[Md-sligo] FW: Technology and print disabilities today on WAMU 1:00

[Brown, Debbie]

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Tune to 88.5 FM from 1:00 to 2:00 pm today to the Kojo Nnamdi show.  
Jim Fruchterman and George Kerscher are guests.  Paste this link into your browser http://thekojonnamdishow.org/shows/2011-09-07/technology-and-print-accessibility
 or read below -- and there's a link to a video of a conference talk by Fruchterman also. 
Francie Gilman, Disability Resource Center, Rockville Memorial Library, Rockville MD 20850
 
Technology and Print Accessibility
 
Wednesday, Sep 7, 2011 at 1:06 p.m. 
in Books <https://mail.montgomerycountymd.gov/topic/books> , Education <https://mail.montgomerycountymd.gov/topic/education> , Media <https://mail.montgomerycountymd.gov/topic/media> , Technology <https://mail.montgomerycountymd.gov/topic/technology>
Technology and Print Accessibility

People with print disabilities typically rely on the government or charitable organizations for accessible versions of books. But new publishing standards could change that...

Before the advent of digital publishing, most books and other media were extremely difficult for people with low vision, blindness or dyslexia to access. People with print disabilities mostly relied on third parties and charitable organizations for Braille, audio books, and other accessible formats. But advances in consumer technology, coupled with new publishing standards like HTML5 and ePub3, could soon usher in a new era of accessibility. We talk with two innovators in the field of publishing and accessible technology.


Guests

Jim Fruchterman 

President & CEO, Benetech; Founder and CEO, Bookshare

George Kerscher 

Secretary General, DAISY Consortium; Senior Officer, Accessible Technology Recording For the Blind & Dyslexic (RFB&D); Chair, Steering Council Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI), W3C; President, International Digital Publishing Forum (IDPF)


Making Books Truly Accessible


 

http://thekojonnamdishow.org/shows/2011-09-07/technology-and-print-accessibility