Resources and Tools

Mathematical Equations/Notation

• Accessibility and usability at Penn State. Equations: MathML, images, and LaTeX.

• Coolidge, A., Doner, S., Robertson, T., & Gray, J. (2018). Formulas. In BCcampus Accessibility Toolkit (2nd edition).

• Beck, E., & Kurkjian, N. (2021). Accessible math workshop. SUNY Center for Professional Development.

• Diagram Center. Specific guidelines: Mathematics.

• Michigan State University. Web accessibility: MathType for equations.

• Sorge, V. (2019). Preparing accessible math documents using MathJax v3. Accessing Higher Ground, Westminster.

• Virginia Tech. (2021). Accessible STEM resources compilation. [Google Doc].

• WIRIS. Compatible with MathML and LaTeX.

• Youngstown State University. (2016). Creating documents containing mathematical notation.

STEM Diagrams/Graphics

• Deque. Creating accessible SVGs.

• Diagram Center. Specific guidelines: Diagrams, illustrated; Diagrams, relational; Graphs; Maps; Tables.

• Floe: Inclusive Learning Design Handbook. SVG and accessibility.

Data and Visualizations: R

• RDocumentation. BrailleR.

• Godfrey, A., & Loots, M. (2014). Statistical software (R, SAS, SPSS, and Minitab) for blind students and practitioners. Journal of Statistical Software, 58.

• Godfrey, A, & Curtis, J. (2016). Simple authoring of statistical analyses by and for blind people. In K. Yamaguchi and M. Suzuki (eds.). Proceedings of the International Workshop on Digitization and E-Inclusion in Mathematics and Science. Kanegawa, Japan, 47–54.

• Godfrey, A., Murrell, P., & Sorge, V. (2018). An accessible interactive model for data visualization in statistics. International Conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs: 590-507.

• Murrell, P., Godfrey, J., & Warren, D. (2018). Making ggplot2 accessible. ResearchSpace, University of Auckland, New Zealand.

Data and Statistics: Spreadsheets

• Chang School, Ryerson University. (2020). Understanding document accessibility.

• Microsoft. Make your Excel documents accessible for people with disabilities.

• Penn State. Accessibility and usability at Penn State: Excel tips.

• Ryerson University. Microsoft Excel accessibility tipsheet.

• University of Minnesota. Spreadsheets.

Data and Statistics: Other

• Project Jupyter. Jupyter/Accessibility.

• Hyndman, A. (2019). Accessibility and figshare. Figshare blog.

• MathWorks. Accessibility statement for MATLAB – Q1 2021.

• Tableau. Best practices for designing accessible views.