[community] EPUB readers and ARIA

Wed Feb 22 01:39:46 UTC 2017

I agree.
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> On Feb 20, 2017, at 11:37 AM, Pina D'Intino <pina.dintino at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Hey folks, I really like this discussion and  truly believe that some other folks would  benefit. Would either one of you be interested in doing a webinar for IAAP on this topic?
> Please advise,
> Pina D'Intino, MDes, PMP
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> To: Hung, Jonathan; Inclusive Design Community
> Subject: Re: [community] EPUB readers and ARIA
> 
> Hi Jon,
> 
> I've been studying what you and other have done, and I appreciate both the reporting and the progress.
> 
> I agree we need start with an excellent structured EPUB file. In fact, I'm in the position where we are trying to establish a best workflow for creating EPUB files... so we can be as demanding as we wish for ourselves.
> 
> However, then we want to be able to say: "For the most accessible experience, please use {this reader} on {this platform}, and then focus our best practise on pleasing that one combination (at least until this universe generally gets better.
> 
> And so, in that context, what do you think {this reader} and {this platform} should currently be?
> 
> Regards,
> 
> David
> 
> 
>> On 2016-12-13 09:48, Hung, Jonathan wrote:
>> Hi David,
>> 
>> We did some testing of EPUB 3.0 accessibility testing a while ago 
>> (before the 3.1 spec) and found iBooks, Calibre, and Readium exposes 
>> ARIA for screen readers. However, just like web accessibility, we 
>> found that each reader platform and screen reader combination to have 
>> their quirks in terms of how they interpret and read back information 
>> (marked with ARIA or otherwise)
>> 
>> After some testing, we discovered there was no “ideal” configuration and the approach wasn’t to force users into using a particular technology combination, but to have the EPUB document robust enough to accommodate a variety of situations.
>> 
>> We documented our research in the Inclusive EPUB 3 guide <http://handbook.floeproject.org/InclusiveEPUB3.html>. In particular, you may find the section “Testing and Validation <http://handbook.floeproject.org/TestingAndValidation.html>” relevant.
>> 
>> Since our initial research, EPUB 3.1 specification 
>> <http://www.idpf.org/epub/31/spec/epub-spec.html> has been published which brings the EPUB closer in line with web standards. Though the spec has changed, the underlying principle still remains - it’s good to have a robust, well-structured, and semantically logical EPUB to start with.
>> 
>> Hope this helps.
>> 
>> - Jon.
>> 
>> ---
>> Jonathan Hung, Inclusive Designer
>> Email: jhung at ocadu.ca <mailto:jhung at ocadu.ca> OCAD University 
>> Inclusive Design Research Centre
>> 
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>> Date: December 12, 2016 at 8:02:19 PM
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>>> Hi. Can anyone recommend an EPUB reader that supports WAI-ARIA?
>>> 
>>> Regards,
>>> 
>>> David
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