{"id":846,"date":"2012-04-06T09:59:40","date_gmt":"2012-04-06T13:59:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=846"},"modified":"2012-04-06T09:59:40","modified_gmt":"2012-04-06T13:59:40","slug":"inclusive-publishing-ebook-distribution-conference-452012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=846","title":{"rendered":"Inclusive Publishing & eBook Distribution conference, 4\/5\/2012"},"content":{"rendered":"

Inclusive Publishing and eBook Distribution: Access for People with Print Disabilities<\/strong><\/p>\n

June 8-9, 2012<\/p>\n

National Federation of the Blind,<\/p>\n

200 E. Wells Street, at Jernigan Place,<\/p>\n

Baltimore MD 21230<\/p>\n

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The printed world is converging with the digital world in new ways every day.\u00a0 More and more publications are available in electronic formats.\u00a0 These formats, when they are accessible, provide blind and print-disabled users with a wealth of material which they have never had access to before.\u00a0\u00a0 Many members of the print-disabled community have been determined and voracious readers, despite a lack of large-scale adoption of formats they can utilize.\u00a0 These users love the written word, and want to access it with the rest of the world, and this is where the promise of eBooks is so exciting.\u00a0 Unfortunately, not all eBook platforms provide accessibility to this subsection of society.\u00a0 At this conference, the DAISY Consortium and the National Federation of the Blind are teaming up with other experts in the field to meet the challenges of eBook accessibility for everyone. Presentations will include:<\/p>\n