TEX, MATHML, AND TEX4HT: TOOLS FOR CREATING ACCESSIBLE DOCUMENTS

ALT X, MATHML, AND TEX4HT:E
TOOLS FOR CREATING ACCESSIBLE DOCUMENTS
(A BRIEF TUTORIAL)
JACEK POLEWCZAK
Note: This tutorial can be found at http://www.csun.edu/~hcmth008/mathml/acc_tutorial.pdf
( pdf format) or at http://www.csun.edu/~hcmth008/mathml/acc_tutorial.html (html format).
Contents
1. Accessible documents 2
A2. What is LT X? 2E
3. What is MathML? 2
3.1. Presentation and Content MathML 3
3.2. The important qualifications 3
4. What is TeX4ht? 3
5. How to do it? 4
A6. First steps with LT X 4E
A6.1. Mathematical typesetting in LT X 4E
A6.2. A typical command line session with LT X 6E
A6.3. Front-ends for LT X 6E
A6.4. Tutorials and books on LT X 7E
7. Adjusting your browser for MathML and for screen reader 7
7.1. Testing your browser 8
7.2. Enabling screen reader in Firefox 8
8. TeX4ht in action 9
9. Download and Installation instructions for Mac platform 11
9.1. Adjusting TeX4ht 11
9.2. Optional Installation items 12
10. Download and Installation instructions for Windows platform 13
10.1. Adjusting TeX4ht 14
10.2. Optional Installation items 15
11. Installation instructions for Linux platform 16
12. Final Remarks 18
References 19
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1. Accessible documents
The aim of this tutorial is to present a selection of already available tools for creating accessi-
ble documents. The term accessible is understood here in the way W3C Accessibility Initiative
Aunderstands it (see also, [1] for more information on ADA/508 compliance). While LT X pro-E
vides a ...