[BlindMath] [EXTERNAL] Nemeth and iPads

[White, Jason J]

The only solution that comes to mind is:

  1.  Translate the text to braille on another device, then transfer to the iPad, then read it with braille translation turned off (i.e., set to computer braille).
  2.  Students could enter braille on the iPad with translation turned off, then transfer the ASCII braille text to another device, then reverse translate.
This assumes that good braille translation software is available and that it is sufficiently accurate in both directions.
My personal view is that this is all difficult and inconvenient enough not to be worth it.
Of course, reporting bugs to Apple regarding their Nemeth Code support would be a good idea in any case, if you’re sure that you are encountering bugs with their braille translation.

From: BlindMath <blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org> on behalf of Michael Cantino via BlindMath <blindmath at nfbnet.org>
Date: Friday, 4February, 2022 at 15:31
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Cc: Michael Cantino <mcantino at nwresd.k12.or.us>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] [BlindMath] Nemeth and iPads
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Hi everyone,
Does anyone have any recommendations for reading and writing Nemeth on
iPads? I'm on iPadOS 15, and I'm currently using a Brailliant BI 40X.
I have reading pretty much sorted. I can read equations from a variety of
sources, and the Nemeth is mostly good. My primary concern at the moment is
that VoiceOver won't include any parentheses in its braille translation.
I've tried adjusting my braille settings and my verbosity settings, but
I've had no luck. I'm looking at MathML in an EPUB format and the sample
expressions from the MathJax website. When I read the same content with
JAWs, the Nemeth is better.
I'm also looking for a good way for students to write in Nemeth and then
have that content converted to print. JAWS does this very well with
Microsoft Word, but I'm struggling to find a comparable alternative for
iPad users. Desmos will accept Nemeth entry, but I'm hoping to find a way
for students to show their work in a multi-step problem.
I'm all ears! Thanks for your help.

Michael Cantino (he/him)
BVIS Technology Professional Development Specialist
Northwest Regional Education Service District
(503)614-1339
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