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From: L Snider
Date: Nov 8, 2023 9:37AM

Oh and it depends if you are Mac or PC for many of the tools. ACE goes on
both, Pagina I used on PC.

On Wed, Nov 8, 2023 at 12:37 PM L Snider < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> There is a lot to know about EPUBs, a lot of checking has to be done
> manually. However, there are two programs. ACE by Daisy and then check the
> EPUB code with Pagina. Calibre doesn't produce great stuff a lot of the
> time, use the Daisy tool and it comes out way better. With EPUBs its a
> website, but it then you have the EPUB code.
>
> Cheers
>
> Lisa
>
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>> Hi friends,
>>
>> I am looking for advice about tools and methods for how to evaluate ePub
>> files (typically from Publishers) for accessibility.
>>
>> - Is there a tool that can check ePubs?
>> - Can I export to another format like MS Word and test there? I could
>> use Calibre to do that, but I am not sure how accurate a test that
>> would
>> be.
>>
>> What are the rest of you doing?
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>> Thanks,
>>
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