Re: Pearson Accessible Equation Editor

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Nice!

On Mon, Mar 21, 2016 at 2:10 PM, Dooley, Sam <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> I would like to announce the Pearson Accessible Equation Editor.
>
> http://accessibility.pearson.com/mathex-app/
>
> The accessible equation editor allows sighted and visually-impaired users
> to enter math expressions into a web page, which can immediately be read by
> another user looking at the same page.  The equation editor supports
> real-time translations from printed math to braille, and from braille to
> printed math.  Details for how to use the editor may be found on the web
> site.
>
> This equation editor has been used in the Pearson TestNav Assessment
> System to collect over 15 million instances of Content MathML within the
> last year, and has recently been extended to support the output and input
> of Nemeth Braille using a refreshable braille device.
>
> The braille support in the equation editor is still a very early alpha
> version, but already includes a wide range of math notations.  Web site
> access is free while testing is ongoing to bring the editor to a
> product-ready state.  User documentation is also forthcoming, and so your
> feedback on any aspect of the editor would be greatly appreciated.
>
> I will be presenting four talks related to the equation editor at the CSUN
> conference in San Diego from March 23-25, and I would be very interested to
> meet with anyone on this list who will be there.
>
> Sam Dooley
> Pearson
>
> *Sam Dooley* | Manager, Software Development
> *[email protected] <[email protected]>* | *Pearson* Always
> Learning
>
>

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<div dir=3D"ltr">Nice!</div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gm=
ail_quote">On Mon, Mar 21, 2016 at 2:10 PM, Dooley, Sam <span dir=3D"ltr">&=
lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">sam.dooley@p=
earson.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=
=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=
=3D"ltr"><div>Hello all,</div><div><br></div><div>I would like to announce =
the Pearson Accessible Equation Editor.</div><div><br></div><div><a href=3D=
"http://accessibility.pearson.com/mathex-app/" target=3D"_blank">http://acc=
essibility.pearson.com/mathex-app/</a></div><div><br></div><div>The accessi=
ble equation editor allows sighted and visually-impaired users to enter mat=
h expressions into a web page, which can immediately be read by another use=
r looking at the same page.=C2=A0 The equation editor supports real-time tr=
anslations from printed math to braille, and from braille to printed math.=
=C2=A0 Details for how to use the editor may be found on the web site.</div=
><div><br></div><div>This equation editor has been used in the Pearson Test=
Nav Assessment System to collect over 15 million instances of Content MathM=
L within the last year, and has recently been extended to support the outpu=
t and input of Nemeth Braille using a refreshable braille device.</div><div=
><br></div><div>The braille support in the equation editor is still a very =
early alpha version, but already includes a wide range of math notations.=
=C2=A0 Web site access is free while testing is ongoing to bring the editor=
 to a product-ready state.=C2=A0 User documentation is also forthcoming, an=
d so your feedback on any aspect of the editor would be greatly appreciated=
.</div><div><br></div><div>I will be presenting four talks related to the e=
quation editor at the CSUN conference in San Diego from March 23-25, and I =
would be very interested to meet with anyone on this list who will be there=
.</div><div><br></div><div>Sam Dooley</div><div>Pearson</div><div><br></div=
><div><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><fo=
nt size=3D"1"><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&#39;Tim=
es New Roman&#39;;font-weight:bold;line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-b=
ottom:0pt"><b style=3D"font-size:13px;line-height:normal;font-weight:normal=
"><font size=3D"1"></font></b></p></font><div><div><div><font face=3D"verda=
na, sans-serif" size=3D"1"><b><font color=3D"#0b5394">Sam Dooley</font></b>=
 | Manager, Software Development</font></div><div><font face=3D"verdana, sa=
ns-serif" size=3D"1"><b><a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D=
"_blank"><font color=3D"#0b5394">[email protected]</font></a></b> | <f=
ont color=3D"#0b5394"><b>Pearson</b> Always Learning</font></font></div></d=
iv></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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