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Creating Accessible Math and Science Materials
Ron Stewart,Access Technology Instructor, HTCTU California Community Colleges
Chair, AHEAD Instructional Materials Accessibility Group
Math and Scientific Notation
Math and Symbology Word’s built in equation editor Scientific Notebook MathType TIGER Software Suite Narrative Descriptions
Technologies for Math and Science
Scalable Vector Graphics MathML LaTEX MathTalk IVEO Accessible Graphing Calculator InftyReader and ChattyInfty
Getting Ready to Edit
Develop a standard archival process Scan the book by Chapter Save all file output types Save File in proper format
600 DPI PDF for InftyReader 400 DPI Minimum but lower recognition
quality
Getting Started
Standardize the font Standardize the page layout
Pages numbers Chapter and Section Headings Comment Before and After Sidenotes, Footnotes, and Endnotes
Number Associate appropriately
Figures, Charts and Graphs Description or Tactile? Number Associate appropriately
Remove all “soft” formatting
Descriptions or Tactiles
Decide the appropriate format What is going to best convey the meaning Enlarge, Describe or annotated Tactile
Complete Descriptions! Include all relevant aspects
Forces Directions Significant Details
Required Graphicacy Skill Set
Identify characteristics/significant elements of image
Be able to use the language to discuss components of a graphic
Identify attributes of symbols used in graphic
Develop a system for scanning graphic and key searching for specific information
Lucia Hasty, Rock Mountain Braille Associates
Tables, Problems and Theorems
Table content is left in the text Tables maybe converted to text Tab separate table elements Restructure complex tables Keep Material Connected
Theorems and Proofs Problems and Solutions
Specialized Formatting
Standardize your procedures Linerize all Notation
Automatic with MathML production LaTEX natively linear presentation
Label appropriately Additional notation only as specified Quality Control
Editing In MathType
Use MathType Preference File Standardize Spacing Math Style
MathType does not always work Tables need to be enlarged Roman Numeral are problematic Graphics are prepared separately and
merged Use Global Find/Replace for uniformity Can be produced as DAISY or XHTML
Editing in Scientific Notebook
Total Editing Environment Recommended solution for NEMETH
Tighter integration with Duxbury Allows for production of graphics Equations can easily be imported
from MathType.
Editing for TIGER
Not Screen Reader Friendly Produces DotsPlus Content Requires a TIGER Embosser Create using the Template Use Tiger Font Sets Create equations in MathType
TSS translates to TIGER format
Math Input Options
LaTeX Keyboard Entry ChattyInfty MathTalk
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