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From: Michael R. Burks
Date: Thu, Mar 01 2012 5:48PM
Subject: Question about E Books
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All,
Which E book format is the most accessible for people who are blind. And
are there any of the devices like the Nook or the Kindle reader that are
accessible?
Any assistance is greatly appreciated.
Mike Burks
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919-349-6661 - Office
From: David Farough
Date: Fri, Mar 02 2012 8:09AM
Subject: Re: Question about E Books
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check out the following articles.
http://www.nfb.org/Images/nfb/Publications/bm/bm12/bm1201/bm120105.htm
http://www.nfb.org/Images/nfb/Publications/bm/bm12/bm1202/bm120208.htm
David Farough
Application Accessibility Coordinator/coordonateur de l'accessibilité
Information Technology Services Directorate /
Direction des services d'information technologiques
Public Service Commission / Commission de la fonction publique
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Tel. / Tél: (613) 992-2779
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From: Bourne, Sarah (ITD)
Date: Fri, Mar 02 2012 8:36AM
Subject: Re: Question about E Books
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There was presentation on the accessible DAISY format and its convergence with EPUB3 at CSUN yesterday. The slidedeck is available at http://www.slideshare.net/daisyconsortium/epub-3-state-of-the-art-and-accessibility-11826887
(Text transcript included on same page: http://www.slideshare.net/daisyconsortium/epub-3-state-of-the-art-and-accessibility-11826887#text-version )
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Sarah E. Bourne
Director of Assistive Technology &
Mass.Gov Chief Technology Strategist
Information Technology Division
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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check out the following articles.
http://www.nfb.org/Images/nfb/Publications/bm/bm12/bm1201/bm120105.htm
http://www.nfb.org/Images/nfb/Publications/bm/bm12/bm1202/bm120208.htm
David Farough
Application Accessibility Coordinator/coordonateur de l'accessibilité Information Technology Services Directorate / Direction des services d'information technologiques Public Service Commission / Commission de la fonction publique Email / Courriel: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED =
Tel. / Tél: (613) 992-2779
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