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From: Lars Ballieu Christensen
Date: Wed, Apr 14 2021 5:24AM
Subject: Accessible catalogues with InDesign Publish Online?
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Hi all,



As you may know, Adobe InDesign has a feature – Publish Online – that allows authors to create flipable catalogues and such for online publication. The result appears to be some sort of HTML5-wrapper around the actual content. Does anyone know the exact format of the contents being wrapped? And does anyone have any insights into the accessibility of this and whether preexisting accessibility features from the InDesign source are retained in the online publications?



Venligst/Kind regards



Lars

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From: chagnon
Date: Wed, Apr 14 2021 9:36PM
Subject: Re: Accessible catalogues with InDesign Publish Online?
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Last time I checked, Publish Online has no accessibility whatsoever, other than it's HTML.
It's based on HTML5 and is, essentially, a custom form of EPUB.

You can publish it only to Adobe's servers, not to your own website. And according to users in the Adobe Forums, kiss it goodbye if your Creative Cloud subscription lapses.

Adobe's blurb: https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/publish-online-faq.html

Adobe's quick tutorial: https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/how-to/self-publishing-online.html

Adobe's Terry White tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?vüNTYd6fxB0

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From: Mitchell Evan
Date: Sat, Apr 17 2021 6:27AM
Subject: Re: Accessible catalogues with InDesign Publish Online?
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Hi Lars,

Does this help? Adobe CC InDesign V14 Accessibility Conformance Report
<https://www.adobe.com/accessibility/compliance/adobe-indesign-cc-v14-acr.html>
(VPAT)

In general, different companies' VPAT reports vary widely in quality. For a
clue about trustworthiness, I like to check whether they offer enough
detail in their remarks and notes. (Trust but verify.)

Looking at this particular VPAT report from 2019, I'm not clear whether the
"Authored Content (HTML)" information addresses your Publish Online
question, but you could ask Adobe at their email address in the report.

Cheers,

Mitchell Evan, CPWA
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Twitter @mitchellrevan <https://twitter.com/mitchellrevan>
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> Subject: [WebAIM] Accessible catalogues with InDesign Publish Online?
> Hi all,
>
>
>
> As you may know, Adobe InDesign has a feature – Publish Online – that
> allows authors to create flipable catalogues and such for online
> publication. The result appears to be some sort of HTML5-wrapper around the
> actual content. Does anyone know the exact format of the contents being
> wrapped? And does anyone have any insights into the accessibility of this
> and whether preexisting accessibility features from the InDesign source are
> retained in the online publications?
>
>
>
> Venligst/Kind regards
>
>
>
> Lars
>
> ----
>
> Lars Ballieu Christensen
>
> Rådgiver/Adviser, Ph.D., M.Sc., Sensus ApS
>
> Specialister i tilgængelighed/Accessibility Consultants
>
> Tel: +45 48 22 10 03 – Mobil: +45 40 32 68 23 - Skype: Ballieu
>
> Mail: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = – Web: https://www.sensus.dk
>
>
>
> Vi arbejder for et tilgængeligt og rummeligt informationssamfund
>
> Working for an accessible and inclusive information society
>
>