Making Math Accessible

AMATYC article on creating accessible DAISY math documents with Word

The American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges' August Newsletter published an article I wrote on how to create accessible materials from Word [PDF]. The AMATYC article presents a short summary on how to use MathDaisy and MathML-enabled DAISY players to go from a Word document to the fully accessible DAISY equivalent.  The DAISY format is the gold standard for accessibility, allowing players to provide a rich multi-modal interactive reading experience.  If you want an introduction to creating accessible materials that contain math, this article is a good place to start.  Check out our website if you want details about  MathDaisy and creating accessible materials that contain math for MathML-enabled DAISY players.

Creating and Using Accessible Mathematical Content: AHEAD conference, July 20-25, 2009

The Association on Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD) hosts an annual conference for professionals in the fields of higher education and disability. This year's conference will be in Louisville KY, where Steve Noble from The University of Louisville will present a session titled Creating and Using Accessible Mathematical Content. Many educators are now required to produce accessible materials for their own students. One of the products Steve will demonstrate is our newest product, MathDaisy. He will show how easy it is to use MathDaisy with Microsoft's "Save As DAISY" Word add-in to create accessible math materials from Microsoft Word.

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