A belated and quick thanks for this.  It seems like it will do the trick 
nicely.
thanks
zachariah

Steve Noble wrote:
> I would suggest considering MathType. It is commonly used as an add-on
> to Microsoft Word, and works very well as a handwriting accommodation
> for mathematics, including calculus and other advanced areas of study.
> You can download a free 30-day trial from this link:
> http://www.dessci.com/en/products/mathtype/default.htm
>
> MathType is a mainstream WYSIWYG math editor used by math teachers and
> STEM professionals all over the world, but it just so happens that it
> has lots of accessibility hooks in the program that many people with
> disabilities will find helpful. You can do math input entirely by mouse
> (and any type of adapted mouse, head-tracking software, etc.) or you can
> set it up with keyboard shortcuts to all the math symbols if that is
> preferable. Using the shortcuts, you can even set up MathType to work
> with something like Dragon Naturally Speaking, if desired. Here's a
> guide to doing some of that, which will probably be helpful:
> http://www.dessci.com/en/support/mathplayer/tsn/tsn112.htm
>
> I should also mention that we have a number of resource articles on wide
> ranging issues related to math accessibility available on our website:
> http://www.dessci.com/en/solutions/access/
>
> We also recently started a blog called Making Math Accessible, where we
> will be reporting on new developments and news items of interest to the
> math accessibility community:
> http://accessiblemath.dessci.com/
>
> Best regards,
>
> Steve Noble
> Director of Accessibility Policy
> Design Science, Inc.
> E-mail: [log in to unmask]
> Phone: (502) 969-3088
> http://www.dessci.com/accessibility
>  
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Equal Access to Software & Information
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Zachariah Cameron
> Sent: Monday, March 17, 2008 10:26 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: [EASI] Alternate input of calculus symbols.
>
> Hello Folks,
>     I am seeking a way for a person to input Calculus symbols. They are
> temporarily disabled do to an injury to their writing hand.
> Mathematics and I parted company at the Calculus stage so I am no great
> help on that side.
> It seems there ought to be fonts out there for entering Calculus, but
> does it require specialized software for all the superscripts and
> subscripts and such.
>
> thanks
> zachariah
>
>   

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Zachariah Cameron
Client Support Services
Steacie Science Library
York University