[Blindmath] Accessing PDF

[Alastair Irving]

Hi

Firstly, you should try to get a copy of the book in a different 
format.  There's a significant chance it was written in LaTeX 
originally.  As well as contacting the publishers you should also try to 
contact the author, in my experience author's are often more helpful.  
Incidentally, which book is it you're wanting?

Secondly, if you fail to obtain an alternate format your best option is 
probably to do OCR on the book using InftyReader.  This is the only 
package I know of which is capable of coping with mathematical content.  
It can produce output in LaTeX or HTML.  The results will be far from 
perfect, with a lot of mistakes, but in my experience they're usually 
readable.

HTH

Alastair



On 15/02/2015 04:58, Dzhovani via Blindmath wrote:
> Hi all,
>    I need some ideas how to read a pdf textbook in mathematics. This
> semester I'm taking mathematical statistics course. When the university
> administration contacted the publisher of the course textbook for an
> accessible copy, they provided us with a .pdf version of the book.
>    Personally, I don't find pdf-s very accessible, so I'm looking for
> ways to change the situation and will be grateful for any help. Is it
> possible to convert the book in html with embeded LaTeX equations, or I
> shall ask for the textbook in another format, or there is some other way?
> Notes:
> First, I have some experience with LaTeX, though I am still a beginner.
> Second, the university is in Bulgaria, and subsequently does not have
> disability office. It results in staff that is very willing to help but
> often unknowing how to do that.
> Third, braille display is an option that I would prefer to consider only
> if I don't have any other.
> TIA,
> Dzhovani
>
>
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