[BlindMath] Question about math and braille embosser

[kperry at blinksoft.com]

You will need software like Duxbery, or Brailleblaster or something like
that to translate your math to Braille.  Mathcat is used to do the
translation in Brialleblaster that is a library.    I know people on here
will have many other suggestions. WE do need to know what formats the
college is going to give you the math in.  There are programs that can scan
and translate and sometimes you might need to get transcribers to translate.
Once the programs  translate to braille you can just run it through the
embosser.

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From: BlindMath <blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Kaitlynn Beston
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Sent: Friday, August 16, 2024 6:19 PM
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Cc: Kaitlynn Beston <kaitlenius at gmail.com>
Subject: [BlindMath] Question about math and braille embosser

Hello,

My university is quite new to the world of alternate formatting and just got
a braille embosser. They got the Index Braille Everest D V5. I was just
wondering how they would go about getting math materials to print in
braille? Some profs use tex or latex, others don't. So I am going to assume
they will have to write the file themselves if it is not already in an
accessible format. Any tips for either scenario? Also, is there anything my
university should know that perhaps I would not, since I am a student who
has no experience with academics and alt format? I've only ever used word
processors and braille, so not sure what all goes into transcription.

Thanks in advance.

Best regards,
Kaitlynn
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