[BlindMath] Mathematica

[Rastislav Kish]

I apologize, that was supposed to go to the list. :)


Best regards


Rastislav


Dňa 8. 6. 2021 o 15:14 Rastislav Kish napísal(a):
> Hey there,
>
> I have tried Mathematica some time ago, and it was completely
> inaccessible.
>
> I have asked the support if there was something I missed, but they
> have replied that the software is not made with screenreaders in mind,
> so unfortunately, it's not accessible.
>
>
> Although, it may be worth noting, that the Wolfram kernel is a
> standalone command line program, which you can use just fine with the
> wolfram script syntax.
>
>
> As for me, I'm personally not using either. I use Python for
> mathematical stuff, which can do far more than Mathematica, Matlab or
> any other isolated environment could ever imagine to do. Python is one
> of the biggest programming languages out there, has a strong support
> for mathematics and related sciences (tensorflow, numpy, sympy etc.)
>
> I use SageMath as well, which unifies various tools like Maxima or R
> under one, unified Python interface, so I have in my hands the full
> power of one of the most powerful languages as well as all the power
> of the most powerful mathematical tools out there.
>
> Everything open-source, without having to pay a single cent.
>
>
> With equipment like this, I personally don't see a reason to use
> closed-source, proprietary commercial tools with limited abilities and
> mostly isolated environments, not even mentioning the prices under
> which they're sold.
>
>
> Best regards
>
>
> Rastislav
>
>
> Dňa 7. 6. 2021 o 20:49 Eric Mandell via BlindMath napísal(a):
>> Hi All,
>>
>> Is anyone successfully using Mathematica with a screen reader?
>> Currently, I am using matlab with the "matlab -nojvm" flag which works
>> really well. Has anyone had similar success finding a method for
>> running Mathematica?
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Eric
>>
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