[BlindMath] Equations and Braille Output in Word

[Louis Maher]

Hello Bert

The American Printing House has tutorials in the Nemeth code and UEB Math codes at
"https://tech.aph.org/nemeth/".


Regards
Louis Maher
Phone: 713-444-7838
E-mail: ljmaher03 at outlook.com

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From: BlindMath <blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Bert Van Landeghem via BlindMath
Sent: Saturday, April 17, 2021 4:44 PM
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Cc: Bert Van Landeghem <b.vanlandeghem at sheffield.ac.uk>
Subject: [BlindMath] Equations and Braille Output in Word

Hello,

equations in Microsoft Word have long been inaccessible with screen readers. I know that a plug-in called Mathplayer was sometimes recommended, but we were lucky that there was something such as LaTeX. Since recently however, JAWS is able to read equations in Microsoft Word without any additional plug-ins. This can be very handy as some people could send you a Word document with equations to read and/or comment on. There is also Braille output, even though this will only work if you are in contracted Braille. I therefore have a few questions for you.



Contracted Braille is different for each language, and I never learned contracted Braille for the English language. Maybe this might also be less relevant than in the past, when Braille was printed, even though I can imagine that being proficient in contracted Braille can speed up reading and writing. Would you recommend making the effort to learn contracted Braille? And if yes, where can I find the most appropriate manual to do so?
Are they working on making the maths output accessible in uncontracted braille as well?



Also, the maths output is in Nemeth. Again, Braille maths did not have a universal standard, and I learned a different code. Is there a way to have the Braille output appear in (simplified) LaTeX rather than Nemeth? Is there a guide which you could point me to which is appropriate for self studying Nemeth?



Many thanks,

Bert
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