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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">FYI<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Van Gerven, Clara [mailto:CVanGerven@nfb.org]
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, March 14, 2017 1:00 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Ringlein, Ellen<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Agenda now available! NFB eBooks and EPUB Accessibility Seminar - Thursday, March 23, 2017<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<h1>NFB eBooks and EPUB Accessibility<o:p></o:p></h1>
<p>Thursday, March 23, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">200 E. Wells Street,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">at Jernigan Place<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Baltimore, MD 21230<o:p></o:p></p>
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If you are interested in learning more about making any type of publication accessible, or in learning about the changes to the now-ubiquitous EPUB format for eBooks, time is running out to sign up for the upcoming eBooks and EPUB Accessibility Seminar. Registration
will close <strong>Friday, March 17 at 5:00 p.m. eastern time. </strong>The full agenda is now available and listed below:
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<h2><strong>Agenda</strong><o:p></o:p></h2>
<h3><strong>Plenary sessions</strong><o:p></o:p></h3>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
8:00 a.m.: Welcome – Mark Riccobono, President, National Federation of the Blind (virtual), Anil Lewis, Executive Director of the Jernigan Institute, National Federation of the Blind<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
8:30-9:30 a.m.: Ushering in the Born Accessible Era – George Kerscher (International Digital Publishing Forum, DAISY Consortium)<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
9:30-10:00 a.m.: Break<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
10:00-11:00 a.m.: Accessibility – It’s Never Been Easier to Achieve and Never More Important – Bill Kasdorf (Apex CoVantage)<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
11:00 a.m.-noon: Toward a Born Accessible World – Brad Turner (Benetech)<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
Noon-1:30 p.m.: Lunch<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<h3><strong>Creation track</strong><o:p></o:p></h3>
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1:30-2:30 p.m.: End to End Accessibility: From Creation to the User, and in Between. An Update on What Is Possible – Rick Johnson (VitalSource)<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">
2:30-2:45 p.m.: Break<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">
2:45-3:45 p.m.: Content Beyond Text: Making Images Accessible – Sue Ann Ma (Benetech)<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">
3:45-4:00 p.m.: Break<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">
4:00-5:00 p.m.: EPUB Conversion for Higher Ed. Students: Tips, Challenges, and What Works – Lora-Beth Allan (AMAC Accessibility Solutions & Research Center)<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<h3><strong>Management track</strong><o:p></o:p></h3>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3">
1:30-2:30 p.m.: The Path to EPUB: AAP's Role in Publisher Policy and Practice – Allan Adler (Association of American Publishers)<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3">
2:30-2:45 p.m.: Break<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3">
2:45-3:45 p.m.: Choosing a Reading System: Your Silent Partner in Accessibility – Amy Mason (National Federation of the Blind)<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3">
3:45-4:00 p.m.: Break<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3">
4:00-5:00 p.m.: Challenges 2.0 – Jonathan Thurston (Pearson Higher Education)<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<h3><strong>Registration </strong><o:p></o:p></h3>
<p>To ensure you do not miss this unique opportunity to interface with many of the leading experts in the field,
<a href="https://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=6882&qid=1701695">
register now! </a>Registration is $100 (regular registration), and $25 (student registration with valid student ID).<o:p></o:p></p>
<h3><strong>Further Information</strong><o:p></o:p></h3>
<p>For further information please visit the <a href="https://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=6883&qid=1701695">
NFB EPUB event page </a>, or contact Clara Van Gerven at <a href="mailto:cvangerven@nfb.org">cvangerven@nfb.org</a>, or Ryan Pugh at
<a href="mailto:rpugh@nfb.org">rpugh@nfb.org</a>.<br>
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>This event will be hosted under the auspices of the National Federation of the Blind (NFB) Center of Excellence in Nonvisual Access to Education, Public Information, and Commerce (CENA), with financial support through the Non-Visual Accessibility Initiative
grant from the State of Maryland. The CENA serves to share the considerable knowledge that the NFB and its partners have of web accessibility and access technology in order to bring about greater accessibility in government, education, and business; to promote
best practices nationally; and to build Maryland’s status as leader in the field.<br>
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<p>The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams. You can
live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back.<o:p></o:p></p>
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