[BlindMath] Zoom meeting on accessible math: Thu 11 Feb 6:30 to 7:30 UK time

[Brandon Keith Biggs]

Hello,
It looks like registration ended on January 18.
I would love to just attend the LaTeX session.
Thanks,

Brandon Keith Biggs <http://brandonkeithbiggs.com/>


On Thu, Feb 11, 2021 at 3:31 AM David Farmer via BlindMath <
blindmath at nfbnet.org> wrote:

>
> This conference next Thursday and Friday, February 18 and 19,
> may be of interest to those who have been following the thread
> on LaTeX and PDF accessibility:
>
> http://workshop.sciaccess.net/deims2021/index.html
>
> The title of the conference is:
>
> The 4th International Workshop on
> "Digitization and E-Inclusion in Mathematics and Science 2021" (DEIMS2021)
>
> The third paragraph of the overview is:
>
> No matter whether education is face-to-face or distance, digitized
> documents that are given to all pupils/students should be available in an
> accessible format. However, digitization of STEM (science, technology,
> engineering and mathematics) content and its applications have challenges
> not present in a non-technical field. For example, while many online
> educational materials are provided in PDF (Acrobat Portable Document
> Format), the semantic information in mathematical formulas cannot easily
> be extracted. Formulas are depicted visually as a set of
> characters/symbols in a two-dimensional layout or an image. Thus, in many
> cases, it is hard for print-disabled people to read/author those contents
> although their accessibility is definitely important to achieve a truly
> inclusive society even in this crisis.
>
> The conference is free but registration is required.
> The deadline was last month (I just found out about it),
> but I sent my registration form anyway.  They wrote back quickly with
> Zoom links and other information.
>
> Regards
>
> David
>
>
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