[Athen] Auto adjust reading speed based on tagged math content

[kerscher at montana.com]

Hi,

 

The MathCAT, a replacement for Math Reader has this functionality built in.
You select the speed for reading math. I love it. MathCAT is in alpha and
only about a dozen have access so far. Should be out soon in Beta. Should be
at AHG.

 

Best

George

 

 

From: athen-list <athen-list-bounces at mailman12.u.washington.edu> On Behalf
Of Katy Wong
Sent: Friday, June 10, 2022 10:45 AM
To: Access Technology Higher Education Network <athen-list at u.washington.edu>
Subject: [Athen] Auto adjust reading speed based on tagged math content

 

Hi All, 

 

We received feedback from a student who trialed using voiceover with math
content this past semester. Many of their grievances regarded commonly known
issues with reading math or software issues which they have shared with the
companies involved. One piece of feedback that I have not seen come up very
often or at all was regarding the speed/pace of the math portions being
read. Since they are new to this technique for math content, the pace they
select for text is far too quick for them to process and have the acuity
that math requires. Their workaround was to stop at math content and
navigate character by character which can be time-consuming and takes away
from their focus on the content.  Is anyone aware of a way to set two
different paces for differently tagged content? 

 

I also want to note that this question is not specific to voiceover. We have
other potential students who could benefit from this method for math
content. I assume pace will also play a factor in their learning curve. We
welcome anyone who has insight on Jaws, NVDA, or Voiceover IOS or macOS. 

 

Thanks for your time, 

Katy Wong

______________

Katy Wong 

She/Her/Hers

Accessible Learning Technology Coordinator

McBurney Disability Resource Center

Student Affairs 

University of Wisconsin-Madison

608-263-2741 (Voice-Front desk)

608-225-7956 (Text-Front desk)

608-265-2998 (FAX)

 <http://www.mcburney.wisc.edu> www.mcburney.wisc.edu

 

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