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Re: Screen readers, math symbols, and Word

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From: Birkir Rúnar Gunnarsson
Date: Nov 17, 2010 11:45AM

I know there are mapping files, between symbols and spoken words, in
most screen readers.
I can't recall specifically what the Jaws one is called, or if it is
editable, I believe it is, the braille mapping one has been (at least
until v12.0).
I would recommend contacting FS specifically and have them confirm
what the mapping is in this file for Jaws 9, and if this has been
corrected in subsequent versions of Jaws.

Thanks
-Birkir


On 11/17/10, Terrill Bennett < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> Would this be that which ye seek:
>
> http://www.w3.org/Math/characters/mathml/mmlalias.html
> http://www.w3.org/Math/characters/mathml/mmlextra.html
>
> -- tb --
>
> At 01:20 PM 11/17/2010, you wrote:
>>Steve,
>>Even with MathML the assistive technologies are going to need to
>>know what Unicode characters to support. I have no idea if there is
>>a listing of important Unicode characters and their proper names,
>>but I imagine that a listing for Math (and music, and other
>>disciplines) would be helpful - I wonder if that exists.
>>
>>Thanks,
>>AWK
>>
>>Andrew Kirkpatrick
>>Group Product Manager, Accessibility
>>Adobe Systems
>>
>> <EMAIL REMOVED>
>>http://twitter.com/awkawk
>>http://blogs.adobe.com/accessibility
>>
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: <EMAIL REMOVED>
>>[mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ] On Behalf Of Stephen L Noble
>>Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2010 12:50 PM
>>To: <EMAIL REMOVED>
>>Subject: Re: [WebAIM] Screen readers, math symbols, and Word
>>
>>The preferred solution is to use web documents using MathML (i.e.,
>>XHTML+MathML). At this juncture, native accessibility to mathematical
>>content within a Word document has not been solved.
>>
>>For a broader discussion, see NCAM's Accessible Digital Media
>>Guidelines:
>>http://ncam.wgbh.org/invent_build/web_multimedia/accessible-digital-media-guide/guideline-g-math
>>Technique G2.1 / Use MathML to provide access to scientific and
>>mathematical expressions
>>"MathML is the best choice for a markup language for expressing math.
>>The advantage of MathML is it provides mathematical information in an
>>open, standard format that can be exploited by a wide range of assistive
>>technologies."
>>
>>Best regards,
>>--Steve Noble
>>
>>------------------------------------
>>-- Steve Noble
>>Chair, National Technology Task Force
>>Learning Disabilities Association of America
>> <EMAIL REMOVED>
>>502-969-3088
>>
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>>
>>
>> >>> Cliff Tyllick < <EMAIL REMOVED> > 11/17/2010 11:55 AM >>>
>>One of our authors who has tested Word documents in JAWS 9 has
>>doscovered that the "greater than or equal to" symbol (Unicode character
>>2265) is announced as "greater than."
>>
>>In some cases this might be a minor annoyance, but the difference is
>>important in documents that tell people how to comply with environmental
>>regulations. Is there a good solution to this problem?
>>
>>If not, we're thinking of just replacing the character with an inline
>>graphic of the same size with appropriate alt text. Thoughts?
>>
>>And is this just a JAWS thing, or do other screen readers do the same?
>>
>>Cliff
>>
>>
>>Cliff Tyllick
>>Usability assessment coordinator
>>Agency Communications Division
>>Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
>>512-239-4516
>> <EMAIL REMOVED>
>>