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Re: Q: accessibility for ebooks, epubs, kindles, etc.

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From: Bryan Garaventa
Date: Feb 27, 2013 5:21PM

I don't know about auto validators, but I was working on the Readium project
to make the online reader accessible for Bookshare.org last summer. When I
last tested it in October, the Benetech fork of the project was screen
reader and keyboard accessible.
http://readium.org/
and
https://github.com/benetech/readium

If you are interested in online reader integration, you may wish to contact
Gerardo Capiel at <EMAIL REMOVED> ,who may be able to direct you to the
right eBook source for this.

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From: "Chagnon | PubCom" < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
To: "WebAIM Discussion List" < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 2:13 PM
Subject: [WebAIM] Q: accessibility for ebooks, epubs, kindles, etc.


> I've checked the WebAim archives and scoured the web and haven't found
> anything.
>
> My questions are about ePUB, various Kindle file formats (MOBI, AZW, AZW3,
> KF8), iBooks, and other eBook formats.
>
> 1) Are there any programs that check or validate a file's
> accessibility
> on eReader files?
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> 2) Are some eBook file formats or eReader devices are more accessible
> than others?
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> -Bevi Chagnon
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