[Athen] Math Accessibility for Canvas

[Swanson,Allison]

Hello Everyone,

I'm working on a process for our math department to make their content accessible both in PDF files (some faculty have written their own textbooks) and in Canvas, including new Canvas quizzes. The instructor I'm working with has written all of his content in LaTex. I have several questions about where to take it from there.

What is the status of screen reader compatibility with LaTex, MathML, MathJax, etc? Do they need to be converting to MathML? Should we be recommending browser / screen reader combinations that work better for math?

Also, regarding the PDFs, will MathML generated by MathType still be accessible once converted to PDF?

This is not for alternative format production, but for faculty-produced content, so needs to be as streamlined as possible. Does anyone already have a good process in place for this?

Thanks,

Allison Swanson
AT-IT Coordinator & Accessibility Facilitator
[Assistive Technology Resource Center Colorado State University]
308 Occupational Therapy Building
970-491-0625
allison.r.swanson at colostate.edu<mailto:allison.r.swanson at colostate.edu>

Assistive Technology Resource Center<atrc.colostate.edu>
Accessibility By Design<https://accessibility.colostate.edu/>

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