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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Yes, for us Equatio is an input solution.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">I really appreciate how they have continued to improve Mathpix! I started using it about the same time as Equatio came out.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> athen-list <athen-list-bounces@mailman12.u.washington.edu>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Joshua Hori<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, November 3, 2023 2:57 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Access Technology Higher Education Network <athen-list@u.washington.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Athen] Math accessibility question - need feedback<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">You are correct J, and I agree with you wholeheartedly, which is the reason we haven’t invest in EquatiO. It’s an alt tag embedded in an image equation with no ability to navigate the equation.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">We offer math in DOC or HTML format for complete accessibility and PDF for limited accessibility (only numbers are read aloud).
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Mathpix has made making math easy! They export math in multiple formats quickly.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Best, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Joshua <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">From:
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">athen-list <</span><a href="mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman12.u.washington.edu"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">athen-list-bounces@mailman12.u.washington.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">>
on behalf of Romack, Justin <</span><a href="mailto:justinr@disability.tamu.edu"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">justinr@disability.tamu.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">><br>
<b>Date: </b>Thursday, November 2, 2023 at 10:01 AM<br>
<b>To: </b></span><a href="mailto:athen-list@u.washington.edu"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">athen-list@u.washington.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> <</span><a href="mailto:athen-list@u.washington.edu"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">athen-list@u.washington.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">><br>
<b>Subject: </b>[Athen] Math accessibility question - need feedback<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Howdy y’all!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">I’m totally blind, so I’m trying to be cautious in approaching my question here and the response I provide to others in similar discussions as to not inject my bias…<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">But when producing accessible STEM content (specifically materials with equations), is it widely agreed upon that equations as images with alt text are less preferrable or
not acceptable as compared to the same equations provided in MathML?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">I’m seeing a trend where STEM content is shared as a PDF and, while equations are properly tagged with alt text that is a textual representation of the content being displayed,
I find this far less navigable than would be a document with equations in MathML.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Is it technically accessible? Debatable. Is it functionally equivalent or equitable access… My opinion is no.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Would love for you to chime in!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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