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From: Isabel Holdsworth
Date: Jun 18, 2019 8:00AM

Hi Michael,

Have you seen what the output from the Pearson Accessible Equation
Editor looks like? Do you know if it's MathML? I find that editor
almost impossible to use. It feels like Wiris MathType with some of
the accessibility filtered out.

I quite like Wiris MathType. I think it's about the closest we've got
to accessible online maths content at the present time, from both
input and output perspectives.

Thanks, Isabel

On 03/06/2019, Michael Ausbun < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> Hello All,
> I am curious. Being blind and interacting with Math content
> with various assistive technologies, I recognize the problem this presents.
> What roll might Pearson's accessible equation editor play? Might the
> equation editor be modified in such a way to provide a robust output (if
> Pearson in general, Sam Dooley specifically, would be interested in
> expanding the functionality. Just a thought I have been thinking about over
> the last few days.
> Respectfully,
> Michael
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> Isabel H wrote:
> "the upshot of which sadly seems to be that there's no tried and trusted
> means of presenting mathematical content in a way that reliably works for
> screenreader or Braille users."
>
> That's correct. There is no one single method of creating accessible math
> that works seamlessly across all assistive technologies. Also, no one
> method
> when we create the accessible content and move the math from an equation
> editor into documents, websites, EPUBs, whatever.
>
> It's a real mess for the entire community.
>
> Someone needs to fix this!
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> Thank you Mallory for such a long and comprehensive reply!
>
> I've learned a lot from this thread, the upshot of which sadly seems to be
> that there's no tried and trusted means of presenting mathematical content
> in a way that reliably works for screenreader or Braille users.
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> Ah well, we'll just keep doing what we're doing and use MathML for now.
>
> Thanks again, Isabel
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