[BlindMath] BlindMath Digest, Vol 232, Issue 6

Tue Nov 18 14:47:41 UTC 2025

I have used MathPix and Mathkicker.ai with success. I have not tested
either for accessibility, but it is my understanding that Mathkicker.ai was
designed with accessibility in mind.

John Rose, M.A., M.Ed.
Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments
Mathematics 7-12
Short-Term Programs
Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired
512.206.9131
rosej at tsbvi.edu

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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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,
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> Sean Loraas
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>  Accessibility Technician
>  Alt. Text & Media
>    Austin Community College
>    Eastview Campus
>     Office: 2140
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