[BlindMath] (Blindmath) Question about math OCR solution

[Sean Loraas]

Faraz,
Disclaimer: I am not in any way connected with MathPix. This is not a paid
endorsement, I am just a higher Ed accessible document specialist that uses
it in my work remediating math materials for students at one of the larger
community colleges in the country.

That said...A few years ago I started using MathPix for OCR of math and
technical notation and it has become integral to my work remediating STEM
materials for students with visual disabilities. Increasing the quality and
quantity of the accessible math I can remediate in-house. It has made a
huge impact on my ability to provide the formats students require to have
equitable access to the materials and an opportunity to succeed.

 It is affordable, 99 bucks for a 2 seat professional license, it's wizard
level accurate, and offers many ways to utilize the tools, from selection
box snips on any screen content, to the Web interface that digitized full
PDF files to just about any useful format: word with Equation Editor,
LaTeX, MathML, Overleaf, HTML, PDF, and more.

I have leveraged their web interface with it's split pane view with LaTeX
and the more friendly MathPix Markdown syntax supported on the left and the
visual result on the right, to teach my self LaTeX syntax, which until
Mathpix, was a goal but something I didn't have the bandwidth to learn AND
remediate the materials students require. MathPix gave me the opportunity
to incorporate that learning into my workflow a little at a time, or export
straight to WORD and complete the remediation there.

MathPix support is also very responsive and consulted with me early on, to
understand the accessibility use case and incorporate changes that
supported my work.

It is in my opinion, the best math OCR solution for accessible document
remediation. This is all sounding too good to be true, but trust me, it is
going to be a game changer. I used InftyReader as well, and  MathPix made a
significant difference to my ability to meet the growing demand. I still
never get to the bottom of the pile, but I can get more readable content to
the students who need it now. Feel free to reach out if you have questions
about how I use it. Hope that helps. Best regards,

Sean Loraas

 Accessibility Technician
 Alt. Text & Media
   Austin Community College
   Eastview Campus
    Office: 2140