[BlindMath] Need help with recommendations for Comp Sci course requirements

[Michael Link]

I may be in the minority here, but I actually prefer to work with straight
LaTeX source files for Calculus/Statistics.

Would love to hear what others prefer.

On Tue, Apr 16, 2024 at 2:40 PM Ketty Ombadykow via BlindMath <
blindmath at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Hello Everyone,
> I work at Rutgers University responsible for remediating course materials
> for accessibility for students who use screen readers.  I joined this
> listserv a little while ago to learn from you all about what tools,
> preferences, methods, and whatever I can glean from your discussions to
> help provide accessible materials for our students.
>
> This Fall 2024 I have a new transfer student who is taking 3 math and
> computer science courses (which I have handled before with the Professors
> providing their Latex files for handouts, homework and exams which we
> converted to HTML with Mathjax, and ppt files early to alt text).
>
> The Fall Comp Sci course requires learning HTML and flowcharting. The
> syllabus asks for
> Flowcharting software:
>
>   *   Draw.io is available free online (https://app.diagrams.net/ )
>   *   Optional: Flowcharting software Flowgorithm is available for free
> download only for Windows machines (http://flowgorithm.org/)
>   *   MS Word can also generate flowcharts, but some students find it more
> cumbersome to utilize
> JavaScript software
> (You will be writing JavaScript programs so you will need software to do
> that!)
>
>   *   https://js.do/ on-line JavaScript Editor
>   *   Other JavaScript/HTML Editors to download if you prefer:
>      *   Visual Studio Code
>      *   Atom Text Editor
>      *   Sublime
>      *   Codepen.io
>      *   Notepad++ (Windows only) – Available in Rutgers’ Computer Labs
>
> QUESTIONS:
>
>   1.  What do you use to build a flowchart, say for designing code?
>   2.  Would any of you have any input on which, if any, of these
> flowcharting software above are accessible for the screen reader student?
> Is there a preference? Are there “watch out” tips?
>   3.  For a JavaScript Editor, are any provided in the list above
> accessible? If not, what do you use?
>   4.  For Calculus and Statistics courses, do you prefer getting them in
> HTML? MS Word with math equation editors?
>
> Any and all input would be greatly appreciated!
>
> Best Regards,
> Ketty
>
> M. Ketty Ombadykow, M. Ed., M.S.| Alternate Format Text/Assistive
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