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With the rapid adoption of EPUB 3, a format is now available that provides some features that outstrip those of electronic setups originally designed to be a replica of print, such as PDF. You can create a better book, one that adapts to screen sizes and font size preferences. You can create a book that speaks to the user in every sense, including the most literal — text to speech. Embedded media and greater flexibility are only the beginning. With the accessible EPUB conformance requirements now out, a framework is developing to make this super-powered format work for all readers.

Join the National Federation of the Blind on Thursday, March 23, 2017 for a one-day training seminar that will focus on how to create and implement accessible EPUB 3 in a variety of different settings.   The upcoming release of the EPUB accessibility conformance specification will be a prominent topic. At this event, speakers will discuss how the accessibility specification can help you achieve greater ease of access. We will also address the latest updates to EPUB to be released in version 3.1.   As more information about this exciting event becomes available, we will update www.nfb.org/ebooks-and-epub-accessibility, so be sure to check back often.

This event will be hosted under the auspices of the National Federation of the Blind (NFB) Center of Excellence in Nonvisual Access to Education, Public Information, and Commerce (CENA). The CENA serves to share the considerable knowledge that the NFB and its partners have of web accessibility and access technology in order to bring about greater accessibility in government, education, and business; to promote best practices nationally; and to build Maryland’s status as leader in the field.

 

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