[Athen] [EXTERNAL] Re: Math Accessibility for Canvas

[Heather Mariger]

Thanks so much! That helps a lot...

H.

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On Sun, Oct 24, 2021 at 3:46 PM Sean J Keegan <skeegan at stanford.edu> wrote:


> Hi Heather,

>

> > If you enter LaTex formulas using the Canvas Rich

> > Content Editor, what format does the screen reader output?

>

> If you enter the LaTeX formula into the Canvas Rich Content Editor using

> the Equation Editor tool, then the equation output will be presented using

> MathJax. The Equation Editor is available on the toolbar and is presented

> as a square root symbol with an X.

>

> If you enter LaTeX code directly into the Rich Content Editor, then it is

> handled as text content.

>

> See the attached screenshot of the equation editor where you would enter

> the LaTeX code in the Advanced View of the Equation Editor.

>

>

> > Does the student need to know LaTex

> > or does the MathJax convert it to a different format?

>

> Regardless of the input format (LaTeX, ASCII math, MathML), the MathJax

> rendered equation is presented visually as a math equation and a person

> using a screen reader then navigates using the appropriate keyboard

> commands to listen to the equation.

>

> Canvas is currently using MathJax 2.7.7 and I do not believe this version

> supports Nemeth braille output (that is available in MathJax 3.x).

>

> A student could navigate to the math equation and using the MathJax

> context menu (right-click on the equation), can display the actual LaTeX

> used to format the equation (right-click equation > Show Math As > TeX

> Commands). This will display the LaTeX markup.

>

> Take care,

> Sean

>

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