[BlindMath] [EXTERNAL EMAIL] Re: Accessibility of Latex to PDF

Mon Jan 11 17:58:09 UTC 2021

Hi Don,

You raise a good point that it is good to find some way to make sure the disability office can make things accessible for future courses because of the collaborative work they could do in current courses. 

Nick 

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From: BlindMath <blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Donald Winiecki via BlindMath
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Subject: Re: [BlindMath] [EXTERNAL EMAIL] Re: Accessibility of Latex to PDF

While it may be easier for one individual to just work with an instructor, in the long run it would be beneficial to teach individuals in the disability resource office to do this, or at least to provide them with an avenue for communicating with a knowledgeable instructor.

Participating in building a helpful system may be another step, but I suspect some on this list will agree that we owe it to those who come after us to leave behind a better system than we found it.

_don 😷

On Mon, Jan 11, 2021 at 10:32 AM Robin Williams via BlindMath < blindmath at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> I would think your professor would and should be able to do this very 
> easily and supply you with the files, which sounds like an easier 
> solution than involving other departments.
>
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> Do you or anyone else know how to convert the latex into Word using 
> one of the programs mentioned so I can tell my disability coordinator how to do it?
>
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> Thank You,
> Nick
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> From: BlindMath <blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Akashdeep 
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> If you can get the LaTeX files, you can convert them to word/html 
> using pandoc and MathJax.
>
> On 1/11/21, prayner--- via BlindMath <blindmath at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> > Can you ask the prof for the material in the original LaTeX? I'm not 
> > a JAWS user but LaTeX is my preferred medium for Maths-heavy 
> > content, pdf is a bit of a disaster.
> > cheers
> > Peter
> > nspohn0--- via BlindMath writes:
> >>Hi All,
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>In my Matrices class this semester, the professor creates the 
> >>quizzes and exams by typing  them in latex and convert to pdf. In 
> >>previous math  courses, I receive my math and science quizzes/exams 
> >>in a word doc and have everything typed in MathType. I write my work in Latex.
> >>Does anyone know  if this method my professor is describing is 
> >>accessible? I have never done  math in this way. I am a Jaws user 
> >>and I would appreciate any tips with navigating and accessing PDFs 
> >>in this format.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>Thank You,
> >>
> >>Nick
> >>
> >>
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