[BlindMath] BlindMath Digest, Vol 189, Issue 1

Tue Apr 5 20:38:35 UTC 2022

I've wondered about this myself. I attempted to use both the online and Desktop versions in graduate school, and the online version was definsely better. I would love to know why this is the case, especially given that I will be returning to school for my doctorate, and Matlab is probably in my future once again. :-)  

Kennedy Stomberg, M.S. she/her/hers 
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> On Apr 5, 2022, at 3:29 PM, Jonathan Godfrey via BlindMath <blindmath at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> This is fascinating.
> 
> Why is a the web version more accessible than a standalone version?
> 
> A long time ago, when I used Matlab as a student, the interface was totally accessible to screen reader users, aside from the graphics of course.
> Then along came the various windows and things to do more fancy things sighted people wanted, and I started to process everything via batch files and Matlab scripts.
> 
> If I had to do a job in Matlab today, I'd probably have to try it in Octave first, but I'd still be looking to run a script whether it be via Octave or Matlab.
> 
> Jonathan
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: BlindMath <blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Bora Eryilmaz via BlindMath
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> Cc: Bora Eryilmaz <beryilma at mathworks.com>
> Subject: Re: [BlindMath] BlindMath Digest, Vol 189, Issue 1
> 
> Hi Lucas,
> 
> I am a software developer at MathWorks, which produces MATLAB, and also a member of the Accessibility Program team working towards making MATLAB more accessible.
> 
> I am not sure about the interest for creating a separate group focused on MATLAB, but I would be interested in learning about the difficulties that you are running into and providing you more resources which you may not be aware of. For example, MATLAB Online, which is the web version of MATLAB, is a lot more accessible for keyboard and screen reader users. You can find some info about it at these links:
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> Feel free to contact me directly at my email address if I can help.
> 
> Thanks,
> Bora Eryilmaz
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> Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2022 20:30:59 -0400
> From: Lucas Nadolskis <nadol012 at umn.edu<mailto:nadol012 at umn.edu>>
> To: Blind Math list for those interested in mathematics <blindmath at nfbnet.org<mailto:blindmath at nfbnet.org>>
> Subject: [BlindMath] Matlab for blind users
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> Hello All.
> 
> What do people think about a group focused on MatLab and other stats softwares for blind people?
> I am struggling quite a lot with MatLab, but I also use it for the last 6 years, so I think it would be interesting to have a space to exchange information about softwares like matlab, r, etc?
> 
> I am just thinking about a separate list because maybe not everybody here is interested on hearing about these questions.
> 
> Thank you very much.
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> Kind Regards.
> 
> Lucas Nadolskis.
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