[Athen] Converting Hand-Written Documents to an Accessible Format

[Jane Berk via athen-list]

My colleagues are now starting to test Equatio, which offers a handwriting interpretation for Math.  Has anyone had success with this?
Thanks,

Jane Berk
Alternate Format Coordinator
Assistive Computer Technology Service
Access and Disability Resources
MacEwan University
E:  berkj at macewan.ca
T:  780-497-5826
MacEwan.ca

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Hello,

A colleague and I have been searching and testing various technology tools that would convert a hand-written document to an accessible file format. So far, we have found several tools that will use OCR in the conversion process, but it seems it still recognizes the handwriting as an image. This is also happening in my Adobe Acrobat Pro account; it labels them as "figures."

Does anyone have any recommendations for a tool that can do this correctly? We are coming up short.

We would also appreciate some insight into how other institutions are handling this. Tips, best practices, etc. are welcome.

Thank you in advance,

Megan Hall
Senior Instructional Designer
Saint Francis University | Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning
814.472.3933 | Library Room 110A
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