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Creating Accessible Math and Science Materials

Creating Accessible Math and Science Materials. Ron Stewart, Access Technology Instructor, HTCTU California Community Colleges Chair, AHEAD Instructional Materials Accessibility Group. Math and Scientific Notation. Math and Symbology Word’s built in equation editor Scientific Notebook

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Creating Accessible Math and Science Materials

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  1. Creating Accessible Math and Science Materials Ron Stewart, Access Technology Instructor, HTCTU California Community Colleges Chair, AHEAD Instructional Materials Accessibility Group

  2. Math and Scientific Notation • Math and Symbology • Word’s built in equation editor • Scientific Notebook • MathType • TIGER Software Suite • Narrative Descriptions

  3. Technologies for Math and Science • Scalable Vector Graphics • MathML • LaTEX • MathTalk • IVEO • Accessible Graphing Calculator • InftyReader and ChattyInfty

  4. Getting Ready to Edit • Develop a standard archival process • Scan the book by Chapter • Save all file output types • Save File in proper format • 600 DPI PDF for InftyReader • 400 DPI Minimum but lower recognition quality

  5. Getting Started • Standardize the font • Standardize the page layout • Pages numbers • Chapter and Section Headings • Comment Before and After • Sidenotes, Footnotes, and Endnotes • Number • Associate appropriately • Figures, Charts and Graphs • Description or Tactile? • Number • Associate appropriately • Remove all “soft” formatting

  6. Descriptions or Tactiles • Decide the appropriate format • What is going to best convey the meaning • Enlarge, Describe or annotated Tactile • Complete Descriptions! • Include all relevant aspects • Forces • Directions • Significant Details

  7. Required Graphicacy Skill Set • Identify characteristics/significant elements of image • Be able to use the language to discuss components of a graphic • Identify attributes of symbols used in graphic • Develop a system for • scanning graphic and key • searching for specific information Lucia Hasty, Rock Mountain Braille Associates

  8. Tables, Problems and Theorems • Table content is left in the text • Tables maybe converted to text • Tab separate table elements • Restructure complex tables • Keep Material Connected • Theorems and Proofs • Problems and Solutions

  9. Specialized Formatting • Standardize your procedures • Linerize all Notation • Automatic with MathML production • LaTEX natively linear presentation • Label appropriately • Additional notation only as specified • Quality Control

  10. Editing In MathType • Use MathType Preference File • Standardize Spacing • Math Style • MathType does not always work • Tables need to be enlarged • Roman Numeral are problematic • Graphics are prepared separately and merged • Use Global Find/Replace for uniformity • Can be produced as DAISY or XHTML

  11. Editing in Scientific Notebook • Total Editing Environment • Recommended solution for NEMETH • Tighter integration with Duxbury • Allows for production of graphics • Equations can easily be imported from MathType.

  12. Editing for TIGER • Not Screen Reader Friendly • Produces DotsPlus Content • Requires a TIGER Embosser • Create using the Template • Use Tiger Font Sets • Create equations in MathType • TSS translates to TIGER format

  13. Math Input Options • LaTeX • Keyboard Entry • ChattyInfty • MathTalk

  14. For More Information Ron Stewart rstewart@htctu.net

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