<div dir="ltr"><div><div>Definitely agree with Ron on this one. There needs to be a non-MathPlayer dependent/cross platform MathML player available. PTReader uses Charles Chen's Firefox libraries, which I don't think are still being maintained. However, it would be a shame to see the work go to waste. We need the same thing for EPUB3.<br>
<br></div>gh's ReadHear uses MathPlayer on Windows but also claims to support MathML on Mac: <br><br><a href="http://www.ghbraille.com/software/readhear-mac-instant-download">http://www.ghbraille.com/software/readhear-mac-instant-download</a><br>
<br></div>We've liked ReadHear for Windows. Haven't tried it on the Mac, so don't know it's sophistication with MathML.<br><div><div><div><br><br></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all">
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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Feb 7, 2013 at 6:30 PM, <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ron@ahead.org" target="_blank">ron@ahead.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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I really wish someone would pick this up. It was probably the best low cost reader for STEM content that I<br>
have seen.<br>
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The Mac issue really needs to be resolved, hope iAuthor can work it out.<br>
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Ron Stewart<br>
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> -------Original Message-------<br>
> From: Sean J Keegan <<a href="mailto:skeegan@stanford.edu">skeegan@stanford.edu</a>><br>
> To: Access Technology Higher Education Network <<a href="mailto:athen-list@u.washington.edu">athen-list@u.washington.edu</a>><br>
> Subject: Re: [Athen] Students with Learning Disabilities and Textbooks withMath<br>
> Sent: Feb 07 '13 16:54<br>
><br>
> > On a related note, however, has anyone figured out a method<br>
> > for making math accessible on a Mac platform?<br>
><br>
> Unfortunately, there does not appear to be many options (still). The<br>
> one solution that did work - intermittently, mind you - was the PT<br>
> Reader plug-in for Firefox. This would allow you to open a DTBook.xml<br>
> file in Firefox and would read the MathML content natively. The website<br>
> is available at: <a href="http://www.cwu.edu/disability-support/pt-reader" target="_blank">http://www.cwu.edu/disability-support/pt-reader</a><br>
><br>
> What was so cool about this plug-in was that you could change the level<br>
> of verbosity specific to math content to communicate more or less<br>
> information about the equations. In other words, some students may<br>
> prefer a very brief description of an equation whereas other students<br>
> may prefer a more verbose description of the equation. The plug-in<br>
> handled all the necessary modifications as to how much was to be spoken<br>
> to the user.<br>
><br>
> By this point you may be thinking, "Okay, what's the catch?" and sadly,<br>
> you are not mistaken. The tool only supports up to Firefox 13 and does<br>
> not always work seamlessly when it comes to navigation within a<br>
> document; a minor issue, but very annoying. Additionally, after<br>
> upgrading Firefox you would need to uninstall parts of the plug-in and<br>
> then reinstall new components if they were even supported.<br>
><br>
> So, to give a long answer to a short question - yes, there is a tool<br>
> that can read MathML content on a Mac, but it is not the most robust<br>
> solution and your mileage may vary.<br>
><br>
> Take care,<br>
> Sean<br>
><br>
> --<br>
> Sean Keegan<br>
> Associate Director, Assistive Technology<br>
> Office of Accessible Education - Stanford University<br>
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