[BlindMath] Mathematica

[Jacob Torres]

Hi all,
I totally agree with Rastislav here! Mind you, I've never used
Mathematica, but I've been studying data science with Python for a
while now, and it has become my best friend. I use the built-in NVDA
Python interpreter as a simple calculator, which is 100% accessible
obviously. But Python is extremely powerful in the realm of
mathematical programming in general. You can gain a ton of utility by
writing your own simple scripts (or even entire programs) to do
exactly what you need them to do. ​Also, I use Desmos for graphing and
matrix calculations, and that has worked really well.

Personally I don't like using software that is still refusing to
update their user interface to serve people with disabilities.
Especially when, as Rastislav mentioned, their software is closed and
for-profit, and they're unwilling or even hostile to customer feedback
just because we're a small user base. I had a similar problem using
Keil Uvision
when I was learning assembly programming, as well as other software
products. I try to go open-source as often as possible because I know
that either someone is working on it and open to feedback, or I can
work on it myself. Just my two cents there.

Best,
Jacob

On 6/8/21, Rastislav Kish via BlindMath <blindmath at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 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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