[Athen] MathType Alternative?

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Thanks for that clarification, Michael!

Wink Harner
Accessibility Consultant/Alternative Text Production
The Foreign Type

Portland OR
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On Mon, Sep 11, 2023 at 12:07 PM Michael Cantino <mcantino at nwresd.k12.or.us>
wrote:


> Hi!

> I just wanted to quickly chime in about MathJax and screen reader

> compatibility.

>

> To my knowledge, MathJax does not require MathPlayer to make math content

> accessible to a screen reader, BUT NVDA does require MathPlayer or MathCAT.

> Basically, NVDA is not able to read math on its own, which is why you need

> an add-on like MathCAT (which is quite good). JAWS will read MathJax output

> without MathCAT/MathPlayer. VoiceOver will also read MathJax output, but

> not as well as JAWS or NVDA w/ MathCAT, at least in my experience.

>

> Michael Cantino (he/him)

> BVIS Technology Professional Development Specialist

> Northwest Regional Education Service District

> (503)614-1339

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> <https://sites.google.com/nwresd.k12.or.us/bvistech/home> to find helpful

> resources!

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