<div dir="auto">Joseph,</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">This is very interesting and helpful! Thank you so much!!</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Wink</div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Apr 20, 2021 at 4:09 PM Joseph Polizzotto MA <<a href="mailto:jpolizzotto@berkeley.edu">jpolizzotto@berkeley.edu</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Hi Mary:<div><br></div><div>One option is to produce stand-alone HTML files with SVG versions of the math. </div><div><br></div><div>The math alt text can be added in the title attribute of the SVG element which could be read out loud by a TTS reader such as MS Edge's Read Aloud utility. Edge's voices have good prosody and are free. </div><div><br></div><div>We have developed a <a href="https://github.com/polizoto/DOCX-HTML" target="_blank">DOCX-HTML script </a>that leverages Node's <a href="https://www.npmjs.com/package/tex2svg" target="_blank">Tex2SVG </a>utility plus Volker Sorge's Math Jax <a href="https://www.npmjs.com/package/mathjax-node-sre" target="_blank">speech rules engine</a> to generate a more natural-sounding math. In a future release of the script, we will also allow the user to customize the alt text to fit a student's individual preferences.</div><div><br></div><div>I have attached an example that you could try out.</div><div><br></div><div>Joseph</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Apr 20, 2021 at 9:39 AM Mary Popish <<a href="mailto:popish@pdx.edu" target="_blank">popish@pdx.edu</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Hi everybody,<div><br></div><div>I hope you are well! I'm writing to see if anyone has suggestions for text-to-speech tech that:</div><div><ul><li>Can reliably pronounce science and math content correctly, and</li><li>Sounds as natural as possible.</li></ul><div>I'm working with a student who is taking upper division science courses and is struggling with mispronunciation from the computer-generated voices in Kurzweil, Voice Dream Reader, and Voice Over. The student is an iPhone, iPad, and Mac OS user. </div><div><br></div><div>In a best-case scenario, the student would prefer a human voice recording, but most of their course materials are not available in audiobook format. I'm working on finding a creative tech-based alternative, and I'd appreciate any suggestions you might have!</div><div><br></div><div>Take care,</div><div>Mary</div><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></span></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b>Mary Popish</b></span><br></font></div><div><font color="#000000" face="arial, sans-serif">Adaptive Technology Specialist & Alternate Formats Coordinator<br></font></div><div><font color="#000000" face="arial, sans-serif">Disability Resource Center</font></div><div><font color="#000000" face="arial, sans-serif">Portland State University</font></div><div><font color="#000000" face="arial, sans-serif"> </font></div><div><font color="#000000" face="arial, sans-serif">Phone: (503) 725-9119</font></div><div><font color="#000000" face="arial, sans-serif">Fax: (503) 725-4103</font></div><div><font color="#000000" face="arial, sans-serif">Email: <a href="mailto:drc@pdx.edu" alt="DRC email address" target="_blank">drc@pdx.edu</a></font></div><div><font color="#000000" face="arial, sans-serif">URL: <a href="https://www.pdx.edu/disability-resource-center/" target="_blank">http://www.pdx.edu/d</a>isability-resource-center</font></div><div><font color="#000000" face="arial, sans-serif">Pronouns: she / her / hers<br><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">--- </font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font><div><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0)">We hope you are doing well during this difficult time. We are still here for you! We are performing all essential work of the DRC remotely, including initial appointments and drop-ins. Call 503-725-4150, email <a href="mailto:drc@pdx.edu" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">drc@pdx.edu</a>, or visit our virtual front desk between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday - Friday at <a href="https://pdx.zoom.us/j/379914326" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">https://pdx.zoom.us/j/379914326</a>. We are monitoring voice mail and email messages closely and will respond as soon as possible.</span> </span><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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