niso/bisg 7th annual changing standards landscape: reading for all: accessibility in a digital world
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- 1. Page 1 Reading for All: Accessibility in a Digital World NISO/BISG Changing Standards Landscape Forum June 28, 2013
2. Page 2 What Is Accessibility? 3. Page 3 Who Needs Print Accessibility? 30 million Americans with print disabilities 15-20% of US population has a language-based disability 285 million people with vision impairment worldwide ~5% of digital books are made accessible 4. Page 4 What is Assistive Technology? Software screen readers JAWS, VoiceOver specialized reading tools ReadHear, Read2Go Hardware braille note takers specialized media players iPad many more Service Programs Bookshare Learning Ally NLS many more 5. Page 5 Imagine.... 6. Page 6 Accessible Digital Books 7. Page 7 DAISY Talking Books Digital Accessible Information SYstem (ANSI/NISO Z39.86-2005) A DAISY book is a set of digital files that include: one or more digital audio files a marked up file containing the text a synchronization file to relate the text file with the audio a navigation control file Allows flexibility in the mix of text and audio used 8. Page 8 Benefits of DAISY Designed for accessibility from the start Highly structured content Full navigation including bookmarking Flexible for multiple use modes Supports multi-modal reading 9. Page 9 EPUB 3 from the International Digital Publishing Forum 10. Page 10 Benefits of EPUB 3 Leverages HTML5 More support for semantic structure Better navigation control Better separation of content and style Support for accessible media content Includes MathML 11. Page 11 Why not use PDF? PDF is not really accessible: EPUB and DAISY are accessible: 12. Page 12 The Future DAISY and EPUB standards are converging More mainstreaming of accessibility More interactive content More non-text and multimedia content 13. Page 13 Images 14. Page 14 How is an Image Made Accessible? Provide a different mode of access to visual information contained in an image, e.g.: Text/audio description Tactile graphic Sonification Haptic graphic 3D printing 15. Page 15 DIAGRAM Center Accessible image research New technology and tools Standards and best practices 16. Page 16 Math Problems 17. Page 17 Math Currently equations are rendered as pictures: 18. Page 18 MathML Mathematical Markup Language developed by W3C based on XML included in HTML5 19. Page 19 Benefits of MathML accurate digital rendering of equations equations voiced logically and consistently allows step-by-step progression supports bi-directional navigation retains presentation and meaning does not rely on knowledge of narrator Learn more at http://www.w3.org/TR/MathML3/ 20. Page 20 Discovering Accessibility 21. Page 21 Accessibility Metadata Metadata that tells users: primary usage mode of content additional accessibility features (e.g., braille or alt text) if content poses any physiological hazards (e.g., flashing) Helps users find content that works for them 22. Page 22 Metadata in Action: Educational Videos 23. Page 23 Metadata Development Learning Resources Metadata Initiative (LRMI) a subset of Schema.org led by Association of Education Publishers and Creative Commons Other efforts around accessibility metadata Dublin Core Accessibility Access for All (ISO 24751, IMS Global), EDItEUR/ONIX Learn more at http://a11ymetadata.org/ 24. Page 24 Accessibility Helps Everyone People with temporary disabilities can use accessible materials People with different learning style have choices Accessibility means a bigger audience for publishers, booksellers and libraries 25. Page 25 For More Information DIAGRAM Center http://diagramcenter.org DAISY Consortium http://daisy.org International Digital Publishing Forum http://idpf.org Accessibility Metadata http://a11ymetadata.org EPUB3 Guidelines: EPUB 3 Accessibility Guidelines http://idpf.org/accessibility/guidelines Top 10 Tips for Accessible Content http://diagramcenter.org/standards-and-practices W3Cs Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines (ATAG) http://w3c.org/WAI/intro.atag.php Accessible EPUB 3 by Matt Garish (O'Reilly) http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920025283.do 26. Page 26 Thank You! Suzy Haines Digital Content Manager Bookshare - a Benetech Initiative [email protected]