<html>
<body>
<br>
<br><br>
<br><br>
<b>From:</b> George Kerscher
[<a href="mailto:kerscher@montana.com" eudora="autourl">
mailto:kerscher@montana.com</a>] <br>
<b>Subject:</b> If you are interested in the world of digital
reading,<br><br>
<br><br>
then you are invited to learn more about a crowd source initiative that
will improve the reading experience for everybody, and especially those
with reading differences.<br><br>
<br><br>
The DAISY Consortium, a member of the W3C and the Book Industry Study
Group (BISG) is conducting evaluations of reading Apps and ereaders in
the market today. The evaluation examines the fundamental accessibility
and usability of the reading apps (all platforms) or devices; many people
we are looking for will be using Assistive Technology, like a screen
reader to perform the tests. However, we are also looking for anybody
with a reading difference or universities and schools that are interested
in helping to develop the best reading experience possible.<br><br>
<br><br>
We have set up a landing page that explains exactly what we are doing,
and it provides an opportunity to get involved.<br><br>
Please visit:<br><br>
<a href="https://www.inclusivepublishing.org/tre">
https://www.inclusivepublishing.org/tre</a><br><br>
<br><br>
Please forward to those you feel may be interested.<br><br>
<br><br>
Please excuse us if you get this more than once.<br><br>
<br><br>
Best<br><br>
George<br><br>
<br><br>
George Kerscher Ph.D.<br><br>
-In our Information Age, access to information is a fundamental human
right.<br><br>
Chief Innovations Officer, DAISY Consortium<br><br>
<a href="http://www.daisy.org">http://www.daisy.org</a><br><br>
Senior Advisor, Global Literacy, Benetech<br><br>
<a href="http://www.benetech.org">http://www.benetech.org</a><br><br>
President, International Digital Publishing Forum (IDPF) <br><br>
<a href="http://www.idpf.org">http://www.idpf.org</a><br><br>
Member of the National Museum and Library Services Board
(IMLS)<br><br>
<a href="http://www.imls.gov">http://www.imls.gov</a><br><br>
Chair Steering Council Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI), a division of
the W3C <br><br>
<a href="http://www.w3c.org/wai">http://www.w3c.org/wai</a> <br><br>
Phone: +1 406/549-4687<br><br>
Cell:+1 406/544-2466 <br><br>
Email:
<a href="mailto:kerscher@montana.com">kerscher@montana.com</a><br><br>
<br><br>
<br><br>
<br>
</body>
</html>