[BlindMath] NVDA with MathCAT not reading math (Mosley, Leigh)

Sat Mar 21 18:48:52 UTC 2026

Hello Leigh,

Please check with the student if they have activated the setting in
accessibility using the following steps;

   1. Tab to go to one of the equations from the target document
   2. Press 'Space bar' to open 'Menu'
   3. Go to 'Accessibility' and press the right arrow
   4. Select 'Activate' using the 'Space bar'

Once this is done, refresh the MathML document, and NVDA should be able to
read the equations.

I encountered a similar problem last week, and these steps helped. I hope
it will work for your student, too. Let me know if it doesn't, and we
should relook at it from a different angle.

Also, would it be possible to share a sample document to check if it reads
on other systems?

Thanks and regards,
Poonam Deokar
Lead Consultant Inclusive Education, Xavier's Resource Centre for the
Visually Challenged (XRCVC <http://xrcvc.org/>),
Co-ordinator for Students with Disabilities, St. Xavier's College
<https://xaviers.ac/> (Empowered Autonomous Institute),
5, Mahapalika Marg, Mumbai-400 001
# 022-35223298 (extension 107)
Socials: LinkedIn <http://www.linkedin.com/in/poonam-deokar> | Instagram
<https://www.instagram.com/poonam._.deokar/>

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> Hello all!
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> One of my students has been unable to get his NVDA to read MathML/MathJax
> properly. His NVDA is updated, his MathCAT is updated, and all his NVDA and
> MathCAT settings look identical to those on my laptop (Clearspeak speech
> style and medium verbosity), but when his NVDA encounters MathML/MathJax,
> it just says "clickable" and moves past the equation.  Can anyone think of
> anything obvious I have forgotten? I installed my own NVDA/MathCAT so long
> ago that maybe there is something in the setup I have forgotten about.  He
> has tried Chrome and Firefox (and rebooted his computer about a hundred
> times...), but still no luck.
>
> Thanks so much!
>
> Leigh
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> Hi Leigh,
>
> What NVDA version is he using, and what version of MathCAT is he using?
> Have you tried uninstalling and reinstalling? I'm happy to help
> troubleshoot.
>
> Best,
> Ryan
>
> On Fri, Mar 20, 2026 at 12:53 PM Mosley, Leigh via BlindMath <
> blindmath at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> > Hello all!
> >
> > One of my students has been unable to get his NVDA to read MathML/MathJax
> > properly. His NVDA is updated, his MathCAT is updated, and all his NVDA
> and
> > MathCAT settings look identical to those on my laptop (Clearspeak speech
> > style and medium verbosity), but when his NVDA encounters MathML/MathJax,
> > it just says "clickable" and moves past the equation.  Can anyone think
> of
> > anything obvious I have forgotten? I installed my own NVDA/MathCAT so
> long
> > ago that maybe there is something in the setup I have forgotten about.
> He
> > has tried Chrome and Firefox (and rebooted his computer about a hundred
> > times...), but still no luck.
> >
> > Thanks so much!
> >
> > Leigh
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> Hi Ryan,
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> He is running NVDA 2025.3.3 and MathCAT 0.7.5, both of which he has
> uninstalled and reinstalled multiple times.
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> Thanks!
> Leigh
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> Hi Leigh,
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> What NVDA version is he using, and what version of MathCAT is he using?
> Have you tried uninstalling and reinstalling? I'm happy to help
> troubleshoot.
>
> Best,
> Ryan
>
> On Fri, Mar 20, 2026 at 12:53 PM Mosley, Leigh via BlindMath <
> blindmath at nfbnet.org<mailto:blindmath at nfbnet.org>> wrote:
> Hello all!
>
> One of my students has been unable to get his NVDA to read MathML/MathJax
> properly. His NVDA is updated, his MathCAT is updated, and all his NVDA and
> MathCAT settings look identical to those on my laptop (Clearspeak speech
> style and medium verbosity), but when his NVDA encounters MathML/MathJax,
> it just says "clickable" and moves past the equation.  Can anyone think of
> anything obvious I have forgotten? I installed my own NVDA/MathCAT so long
> ago that maybe there is something in the setup I have forgotten about.  He
> has tried Chrome and Firefox (and rebooted his computer about a hundred
> times...), but still no luck.
>
> Thanks so much!
>
> Leigh
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