This presentation was provided by Neil Soiffer of Talking Cat Software, during the NISO hot topic virtual conference "Accessibility." The event was held on March 29, 2023.

1. Case Study:
Making Math Accessible
Neil Soiffer
Talking Cat Software

2. How to Make Math Accessible
Use MathML

3. What is MathML
› W3C Standard for Math on the Web
3
x

4. History of MathML
1998
MathML
2001
MathML 2
2010
MathML 3
2023?
MathML 4

5. Where MathML Works
› Browsers:
– Firefox
– Safari
– Chrome/Edge
– MathJax
› EPUB
› Screen Readers
– JAWS, NVDA, VoiceOver, Orca

6. Math Accessibility for the Vision Impaired
› One Size Does Not Fit All
› Blind Readers
– Speech
“x plus 1 over x minus 1”
𝑥+1
𝑥−1
vs 𝑥 +
1
𝑥
− 1
– Navigation
– Braille

7. Math Accessibility for the Vision Impaired(2)
› One Size Does Not Fit All
› Low Vision
– Magnification
– High contrast/color changes
› Vision-related Learning Disabilities
– Speech with highlighting
– Special Fonts
– Coloring

8. Demo of Good Math Accessibility
› nsoiffer.github.io/MathCATDemo

9. Is alt-text Accessible?
No

10. How to Get MathML
› Word
› TeX/LaTeX
– tex4ht
– LaTeXML
› Pandoc
› Images
– MathPix
– Many options (www.i2ocr.com/free-online-math-equation-ocr)

11. How to Make Math Accessible
Use MathML
Contact Info: soiffer@alum.mit.edu