[BlindMath] ? about teaching students TeX

Nicolas Felipe Alvarado Monardez nfalvarado at mat.uc.cl
Wed Sep 16 22:33:02 UTC 2020


Hi Tim, a few months ago I wrote this basic guide of tex for blind students.

I hope that will be useful for you!.

El mié., 16 sept. 2020 a las 19:17, Fahlberg, Tim R. (TCH) via BlindMath (<
blindmath at nfbnet.org>) escribió:

> Hi all,
>
> ?
>
> I am looking for opinions, experiences and resources on teaching students
> TeX.
>
> Currently, my students write math in plain text in MS Word. This year they
> will have MathType and MathPlayer on their laptops and many of them will
> use NVDA (1/3 of them) or JAW (1/6 of them). Since MathType can easily
> translate TeX into MathML, I am considering teaching them the basics of
> writing math in TeX so all their work could be read in Nemeth on a braille
> display.
>
> Thanks for considering this and for investing your time in sharing answers!
>
>
> Gratefully,
>
>
> Tim
>
> Tim Fahlberg
> Math and Computer Science Teacher
> NaviLens Accessibility Project Coordinator
> Wisconsin School for the Blind and Visually Impaired
> 1700 W. State St.
> Janesville, WI 53546
> Phone: 1-608-628-5858 - Cell
> Email: tim.fahlberg at wcbvi.k12.wi.us
>
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-- 
*Nicolás Alvarado Monárdez*
*Coordinador de Apoyo a la Docencia Inclusiva Facultad de Matemáticas*
*Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile*
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