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Re: Subscript and superscript notation and mathml

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From: Olaf Drümmer
Date: May 14, 2016 1:43AM

> On 14.05.2016, at 03:04, Brandon Keith Biggs < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
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> I am not sure math ml reads correctly let alone the plane text.
> The screen reader will just read 22.
- for one, I'd say there is not just the one screenreader
- in addition, the screen readers I know have a zillion settings that determine how they present content beyond plain character based content (e.g. skip punctuation, skip non-Latin characters, etc.)
- screen readers are just one out of many types of assistive technology, please do not always only think about how accessibility might work in screen readers
- and last but not least: are there screen readers that do a good job at presenting MathML encoded content? Would that be for just presentation MathML or also for Content MathML? Is there are any other type of assistive technology that makes use of MathML encoded content to present the content or allow a user to interact with it (e.g. navigate the mathematical expression, copy specific pieces and carry it over into an equation tool, etc.)? I think MathType rom DesignScience is a good option, but when it comes to browsers it was tied to earlier versions of Internet Explorer, and thus won't work anymore on a typical up to date computer.

Olaf