HTML5 and MathML: Internet Explorer 9 is Broken

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HTML5 includes MathML, which is supported by all major browser vendors, marking a positive development for web standards. However, Internet Explorer 9 has broken MathML support, and there is little indication that Microsoft will address this issue unless they recognize its significance for the STEM fields and educational communities. MathML is crucial for ensuring math accessibility for the blind, sight-impaired, and individuals with learning disabilities. The community is urged to advocate for a fix by raising awareness through blogs, social media, and other platforms. While MathJax is a useful tool for rendering math, it does not substitute for the necessary HTML5 and MathML support in IE9, as screen readers require this compatibility to function properly.
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I have some good news and some bad news.

First, the good news is HTML5 includes MathML and has been embraced by all browser vendors.

Now the bad news. MathML support is broken in IE9 and we see no evidence that Microsoft will fix this problem unless they are made to understand how important MathML support is to the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STEM_fields" and education communities. MathML is also an important key to insuring math accessibility to the blind and sight-impaired, as well as those with certain learning disabilities.

While we applaud Microsoft for promising to support HTML5 with Internet Explorer 9, we hope you will join us in encouraging them to fix the small bug that is currently preventing MathML from working in HTML5 pages. Please publicize the issue with whatever resources you have: personal blogs, tweets, forum posts, comments on other people's blog posts, etc.

Read the whole story:http://www.dessci.com/en/products/mathplayer/tech/MathMLinHTML5.htm" .

Thanks,
Bob Mathews
 
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Yep, MathJax is an awesome piece of work for sure. However, if someone's blind, he (or she) will still be needing the HTML5+MathML support in IE9, or his screen reader won't read the math. Pages will not be accessible in HTML+CSS mode, even with MathJax.
 
bobm said:
I have some good news and some bad news.

First, the good news is HTML5 includes MathML and has been embraced by all browser vendors.

Now the bad news. MathML support is broken in IE9 and we see no evidence that Microsoft will fix this problem unless they are made to understand how important MathML support is to the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STEM_fields" and education communities. MathML is also an important key to insuring math accessibility to the blind and sight-impaired, as well as those with certain learning disabilities.

While we applaud Microsoft for promising to support HTML5 with Internet Explorer 9, we hope you will join us in encouraging them to fix the small bug that is currently preventing MathML from working in HTML5 pages. Please publicize the issue with whatever resources you have: personal blogs, tweets, forum posts, comments on other people's blog posts, etc.

Read the whole story:http://www.dessci.com/en/products/mathplayer/tech/MathMLinHTML5.htm" .

Thanks,
Bob Mathews
As a developer, who has watched IE go from a leader to a last-place follower in terms of browser-compliance, I must say I don't know what I would do in a world where IE was compliant or otherwise non-buggy. I guess I could probably flip burgers...
 
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