Reading and writing mathematics: The MAVIS project

One of the greatest challenges to the visually impaired student in science and mathematics disciplines is the reading and writing of complex mathemati cal equations or have convenient access to information based tools such as the world wide web. In research currently underway at New Mexico State Univ ersity, tools are being built using logic programming to facilitate access to complex information in a variety of formats. On top of the logic based t ools, new interfaces are being designed to permit more convenient access to information by our visually impaired students.