Neil Soiffer Design Science, Inc. Lois Frankel Beth Brownstein ETS Math Accessibility in 2015: Browsers, Word, and Beyond 1 CSUN, March 5, 2015

Outline Math accessibility Videos: spoken math on the web IES ETS grant project & goals Demo: reading and authoring in Word Demo: accessible authoring in Word Summary of research results 2

Math Accessibility Today Focus: equations Plots: MathTrax Diagrams: tactiles, diagramcenter.org Calculators: ORION TI-84, ViewPlus AGC MathML 3

Math Accessibility MathML, MathML, MathML x 3 4

Math Accessibility Word As Hub Word Duxbury ViewPlus TSS Embossed Braille Large Print Web Page MathType/MathPage

Math Accessibility on the Web Apple Safari on Macs, IPads, Iphones ChromeVox Chrome everywhere (Android) JAWS 16 IE only (for now) Windows MathPlayer: works with your choice of AT Browsers, Word, PowerPoint, … 6

Caveats Wikipedia: Login and set pref

Caveats (2) MathML or MathJax MathJax

IES ETS/DSI Project Goals Classroom-like synthesized speech “style”: ClearSpeak Focus on middle/high school algebra Interactive navigation Author in Word (rules, preferences, and exact speech) Customization features Can work with user’s AT 9

Demos Reading math in WordWord Authoring math in Word Accessible math authoring in Word 10

Research Results 1. Speech style feedback 2. Prosody feedback 3. Navigation feedback 4. Authoring feedback 5. Final pilot 11

Try it out! MathPlayer 4 public beta mathplayer/download.htm mathplayer/download.htm or MathPlayerwww.dessci.com

Contact Information Project: Neil Soiffer: ETS grant/contact info: Lois Frankel: Beth Brownstein: The research reported here was supported by the Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education, through Grant R324A to the Educational Testing Service. The opinions expressed are those of the authors and do not represent views of the Institute or the U.S. Department of Education. 13