindMath <
blindmath at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Hi. Whenever I try to go in to the control panel in windows in order to
> change anything with math player, all it wants to do is reinstall it. I
> have tried putting math player in the search bar, but only the set up file
> or installation comes up as an option. What am I doing wrong? I would
> really like to turn on the Calc settings.
> Thanks,
> Emily
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Dec 31, 2019, at 2:20 PM, Neil Soiffer via BlindMath <
> blindmath at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> >
> > MathPlayer has some subject area support. In particular, it has some
> > specialized rules for Calculus that will likely solve your problem. To
> > change the default settings, there is a windows control panel called
> > MathPlayer (open the control panel and in the search bar, type
> > "MathPlayer"). In the speech tab, there is a 'subject area' drop down
> list.
> > Choose "Calculus" from that.
> >
> > Good luck,
> >
> > Neil Soiffer
> >
> >
> >> On Tue, Dec 31, 2019 at 9:59 AM Mary Popish via BlindMath <
> >> blindmath at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> >>
> >> Hello all,
> >>
> >> We are working with a student who uses NVDA, MathType, and MathPlayer,
> and
> >> is taking multivariate calculus this term. We are running into a problem
> >> with how the screen reader handles cross products and dot products. (W
> [X]
> >> V and W [dot] V) Both of these read as "W multiplied by V." Does anyone
> >> have suggestions for how we can differentiate between these two? In
> >> general, any resources or support about linear algebra would be helpful.
> >>
> >> Any help or insight from folks who have worked with multivariate
> calculus
> >> would be greatly appreciated! Thanks so much for your help.
> >>
> >> All the best,
> >> Mary
> >>
> >> *Mary Popish*
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