Choosing a Mainstream Reading Device or App

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Mainstream reading devices and apps do not guarantee accessibility. Conduct research and find a device or app that best meets your needs.

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Choosing a Mainstream
eBook Reading System
Why Does Accessibility
Matter?
Varju Luceno
XLi 2014, March 27, 2014

Wants versus Needs
• What kind of publications do I need or want to read ?
• Do I need or want to read enhanced e-books ?
• What’s my budget ?
• How often do I read ?
• Do I need to share my reading device with others ?
• Can I start and operate my reading device myself ?
• Do I want to access online bookstores and the web ?
• What features are important to me ?
(Easy navigation, help focusing, TTS etc.)

Specialized players: Guaranteed accessibility
for specific user groups

Why should I choose DAISY?
• Need for accessible audio: can be used by individuals
unable to read print, as easily and efficiently as a
sighted person uses a printed book
• You benefit from text and audio synchronization
• You prefer easy navigation
• Linear reading experience (MP3 file) is not sufficient

Mainstream eReaders: Research needed
Top Ten Reviews: http://ebook-reader-review.toptenreviews.com/
Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_e-book_readers
Ask: How do I process & comprehend information most
effectively?
Is deep and navigable reading important to me?
Find an app / device that meets your reading needs
and supports your learning style

Mobile applications with navigation features
and / or text-to-speech support
• Darwin DAISY Reader (Android)
• Go Read (DAISY reader – Android)
• Voice of DAISY (iPhone, iPad)
• Read2Go (DAISY reader - iPhone, iPad)
• Learning Ally app (iOS, Android)
• Voice Dream Reader (iOS, Android)
• Blio app (iOS, Android)

Apple or Android device or Kindle?
• Kindle Fire HD and Kindle Fire HDX tablets now have
improved accessibility features (text read aloud)
• iPad / iPad mini / iPhone accessible, allow users to
customize
• Many Android phones / tablets to choose from,
accessibility varies (Nexus 7, Nexus 10 etc.)
• Reviews, testing and evaluations help you decide

EPUB 3 Support?
Which mainstream reading systems support EPUB 3 and
work well with assistive technologies?
Check the EPUB 3 support grid
(http://epubtest.org/)
Reading systems’ accessibility evaluations added.
Want to test? Contact kerscher@montana.com

The DAISY Consortium is working to make publishing more inclusive through their Inclusive Publishing Initiative grant from Google. Their goals are to develop the first global accessibility baseline for e-publications, tools to validate accessibility, and an online hub of resources. This will establish minimum requirements to ensure e-books and other publications are accessible to those with disabilities, reaching millions more readers worldwide. They invite publishers and readers to get involved by providing feedback and testing reading systems for accessibility.

Top benefits of EPUB for mobile learning

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Ushering in the Born Accessible Era

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This presentation discusses ushering in an era of born accessible publications through the EPUB Accessibility Specification 1.0. It explains that the spec will empower publishers by setting a minimum baseline for accessibility compliance. Meeting this baseline can be certified, helping education by ensuring born accessible materials. The presentation provides examples of accessibility features publications must include, like adding text alternatives to images. It also discusses efforts to accelerate publisher adoption through certification and the development of accessibility checking software.

IFLA 2016: EPUB and math accessibility

DAISY Consortium

The document summarizes key findings from a 2016 survey conducted by the DAISY Consortium on the transition to EPUB 3. The top reasons delaying the migration to EPUB 3 according to the survey were the lack of accessible reading systems and lack of production tools. The survey also found that 38% of content produced was leisure reading and 36% was educational. It provides recommendations on accessible EPUB 3 readers and tools that support MathML for displaying mathematical expressions accessibly across different formats and platforms.

The Inclusive Publishing Initiative: Practicalities of Accessibility for the ...

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Accessible reading solutions from mainstream publishers

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Finally, Certified Accessible Educational Materials from Publishers

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Introducing Sugamya Pustakalaya: New Accessible Online Library

DAISY Consortium

This document introduces Sugamya Pustakalaya, an initiative to address the challenges faced by over 53 lakh visually impaired and 1.2 crore print disabled people in India who have very limited access to accessible books. It aims to create a holistic solution by providing assistive technologies, developing distribution systems, and producing accessible book content in multiple Indian languages. Over the next 3 years, it hopes to make 10 lakh books available to print disabled people, ensure all school textbooks are accessible, and convert top publications. The initiative is supported by the DAISY Forum of India and various partners.

This document summarizes a project called "Library for All" that aimed to provide equal access to literature and information for persons with print disabilities in Finland. The project was a partnership between Celia Library, which produces talking books, and public libraries in Finland. It worked to include Celia's talking book collection in the services and collections of over 140 public libraries from 2013-2015. The results included a 50% increase in talking book loans and education of over 600 library professionals on accessibility issues, helping to make libraries more inclusive. Future plans include a new talking book application and developing cooperation between Celia Library and public libraries.

