<div dir="ltr"><div><div>Hi Catherine,<br><br></div>For clarification, there is/was interest in ALEKS at OSU but I have never met with them to discuss it. <br><br>As for the MathML not supported in browsers argument, I don't find that valid. With MathJax I just don't think you can argue that MathML can't be rendered. You can argue it can't be read in many screen reader/browser combinations, and you'd be correct, but MathJax will render math visually in all browsers that have JavaScript enabled -- which means pretty much all browsers can render MathML, with some assistance from MathJax. <br>
<br>And if you're using MathPlayer in IE, all of the major Windows screen readers will read the MathML pretty effectively. If the system were producing both the rendered MathML and a LaTex fall-back, seems to me most situations would be covered. (It is possible to get MathJax to show the TeX version of equations and it can "hint" the MathML islands with TeX equations, but I'm not sure how well this will work with a screen reader). Oh, and MathPlayer does not seem to work at all in IE 10. So, some problems, but not enough to "wait" until there is better browser support, IMO. <br>
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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Mar 15, 2013 at 11:02 PM, Rangin, Hadi Bargi <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:hadi@illinois.edu" target="_blank">hadi@illinois.edu</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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<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial">Hi Cath,</font></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial"></font></span> </div>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial">I love your idea and motivation for collaboration. It is
definitely the right way to go.</font></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial"></font></span> </div>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial">I know Ken was interested in accessibility of Aleks some time
ago and he even initiated a kind of meeting with them. I was invited to the
meeting but I don't exactly recall what has been decided
for.</font></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial"></font></span> </div>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial">I guess we are not using it here in our campus but I would be
glad to collaborate and </font></span><span><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial">help in any way and shape I
can.</font></span></div>
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<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial">Thanks,</font></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial">Hadi</font></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial"></font></span> </div>
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<font face="Tahoma"><b>From:</b>
<a href="mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu" target="_blank">athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu</a>
[mailto:<a href="mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu" target="_blank">athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu</a>] <b>On Behalf Of
</b>Catherine M. Stager Kilcommons<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, March 15, 2013 6:33
PM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:athen-list@u.washington.edu" target="_blank">athen-list@u.washington.edu</a><br><b>Subject:</b> [Athen]
ALEKS<br></font><br></div><div><div class="h5">
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<div>Hello All,</div>
<div>Yes, once again the ALEKS accessibility issues are coming under scrutiny
here on campus.</div>
<div>At this point we are curious if other institutions have been putting
pressure on McGraw-Hill to make the exam more accessible.</div>
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<div>Would other folks be interested in collaborating on a multi university
campaign of concern, not unlike what we did with Blackboard?</div>
<div> </div>
<div>With the support of tools such as Poet and DIAGRAM, is there validity in
their argument of saying that they need to wait for MathML to have more browser
support and adoption? Should that be the only solution for making
this assessment platform accessible?</div>
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<div>Thanks for any and all comments,</div>
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<div><font face="Myriad Web Pro Condensed, sans-serif">Cath
Stager-Kilcommons</font></div>
<div><font face="Myriad Web Pro Condensed, sans-serif">Assistive Technology Lab
Coordinator</font></div>
<div><font face="Myriad Web Pro Condensed, sans-serif">Disability Services /
Office of Diversity, Equity, and Community Engagement</font></div>
<div><font face="Myriad Web Pro Condensed, sans-serif">N234 Center for
Community </font></div>
<div><font face="Myriad Web Pro Condensed, sans-serif">University of Colorado
Boulder</font></div>
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