[NABS-L] Reading Symbols Inserted using MS Office Equation Editor (cross posted)

[Miso Kwak]

I have no problem reading this with JAWS. My issue is that I cannot
get my BrailleSense Polaris to recognize this.
Miso

On 3/14/19, Neel Sheth via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Have you tried using NVDA? I think NVDA can read equations from the
> microsoft equation editor. Alternatively, if the equations are written using
> latex, you should be able to read it. I know you can read latex with
> voiceover on a mac, but you should be able to using JAWS as well.
>
> On Mar 14, 2019 5:49 PM, Miso Kwak via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>
>> Hi everyone,
>> I am taking a statistics course and on today's slide deck, my
>> professor had the following text:
>> • Suppose a population has 𝑁 members
>> • We take a simple random sample of size 𝑛 when we sample in such
>> a
>> way that every collection of 𝑛 members of the population is
>> equally
>> likely to be selected
>> If you are reading this email using JAWS 2018 or the like, it probably
>> read italic capital n and italic small n. (These are symbols that were
>> inserted using the equation editor function on the Power point.)
>> However, I typically access the slides using Braille Sense Polaris,
>> and the device was unable to recognize these symbols. I tried using my
>> Polaris as a braille display connected with my PC, but the symbols
>> were not recognized that way either. I was wondering if anyone knows a
>> way for my Braille Sense Polaris to recognize the symbols on its own?
>> Alternatively, what is the best way to raise concerns such as this to
>> HIMS? I think it is important that we can read symbols like these on
>> Braille Sense Polaris.
>>
>> Thanks in advance.
>>
>> Miso
>>
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