[Athen] Math major who need speech to text

[foreigntype at gmail.com via athen-list]

Steve,

Dragon with MathType & Scientific Notebook was --past tense-- a very usable
AT combo to dictate math up through the highest levels, including graphing
and physics. Metroplex Voice computing shut it down a couple of years
pre-covid because they could not find anyone to rewrite/update the coding
in Scientific Notebook. It was a brilliant solution which sadly no longer
at our disposal.

My input FWIW

Wink

Wink Harner
Accessibility Consultant/Alternative Text Production
The Foreign Type

Portland OR
foreigntype at gmail.com

This email was dictated using Dragon NaturallySpeaking. Please forgive
quirks, misrecognitions, or errata .


On Fri, Feb 14, 2025 at 12:22 PM Noble, Stephen via athen-list <
athen-list at u.washington.edu> wrote:


> Math dictation is about like a mission to Mars. Well...perhaps that is a

> bit of a stretch, but shall I say it is not so simple.

>

> The solution with the least investment in training (but not without costs)

> is Equatio.

> Equatio - Equation Editor to Create Accessible Digital Math | Texthelp

> <https://www.texthelp.com/products/equatio/>

>

> However, Equatio may not as useful in higher level colleges mathematics

> courses. However, I have not done a real evaluation of how well it holds up

> in advanced mathematics.

>

> It is also "technically" possible to dictate mathematics using some

> versions of Microsoft Word. At least, according to Murray Sargent, the

> developer of this capability. If that is true, this would essentially be a

> "no cost" method...but I have no idea what the usability of this method may

> be and how easy it is to learn.

> Math Dictation - Math in Office

> <https://devblogs.microsoft.com/math-in-office/math-dictation/>

>

> I should add that I have not heard back from people who actually use math

> dictation in Office.

>

> I have also heard of people who use Dragon with MathType. Because MathType

> has keyboard shortcuts for all commands, it is technically possible to

> train Dragon to recognize these commands and build math expressions. I did

> know someone, years ago, who did this. However, I suspect this path takes a

> long ramp-up and the broken arm will likely be mended before one become

> proficient using that method.

>

> Just a few thoughts. Hope they are helpful.

>

> --Steve Noble

> steve.noble at louisville.edu

> 502-969-3088

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> Good Morning,

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> Hope all is well.  We have a student who is a math major and has broken

> both arms.  Does anyone have any thoughts on how to help and what speech to

> text would work the best for them.

>

>

>

> Thanks

>

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> Lorraine

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> Lorraine S. Norwich, BSME, MSIS

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