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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>The WordToEPUB software does have a laTex to EPUB converter, and it does the math as well. You can also go to clean HTML<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Best<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>George<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> athen-list <athen-list-bounces@mailman12.u.washington.edu> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Susan Kelmer<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, August 25, 2021 10:07 AM<br><b>To:</b> Access Technology Higher Education Network <athen-list@u.washington.edu><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Athen] Pandoc, EquatIO, Grind EQ, MathType<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Well, since I produce an awful lot of accessible math…<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>There is no way but the manual labor way, for the most part. It is possible with MathType to convert the LaTex into MathML, although I’ve not done that in several years and I believe there are some issues in doing it. MathType is a cumbersome process, but will produce the best output, and with html files, anyone can use them. Visually they can look as nice as a PDF, with a bit of work on the front end.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>I do applaud the professor who is wanting to take this on.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>Susan Kelmer </span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>Alternate Format Production Program Manager<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>Disability Services<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>Division of Student Affairs <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#CFB87C'>T</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>303 735 4836</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#CFB87C'><a href="http://www.colorado.edu/disabilityservices"><span style='color:#CFB87C'>www.colorado.edu/disabilityservices</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#CFB87C'><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#CFB87C'><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black'><img border=0 width=150 height=56 style='width:1.5625in;height:.5833in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01D7999D.B5F22720"></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0070C0'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Due to the nature of electronic communication, the security of this message cannot be guaranteed. If you’ve received this email in error please notify the sender immediately and delete this message. </span><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> athen-list <<a href="mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman12.u.washington.edu">athen-list-bounces@mailman12.u.washington.edu</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Krista Greear<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, August 24, 2021 4:06 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:athen-list@u.washington.edu">athen-list@u.washington.edu</a><br><b>Subject:</b> [Athen] Pandoc, EquatIO, Grind EQ, MathType<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div id="gmail-:wf"><div id="gmail-:wl"><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>I met with a math professor who is authoring a Linear Algebra book and wants to make it available via OER. The book is already constructed in LaTeX (about 300 pages). The current plan is to distribute it as a PDF because it's visually appealing. But the professor is concerned about accessibility and is willing to change formats / do some reasonable amount of work to make it so. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>That said, they have already looked at Pandoc and found it to be too complicated. MathType would require a lot of time to re-create each equation/expression (or even just copying/pasting the LaTeX into MathType). EquatIO is a similar story. No comments on Grind EQ's potential. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>What are your best recommendations for this professor? What else am I missing?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>Krista<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>-- <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>Krista Greear</span><span style='font-size:18.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>Accessibility and Inclusivity Crusader </span><span style='font-size:18.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>ATHEN Executive Council Vice President </span><span style='font-size:18.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'><a href="https://athenpro.org/" target="_blank">Access Technology Higher Education Network</a></span><span style='font-size:18.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>