Hi Terri,
As of now, I am looking at blind nonbraille users. Some of them do not even know braille.
Scientific notebook is not an option since it would involve the customer having to purchase additional software. Plus, I doubt that it can handle PageMaker files or word files with embedded graphics.
Pranav
At 02:50 AM 9/9/2003, you wrote:
>Pranav,
>You are asking the $64 million question!
>For what disability are you primarily addressing? Is it just totally blind Braille readers, totally blind non-Braille readers, legally blind users of large print...?
>
>
>I ask this because it's difficult to come up with one answer for all the groups I mentioned. For the large print user, the best solution is probably to enlarge the print page on 11 x 17, use a CCTV, and or an electronic file format that is compatible with a screen enlargement software. Now for the totally blind Braille and non-Braille groups: Non-Braille people need access to tactile diagrams and one-on-one tutoring. Braille users: Duxbury can handle calc math if it is in Scientific Notebook. Please confirm this Scientific Notebook part with Duxbury tech support team. I know a new major revision is due to be released this fall. About 5 years ago New Mixico State University NMSU came up with the Nemeth Code Filter for Scientific Notebook, but that project is no longer supported and therefore isn't a viable / reliable solution.
>
>
>
>Terri Hedgpeth
>Student Support Specialist Sr.
>Disability Resources for Students
>Matthews Center box 87-3202
>Arizona State University
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Pranav Lal [<mailto:[log in to unmask]>mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>Sent: Monday, September 08, 2003 10:07 AM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Making Material accessible: Word and Adobe PageMaker
>
>>Hi all,
>
>> My employer is producing educational material. Most of this material is in
>>Adobe PageMaker format. They use Adobe PageMaker since they can give the
>>file straight to the publishers who then print the material. My employer is
>>willing to give blind students material in electronic format. When the
>>material is text, there is no problem. One can convert the pagemaker
>>material to Word or HTML without any problems. The word conversion involves
>>using some kind of text tool to copy the text of the document to the
>>clipboard and then to word.
>
>>Math is a problem. Firstly, the equations are written as images since they
>>use math symbols. Then they are in pagemaker. Add to that that even when
>>Word is used, people use the equation editor specially for symbols in
>>Chemistry.
>
>>How do I make all this material accessible? If I suggest using software such
>>as scientific notebook then 2 questions will be asked;
>>1. What will happen to the publishing of printed material? They wont want to
>>do double work that is enter the material once in scientific notebook or
>>similar software and once in PageMaker.
>
>>2. How will the student get scientific notebook?
>
>>I do not have an answer to the first question and as for the second, it is
>>unlikely that a student will be able to spend money in purchasing the
>software.
>
>>Pranav
>
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