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pkra edited this page May 18, 2013 · 1 revision

From https://groups.google.com/d/msg/mathjax-users/lKpWY6hQ-O8/q-hwVNiPKaoJ

i there,

I need some foundational information about using Math ML to write equations, and what software you would use to read the equations. We’re designing a Math course and want to be sure all electronic resources will be accessible to a screen reader.

I’m new to Math ML and need some direction. Is this something you can help with? Can you point me to the right resources? How is Math Jax used with Math ML?

Thanks for your help! Jodie

Hi,

There are various tools to read and write MathML, either free software or commercials. I suggest you to have a look at the Math WG page: http://www.w3.org/Math/Software/mathml_software_cat_authoring.html

A commercial tool often mentioned is MathType. Personally, I like LaTeXML which allows to convert LaTeX documents to MathML. Of course, MathJax allows to write LaTeX or AsciiMath code directly inside your Web pages and will convert it to other languages like MathML or HTML+CSS so that they can be displayed in browsers.

The MathML output will make your document accessible from screen reader if they support this language. For example, the MathPlayer plugin for Internet Explorer has a screen reading feature and MathJax will output MathML for users that have IE+MathPlayer (instead of HTML+CSS by default). I'm not aware of other screen reader for MathML, except maybe the Firevox plugin for Firefox (I haven't tried it, though).

Frédéric Wang

Also: http://www.webplatform.org/, https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/MathML_Project

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