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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#467886" vlink="#96607D" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> aphebrfannounce-bounce@freelists.org <aphebrfannounce-bounce@freelists.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Rachel Smith<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, August 25, 2025 2:30 PM<br><b>To:</b> aphebrfannounce@freelists.org<br><b>Subject:</b> [aphebrfannounce] eBraille 1.0 has Launched!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'> eBraille 1.0 has launched! </span></b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>A digital reading format for braille publications, eBraille focuses on adapting braille for reading in refreshable braille displays with different line lengths. Using an EPUB 3-compatible file set based on the Open Web Platform — using technologies such as XHTML and CSS — to encode braille in semantically enhanced markup and allow it to adapt to the different capabilities of braille reading devices. The file set is designed for both packaged distribution to end users and deployment to the web for online and downloadable reading. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Composed of 91 people throughout the blindness or low vision field, the eBraille Working Group represented more than 50 organizations in 16 different countries. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><a href="https://daisy.github.io/ebraille/published/1.0/FINAL-ebraille-20250814/">Read this article to learn more about eBraille 1.0</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>