IrisMath: A Blind-Friendly Web-Based Computer Algebra System

Ana M. Zambrano; Danilo I. Pilacuan; Mateo N. Salvador; Felipe Grijalva; Nathaly Orozco Garzon; Henry Carvajal Mora

doi:10.1109/ACCESS.2023.3281761

IrisMath: A Blind-Friendly Web-Based Computer Algebra System

Ana M. Zambrano
, Danilo I. Pilacuan
, Mateo N. Salvador
, Felipe Grijalva
, Nathaly Orozco Garzon
, Henry Carvajal Mora^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

Escuela Politecnica Nacional
Universidad de las Americas - Ecuador

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Visually impaired individuals face challenges in pursuing higher education, particularly in technical courses related to engineering. The lack of specialized tools and resources that allow for proper development in academic activities is a significant barrier to their admission, retention, and graduation from higher education institutions. By considering this, this paper presents the development of a blind-friendly Computer Algebra System (CAS) called IrisMath. This system enables visually impaired people to perform mathematical operations commonly used in engineering. IrisMath is a web application inspired by Jupyter Notebooks and developed using a Layered Architecture to provide modularity. It offers a variety of output formats, including LaTex, CMathML, JSON, and audio formats. Our CAS has undergone an extensive assessment of its functional, non-functional, and usability requirements, demonstrating its potential as a tool for engineering students with visual disabilities.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	71766-71776
Number of pages	11
Journal	IEEE Access
Volume	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2023.3281761
State	Published - 2023

Keywords

Blind people
Python
computer algebra system
sonification
synthesized voice

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