[BlindMath] Math with jaws

Sukriti Suri surisukriti29 at gmail.com
Thu Jan 12 19:24:59 UTC 2023


Thanks

SUKRITI SURI

> On 13-Jan-2023, at 12:28 AM, Kendra Schaber school account via BlindMath <blindmath at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi all! 
> Regarding the JAWS, if you're using a braille display, everything has to be
> set to the less favored computer braille, even if you normally use UEB with
> Desmos. I don't know if that's the same for other websites, though for the
> tutorials I found for UEB math and Nemeth, you don't have to use computer
> braille, but you should always experiment. I don't know of any app for
> Nemeth translation for Apple or Idevice users, but Voice Over can read Math
> Ml content to some degree and under settings, you can turn on Nemeth mode or
> allow Nemeth Braille, something like that if you use a braille display. 
> Kendra 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: BlindMath <blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Michael Cantino
> via BlindMath
> Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2023 10:46 AM
> To: Sukriti Suri <surisukriti29 at gmail.com>
> Cc: Michael Cantino <mcantino at nwresd.k12.or.us>; Blind Math list for those
> interested in mathematics <blindmath at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [BlindMath] Math with jaws
> 
> Hi Sukriti,
> To my knowledge, not really. There are some websites that will accept Nemeth
> input (Desmos, Nemeth tutorial sites... that's about it), and that can be
> done on Mac or on Windows. Entering Nemeth on those sites is not very
> flexible, and it can be a challenge to convert the Nemeth entry back into
> print (if that is even an option). With JAWS, the Nemeth entry is
> immediately converted into print, and braille readers can read the proper
> Nemeth notation on their braille display when reviewing the print notation
> within the Word document.
> 
> I don't know of any Mac apps that support Nemeth entry. VoiceOver can read
> MathML content effectively, but I've encountered some gaps. Similarly,
> VoiceOver's translation of MathML content into Nemeth (via VoiceOver) is not
> as reliable as the translation provided by JAWS.
> 
> Michael Cantino (he/him)
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>> On Thu, Jan 12, 2023 at 9:55 AM Sukriti Suri <surisukriti29 at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> 
>> Hay. Is there any technique to input nemeth braille with voiceOver in mac?
>> If so, please guide.
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