Making newspapers accessible: Production to playback

DAISY Consortium

Presented by Daniel Ainasoja in Paris at EEAF, June 8th, 2015. For over 12 years, Daniel has been working for non-profit organizations developing software and hardware tools to make newspapers and books accessible for the visually impaired and print disabled. Daniel presently works as an International Sales Manager at Pratsam, CEO at the open source organization Kolibre and CEO at the Association of Swedish Talking Newspapers in Finland.

Textalk Presentation

DAISY Consortium

Textalk is a privately held Swedish company founded in the late 1970s that specializes in e-commerce, media, and accessibility solutions. They have 50 employees and were early adopters of digital newspapers and internet publishing. Textalk provides a web-based e-commerce platform hosting over 4,000 stores and is a top supplier in Sweden. In media, they offer tools for content mining, accessible production and delivery of DAISY formats. Their DAISY reader app is available on Android and coming to iOS, supporting personalized and online newspaper delivery.

Audible Publishing

DAISY Consortium

1) Acapela Group creates text-to-speech solutions and voices in 35 languages to allow content to be vocalized. 2) The Association Valentin Haüy (AVH) library loans are now mostly audio books accessed by the visually impaired using text-to-speech, allowing access to newly published books at the same time as other readers. 3) A survey found that visually impaired users are satisfied with the quality of text-to-speech audio books and appreciate being able to access new publications like sighted readers.

Finding Accessible Apps for Reading

DAISY Consortium

Baseline for Born Accessible EPUB 3

DAISY Consortium

This document discusses establishing a baseline for creating accessible EPUB publications. It proposes that publications should: 1) Provide accessible content in EPUB 3 format, supported by reading systems that can present the full text across platforms and integrate with assistive technologies like screen readers. 2) Use the native semantics of HTML5 to structure content in a logical reading order and enable effective navigation. 3) Include alternative text descriptions for non-decorative images to convey information to all readers. The document calls for collaboration across the publishing industry to develop these baseline requirements and certification processes to identify accessible publications, with the goal of continually raising standards over time.

Improving Accessible Publication Delivery Globally With DAISY Online

DAISY Consortium

DAISY Online is a global protocol for managing content delivery between online services and users. Version 2 simplifies and improves the protocol. It allows reading systems to discover, stream, download, and manage accessible content like DAISY, EPUB, Braille and podcasts from online services. The protocol provides features like rights management, content discovery through dynamic menus, automatic configuration of reading systems, and bookmark synchronization across devices. Vision Australia has successfully transitioned many of its clients from CDs to its new i-access online library using DAISY Online, resulting in increased usage and satisfaction.

EPUB 3 Empowers Professionals On the Go

DAISY Consortium

Learning from Development Projects: Presentation by Dipendra Manocha

DAISY Consortium

A gap analysis study conducted by the DAISY Consortium and World Blind Union across 24 countries in Asia, Africa, and South America found significant gaps in technologies and infrastructure for accessible books. The DAISY Forum of India works to address these gaps by connecting organizations across five areas: policy, content availability, outreach, networking, and technology. Some of their achievements include making over 180,000 book titles available in accessible formats in India, developing a national online library, and launching projects to improve text-to-speech and screen reading software support for Indian languages. The DAISY Consortium has also implemented projects in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Nepal to build capacity for inclusive publishing and provide accessible format production, online libraries, playback

Inclusive Publishing: Reading for Everyone

DAISY Consortium

Inclusive Publishing: The Journey to provide Accessible Digital Books

DAISY Consortium

The DAISY Consortium is a global organization founded in 1996 with over 100 member organizations committed to equal access to information for people with disabilities. The DAISY format provides synchronized text and audio for digital books. DAISY books offer more navigation features than regular audio books and can be used to meet both simple and advanced reading needs. The DAISY Consortium advocates for inclusive publishing practices that consider accessibility from the beginning of the publishing process.

The New Age of Producing, Distributing, and Consuming Accessible Information

DAISY Consortium

Handshake Between Content and Readers: Testing Mainstream Reading Systems

DAISY Consortium

Mainstream reading devices and apps do not guarantee information access for all readers. All the hard work of enhancing an EPUB 3 document for people with disabilities is lost if the EPUB 3 reader itself is not accessible. By crowdsourcing accessibility evaluations of mainstream reading systems in a systematic way and making these evaluations publicly available developers and device manufacturers can be advised to make specific improvements to enable access to information for all.

Inclusive Publishing with EPUB 3

DAISY Consortium

Stephen King, President of the DAISY Consortium, discusses how EPUB 3 and inclusive publishing can revolutionize accessibility in the market. He explains that print disabilities exclude many from education and culture. While e-books increase access, the experience remains poor. EPUB 3, with accessibility built-in, provides business benefits by reaching more customers with efficient multi-format publishing. Publishers who adopt EPUB 3 standards and partner with specialized producers can play a role in the "market accessibility revolution" while improving their business.

