Design Science Releases MathPlayer 2.1

By DE Editors

Design Science, Inc. (Long Beach, CA) released MathPlayer 2.1, adding support for Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 7 and new features to help students with vision and learning disabilities. This new version reinforces the company’s commitment to furthering math-accessibility technology for web pages and braille. MathPlayer’s math-to-speech technology has been enhanced to synchronously highlight the mathematics as it is spoken. MathPlayer 2.1 also supports DotsPlus, a braille math format for use with Tiger braille printers, and seamlessly integrates with leading screen reader software.  Anyone publishing web pages that include MathML can use the company’s “Download MathPlayer” button on their web pages, linking their readers to the free software.

MathPlayer can be downloaded free from Design Science at http://www.dessci.com/mathplayer.

Sources:  Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.