“Digital publishing should mean regular books can be inclusive. Come and learn how to tell

which reading systems are accessible (and legal) for everyone.”

Accessible reading solutions from mainstream publishers

Accessible reading solutions from mainstream publishers

Amaya WebsterGeorge Kerscher

Richard Orme

What is the DAISY Consortium?

The DAISY Consortium is a global Consortium of organizations committed to equal access to information and knowledge regardless of disability; a right confirmed by the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

Working domains of the DAISY Consortium

• Supporting the DAISY community: provide expertise and technologies to support accessible reading services

• Extending the DAISY community: expand accessible reading services in developing and industrialized nations

• Enabling accessible mainstream publishing: support various mainstream publishers and content developers to the era of born accessible publications

Accessible materials from publishers

• Stick around for the presentation that follows!“Finally, Certified Accessible Educational Materials from Publishers”• A baseline for accessible titles is now

established• Built on WCAG and EPUB open standards• EPUB a11y now managed by W3C

Working together

• However, accessible titles are little use if the reading system is not usable

• Two sides of the same coin- both need attention

epubtest.org - IDPF, BISG, DAISY Collaboration

Reading systems a11y testing

Evaluates the accessibility features implemented in a wide range of mainstream reading systems.Our first goal is to ensure that fundamental accessibility features are supported by the mainstream reading systems. So that customers can choose companies that have considered the needs of everyone.

All users should be able to consume the content of a document by:• adjusting the display such as adjusting font size

and color combination• reading the text with screen readers or read aloud

applications• reading the text with a refreshable Braille display• reading with assistive technologies designed for

persons with dyslexia or other disabilities• creating the best way to read with eyes, ears and

fingers

We provide

• An extensive set of tests • A documented process for executing the tests

and compiling results• An opportunity to participate in creating

helpful guidance for higher ed institutions, students, accessibility specialists, librarians, developers, content creators

Reading System Test Example: Reading order

Reading system test example: VS Bookshelf

Live demo

Latest test results

• Let’s take a look at the epubtest.org results grid

Where are the reading systems failing?

• Simple navigation (such as next paragraph)• Read alt text• Go to page• Where am I?

Future developments

• Evaluating the experience with math• Strengthening the dyslexia requirements• Adding to the evaluation for low vision

Inclusive publishing initiative• This is part of the DAISY initiative funded by

Google.org• This focuses on both content and reading

systems• These together are explained on the

inclusivepublishing.org hub

Call to action

• Check out the existing test results• Talk to your suppliers and reference the tests• Contact info@bisg.org with questions• Accessibility testing: prospective moderators,

evaluators and testers sign up on the same site• Still improving! Send your comments and

suggestions.

How can I get started?

• Go to epubtest.org• Instructions for evaluators: http://epubtest.org/

testsuite/• Select / click on EPUB 3 support grid to review

test results