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How to Create Accessible Online Math Class

In order to create accessible math for the web, you need three programs installed on your computer, namely MathType 5.2c or higher, MathPlayer, and FrontPage.

Some key concepts you need to know before you start. HTML: It is the computer language in which web pages are written, the math in a web page is written in the MathML language. MathPlayer enhances Internet Explore to display and speak mathematical notation. Visually impaired users of Internet Explore to use Screen Reader Software, like JAWS 6.0 or higher that speaks the word on the page.
After you have the three programs installed on your computer, open a new Word document, there should be a Mathtype menu towards the right-hand end of the Word menu bar if you have installed the programs correctly. From the MathType menu choose the Insert Display Equation command. This will open a MathType window, ready for you to start creating the equation.
Once you have done your equation, close the MathType window and choose Yes in response to the dialog that asks if you want to save changes. This will insert your equation into the Word document in "displayed" form.
Save and name the Word document. Then choose Export to MathPage command on Word's MathType menu.
You'll see the Title has already been filled with the document's Title property. Under Equations, select MathML using, and then choose MathPlayer (IE Behavior). Under Target Browser, select IE 5 or newer.
Click OK. You default browser will open, displaying a page which should look almost identical to your original Word document. The accessible math webpage is done.
You can also click the equation for enlargement using the MathZoom feature and click again back to its original font size.
You can also right click on the equation, and choose 'Speak Expression', the computer will speak aloud the equation.

Please take a look at the example below.

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( x+y ) 2 = x 2 +2xy+ y 2 MathType@MTEF@5@5@+=feaafiart1ev1aaatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbuLwBLnhiov2DGi1BTfMBaeXatLxBI9gBaerbd9wDYLwzYbItLDharqqtubsr4rNCHbGeaGqiVu0Je9sqqrpepC0xbbL8F4rqqrFfpeea0xe9Lq=Jc9vqaqpepm0xbba9pwe9Q8fs0=yqaqpepae9pg0FirpepeKkFr0xfr=xfr=xb9adbaqaaeGaciGaaiaabeqaamaabaabaaGcbaWaaeWaaeaacaWG4bGaey4kaSIaamyEaaGaayjkaiaawMcaamaaCaaaleqabaGaaGOmaaaakiabg2da9iaadIhadaahaaWcbeqaaiaaikdaaaGccqGHRaWkcaaIYaGaamiEaiaadMhacqGHRaWkcaWG5bWaaWbaaSqabeaacaaIYaaaaaaa@449E@

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