Power of Social Media: Connecting Students of All Ages and Abilities

DAISY Consortium

Reading Systems Showdown: CSUN 2014 Presentation

DAISY Consortium

E-readers (reading systems primarily used for consuming digital book content) and general purpose tablets with reading apps, such as the iPad, Kindle HD or Nexus 7, are becoming popular options for reading the expanding selection of publications available in electronic formats. Specialized players still have accessibility advantages, but developers are now attempting to make their products more accessible to people with visual and dexterity disabilities. Accessibility evaluations can assist educators, students, developers and manufacturers.

Stephen King's Presentation Solving the Book Famine: WIPO Treaty

DAISY Consortium

The document summarizes a speech given by Stephen King, President of the DAISY Consortium, about efforts to end the "book famine" and promote inclusive publishing. It discusses: 1) The history of barriers to accessible formats of books for print disabled people and the "Right to Read" advocacy campaign. 2) How the 2013 WIPO Copyright Treaty helps by enabling sharing of accessible book formats across borders. 3) Progress made but more work needed through initiatives like the DAISY Consortium to promote e-books with built-in accessibility and efficient production of enhanced accessible versions. 4) Next steps to realize the vision of accessible reading materials being easily available to print disabled people worldwide.

Challenges in Developing Countries: Presentation by Dipendra Manocha

DAISY Consortium

The document outlines gaps in accessible book technologies and infrastructure in developing countries based on a study of 24 countries. It found that text-to-speech software was available for only 15 of 76 languages studied, Braille translation software for 30 languages, and optical character recognition for 20 languages. Fewer than 1% of people had assistive technologies to read electronic books. Most countries lacked Braille libraries and talking book libraries. The document proposes solutions involving production of accessible format books, distribution systems, and assistive technologies to make publications accessible for people with print disabilities. It highlights efforts in India through the Daisy Forum of India to address these gaps.

e-Books and Accessibility Conference: Ugly Duckling or Adolescent Swan?

DAISY Consortium

E-books have the potential to help end the book famine by making more books accessible to people with print disabilities. However, e-books currently only provide basic accessibility and much work remains. The DAISY Consortium is working with publishers and organizations worldwide to develop standards and strategies for "inclusive publishing" that builds accessibility directly into e-books from the start. Their goal is for all learners to have equal access to information by being able to read any book using their eyes, ears or fingers. If publishers, organizations, and individuals work together through initiatives like the DAISY Consortium, e-books could transform from "ugly ducklings" to "adolescent swans" that fulfill the

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Choosing a Mainstream Reading Device or App

1. Choosing a Mainstream eBook Reading System Why Does Accessibility Matter? Varju Luceno XLi 2014, March 27, 2014

2. Wants versus Needs • What kind of publications do I need or want to read ? • Do I need or want to read enhanced e-books ? • What’s my budget ? • How often do I read ? • Do I need to share my reading device with others ? • Can I start and operate my reading device myself ? • Do I want to access online bookstores and the web ? • What features are important to me ? (Easy navigation, help focusing, TTS etc.)

3. Specialized players: Guaranteed accessibility for specific user groups

4. Why should I choose DAISY? • Need for accessible audio: can be used by individuals unable to read print, as easily and efficiently as a sighted person uses a printed book • You benefit from text and audio synchronization • You prefer easy navigation • Linear reading experience (MP3 file) is not sufficient

5. Mainstream eReaders: Research needed Top Ten Reviews: http://ebook-reader-review.toptenreviews.com/ Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_e-book_readers Ask: How do I process & comprehend information most effectively? Is deep and navigable reading important to me? Find an app / device that meets your reading needs and supports your learning style

6. Mobile applications with navigation features and / or text-to-speech support • Darwin DAISY Reader (Android) • Go Read (DAISY reader – Android) • Voice of DAISY (iPhone, iPad) • Read2Go (DAISY reader - iPhone, iPad) • Learning Ally app (iOS, Android) • Voice Dream Reader (iOS, Android) • Blio app (iOS, Android)

7. Apple or Android device or Kindle? • Kindle Fire HD and Kindle Fire HDX tablets now have improved accessibility features (text read aloud) • iPad / iPad mini / iPhone accessible, allow users to customize • Many Android phones / tablets to choose from, accessibility varies (Nexus 7, Nexus 10 etc.) • Reviews, testing and evaluations help you decide

8. EPUB 3 Support? Which mainstream reading systems support EPUB 3 and work well with assistive technologies? Check the EPUB 3 support grid (http://epubtest.org/) Reading systems’ accessibility evaluations added. Want to test? Contact kerscher@montana.com

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