WebAIM - Web Accessibility In Mind

E-mail List Archives

Re: Preferences for epub reading applications/devices

for

From: Brandon Keith Biggs
Date: Dec 18, 2018 8:00PM

Hello,
I don't think Voice Dream keeps semantic content, but I use it because I
can lock my screen while I listen and that saves battery.
Thanks,

Brandon Keith Biggs <http://brandonkeithbiggs.com/>;


On Mon, Dec 17, 2018 at 10:10 PM < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> Brandon
>
> Does Voice-Dream maintain links, table structure, ETC?
> Apple Book supports Epub as well.
> QRead from my experience is it removes all the HTML Semantic information.
> Personally, I do not like Voice-Dream as I find the interface to busy and
> difficult to navigate when using text. Also the UI is somewhat clunky.
>
> I haven't found something that has a nice clean simple interface to read
> with EPub. I have not tried Kindle book reader as I not sure if it supports
> EPub. Again, browsers should really rule the roost here.
>
> Edge works well with Narrator. Jaws and NVDA has issues in finding the
> content. Once found, it works okay. But Edge has a range of other issues.
> Hopefully the change to the Crhome Engine, will help here.
>
> Sean
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: WebAIM-Forum < <EMAIL REMOVED> > On Behalf Of
> Andrews, David B (DEED)
> Sent: Tuesday, 18 December 2018 8:51 AM
> To: WebAIM Discussion List < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
> Subject: Re: [WebAIM] Preferences for epub reading applications/devices
>
> There is a lot of test data at:
>
> www.epubtest.org
>
> Dave
>
>
>
> David Andrews | Chief Technology Officer Minnesota Department of Employment
> and Economic Development State Services for the Blind
> 2200 University Ave West, Suite 240, St. Paul MN 55114
> Direct: 651-539-2294
> Web | Twitter | Facebook
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: WebAIM-Forum [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ] On Behalf
> Of Brandon Keith Biggs
> Sent: Monday, December 17, 2018 3:09 PM
> To: WebAIM Discussion List < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
> Subject: Re: [WebAIM] Preferences for epub reading applications/devices
>
> Hello,
> There is no solid leader on PC for Epub at the moment. None of the Epub
> readers have all features of Epub 3 and the most accessible readers don't
> have any of the new Epub3 features.
> Here are the PC readers:
>
> 1. QRead
> 2. Microsoft Edge
> 3. Cobo
> 4. Adobe Digital Editions
>
> My money is on Microsoft Edge becoming the leader in the near future until
> Chrome or Firefox get into the game.
>
> For IOS:
> Voice Dream Reader is the leader
> I don't know if Read to Go has Epub support, but it would be number 2.
> Then IBooks is number 3.
>
> Android has lots of custom book readers on the Braille Note Touch and other
> Braille note-takers that blind users use.
> Thanks,
>
>
> Brandon Keith Biggs <http://brandonkeithbiggs.com/>;
>
>
> On Mon, Dec 17, 2018 at 10:09 AM Jackson, Derek <
> <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
>
> > Hello,
> >
> >
> > Does anyone have information on, or experience with screen reader,
> > EPUB desktop applications that are more common or typical for users?
> > We want to do some QA for EPUBs and could use some direction on what
> > combinations to look at (e.g. Voice Over/iBooks, Readium/NVDA, ???).
> > Is there a preference among users of AT that we want to be sure and
> > check? I am thinking primarily about desktop EPUB reading applications
> > but if that is a poor assumption what are the alternative
> platforms/devices?
> >
> >
> > Thank you!
> >
> > Derek
> >
> >
> > Derek Jackson
> >
> > Associate Director, Content Publishing
> >
> > Harvard Business School Publishing
> >
> >
> >
> > > > > > archives at http://webaim.org/discussion/archives
> > > >
> > > at
> http://webaim.org/discussion/archives
> > > > > >
> > > > >