[Athen] supporting a student using text-to-speech to hear mathematics and other STEM content read aloud

[Stephen (Alex) Marositz]

Hello Kevin

Of course you are right to think about the underlying need too, here are some suggestions though.

·         CAR, (Central Access Reader) is a TTS program that reads word equations MML and MathType content in Microsoft word documents. https://www.cwu.edu/central-access/reader

·         Equatio will read math content aloud provided it is prepared with Equatio. It would be useful particularly if the student is struggling with producing math content too. https://www.texthelp.com/en-us/products/equatio/

·         Consider LearningAlly for source material as well since it is human-read, not TTS. https://www.google.com/search?q=learning+ally&rlz=1C1GCEU_enUS840US840&oq=learning+ally&aqs=chrome..69i64j0l5.3353j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

I have a couple other suggestions if the student is visually impaired, but from your message, it sounds like they are not.

Best
Stephen Alexander (Alex) Marositz J.D. CPACC
Accessible Technology Initiative Coordinator
Information Technology Services, California State University Dominguez Hills
(310)243-3077

From: athen-list <athen-list-bounces at mailman12.u.washington.edu> On Behalf Of Kevin Andrews
Sent: Wednesday, April 3, 2019 9:27 AM
Subject: [Athen] supporting a student using text-to-speech to hear mathematics and other STEM content read aloud

Hi all,

Does anybody have suggestions for supporting a student who is having difficulty with math and other stem-related material being read aloud? We use Kurzweil here at our institution and as I'm sure many of you know, it's not really the best tool to read material with different symbols, equations and things like that.

I'm curious to hear what other folks are doing to help their students. This might mean going back to the drawing board and really trying to figure out where the need is and where it's coming from for the tts.

Thanks for your insights!

--
Best,

Kevin Andrews
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Accessible Technology Coordinator,
Scribes and Readers Coordinator
Disability Resource Center
University of California, Santa Cruz
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