Common Accessibility Issues in EPUB Files: Introduction
Channel: NNELS Canada
Date: 24/12/2019

Full transcript below.

Demonstrates reading an accessible EPUB, and the issues faced when a book is not well formatted.
Read more about best practices here: https://www.accessiblepublishing.ca/accessible-publishing-best-practices/
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Transcript:

Welcome to an introduction of an accessible EPUB.
This video was created with support from the Government of Canadas Social Development Partnerships Program - Disability Component.
The opinions and interpretations in this video are those of the creator and do not necessarily reflect those of the Government of Canada.
It was produced with sighted assistance.
Today, we're reading an accessible ePub.
We pull up the navigation pane, select a chapter, and press Play.
[Computer Talking]: Chapter 3: Before English. Our study of the history of the English language begins well before there is any English language to speak of.
To skip this section, we just press Next.
[Computer Talking]: Chapter 4: Introduction to Phonetics and the International Phonetic Alphabet.
The book is well laid out with excellent chapter navigation.
Now let's try a book that is more challenging to read.
The navigation pane is empty, play reads one word at a time,
[Computer Talking]: Introduction. T ... he. cattle. industry. in.
and the Next button only skips by 15 seconds.
[Computer Talking]: Ranch ... hands.
This book has been produced in fixed-layout and has no chapter navigation.
Accessible publishing only requires small changes, but it makes a big difference.
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The National Network for Equitable Library Service (NNELS) is a Canadian digital public library of books in accessible formats for people who need them. Learn more at http://nnels.ca.