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The New Age of Producing, Distributing, and Consuming Accessible Information A paradigm shift Bernhard Heinser IFLA - eBooks for everyone! 1 b.heinser@sbs.ch Paris, 23 August 2014 Presumptions The commercial market adopts EPUB 3


  1. The New Age of Producing, Distributing, and Consuming Accessible Information A paradigm shift Bernhard Heinser IFLA - eBooks for everyone! 1 b.heinser@sbs.ch Paris, 23 August 2014

  2. Presumptions  The commercial market adopts EPUB 3 (including education and STEM)  EPUB 3 is the best solution for accessibility purposes Bernhard Heinser IFLA - eBooks for everyone! 2 b.heinser@sbs.ch Paris, 23 August 2014

  3. Consuming Electronic Publications - Key Aspects  Navigability (absolutely necessary for everybody, print disabled or not)  Rendering modalities ( text, audio [human narration / text-to-speech], image, video, [Braille output through Braille display])  Perception channels (one modality can be alternatively replaced / complemented by other modalities, synchronization of the rendering modalities) Bernhard Heinser IFLA - eBooks for everyone! 3 b.heinser@sbs.ch Paris, 23 August 2014

  4. Current Model Separate Work Flows  Publishing industry / print oriented / mainstream formats / mainstream distribution channels Products are not accessible  Specialized agencies / multimedia oriented / special formats / special distribution channels Accessibility is added through ex post format conversion processes Bernhard Heinser IFLA - eBooks for everyone! 4 b.heinser@sbs.ch Paris, 23 August 2014

  5. Future Model Integrated Work Flows ► The publishing industry brings (electronic) publications to the market that are born accessible ► Where necessary, the industry is supported by the accessibility experts before the product is delivered Bernhard Heinser IFLA - eBooks for everyone! 5 b.heinser@sbs.ch Paris, 23 August 2014

  6. Required Changes  Publishing industry – From print oriented to multiple output formats oriented work flows  Specialized agencies – From producers of accessible material to service providers for the publishing industry Bernhard Heinser IFLA - eBooks for everyone! 6 b.heinser@sbs.ch Paris, 23 August 2014

  7. Who benefits?  The publishing industry (considerably enlarged market)  Persons with Disabilities throughout the world (several hundreds of millions)  The States (implementing the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities)  The whole society (Inclusion) Bernhard Heinser IFLA - eBooks for everyone! 7 b.heinser@sbs.ch Paris, 23 August 2014

  8. Conclusion in the Light of Converging Interests INCLUSIVE PUBLISHING All stakeholders are invited to combine their efforts in order to implement a system that benefits EVERYBODY Bernhard Heinser IFLA - eBooks for everyone! 8 b.heinser@sbs.ch Paris, 23 August 2014

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