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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>1539 George Kerscher and the Development of e-Books – Part 1 (Sep. 23, 2015) <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> George Kerscher created the first accessible digital books and went on to develop standards that are now the foundation of electronic publishing. This week hosts Nancy and Peter Torpey talk with him about how these standards were assimilated into mainstream publishing. Next week we’ll hear about some of the quandaries that arose as a result. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>As usual, the audio and show notes for this episode can be found at:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.EyesOnSuccess.net">www.EyesOnSuccess.net</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>If you are looking for other interviews with leaders in the field of accessibility, just type “pioneer” into the Search field on the Eyes On Success web site to find interviews with Ted Henter, Deane Blazie, Jim Fruchterman, and more!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>You can now also subscribe to the podcast with iTunes and never miss an episode!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Check out <b>Eyes On Success</b> (formerly <b>ViewPoints</b>)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>A weekly, half hour audio program for people living with vision loss.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Find out more about the show and get links to past episodes at:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><a href="http://www.eyesonsuccess.net/"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>www.EyesOnSuccess.net</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Find the podcast on iTunes or use the URL:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><a href="http://www.eyesonsuccess.net/eos_podcast"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>www.EyesOnSuccess.net/eos_podcast</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Find us on social media at:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/EyesOnSuccess"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>www.facebook.com/EyesOnSuccess</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><a href="http://www.twitter.com/@_EyesOnSuccess"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>www.twitter.com/@_EyesOnSuccess</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><a href="http://www.audioboom.com/EyesOnSuccess"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>www.audioboom.com/EyesOnSuccess</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Subscribe to the announcements-only list by sending an e-mail to:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><a href="mailto:EyesOnSuccess+Subscribe@GoogleGroups.com"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>EyesOnSuccess+Subscribe@GoogleGroups.com</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Subscribe to the listener discussion group by sending an e-mail to:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><a href="mailto:EOS_discuss+Subscribe@GoogleGroups.com"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>EOS_discuss+Subscribe@GoogleGroups.com</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Send suggestions or comments to: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><a href="mailto:hosts@EyesOnSuccess.net"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>hosts@EyesOnSuccess.net</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>