The Highs and Lows of Making Maths Content Accessible
summary
Math content reads fine as plain text for simple arithmetic, but complex equations require MathML for unambiguous navigation; MathML makes equations unambiguous. MathType produces MathML/LaTeX but its editor is unusable by screen readers while MathPlayer lets Word speak equations. LaTeX-to-PDF renders equations inaccessible unless converted by MathJax; AROW turns markdown/LaTeX into MathML HTML/Word reliably. EquatIO and Word’s Equation Editor can export MathML but their UIs are partly inaccessible; creation tools are inaccessible, so a fully accessible math editor is needed.
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chapters (6)
- 0:00Start
- 0:24Introduction
- 2:08Basic arithmetic
- 3:04What is MathML?
- 10:23LaTeXMathJax to the rescue
- 20:24The ideal solution • A fully accessible MathML creation tool is needed
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