EPUB 3 An Accessible Open and Portable Document

Agenda • • 2 What is EPUB? Benefits of EPUB Why IBM Chose EPUB

EPUB is an Open Electronic Publishing Standard from the International Digital Publishing Forum -

EPUB is based on Open Web Standards Math. ML SVG HTML 5, Java. Script,

EPUB is dynamic and adaptable 6 © 2016 IBM Corporation

EPUB is fast becoming the de-facto book publishing standard International Publishers Association Endorses EPUB 3 as Global Standard MARCH 12, 2013 IMS Global Learning Consortium: “Establishing a globally interoperable, accessible, open ecosystem for e. Textbooks and other Digital Learning Materials via EPUB 3, Educational Sector Standards and the Open Web Platform”* *https: //www. imsglobal. org/activity/edupub 7 © 2016 IBM Corporation

EPUB is supported by the major mobile devices – Android and i. OS Plus

Advantages of EPUB © 2016 IBM Corporation

The new EPUB 3 standard is integrated with the DAISY and Open Web accessibility

Support Math. ML to navigate math equations 11 © 2016 IBM Corporation

More searchable because it’s based on HTML 5 12 © 2016 IBM Corporation

Ability to create portable cloud annotation: Highlighting, Bookmarks, Notes, etc i. Books Highlight &

Ability to change fonts and styles dynamically i. Books Font & Style Options 14

Tie Speech to Text via Self Voice & Media Overlay Readium Media Overlays Example

Interactive Documentation & Programmatic Access Readium displaying embedded Video with Scripted Controls 16 ©

Supports Accessibility Quote from idpf site: The EPUB 3 format represents a significant leap forward in the production of accessible ebooks, incorporating all of the following advances: • new semantic markup features in HTML 5 for structuring content, including native Math. ML support • the inclusion of ARIA attributes for making dynamic content accessible • the addition of the epub: type attribute for semantic inflection • media overlays for text and audio synchronization • SSML, PLS pronunciation lexicons and CSS 3 Speech for enhanced text-to-speech playback • a new XHTML-based navigation document EPUB 3 Accessibility Guidelines 17 © 2016 IBM Corporation

No More Pinch, Zoom, and Pan! 18 PDF example demonstrating the need for zooming

Size the EPUB to fit your display With UI Elements 19 Without UI Elements

Why IBM Chose EPUB © 2016 IBM Corporation

Customers want mobile friendly documentation served up in the Cloud 21 © 2016 IBM

IBM needs documentation to be based on standards, accessible, mobile friendly, and easily translated

Opportunity to leverage accessibility work on open web platform for IBM Documentation WAI-ARIA 23

EPUB meets the needs of IBM and our customers Focused on the design and delivery of human-centric solutions that personalize the user experience on any device so everyone has equal access to digital knowledge. 24 IBM’s View on Accessibility © 2016 IBM Corporation

EPUB for Education EDUPUB © 2016 IBM Corporation

EPUB for Education Profile: • Adds semantics for common educational publishing components and structures. • Includes and documents accessibility features • Enables the identification of discrete content entities. • Supports the embedding of shared scriptable components: widgets, assessments, 3 D (Web. GL) demonstrations, data visualizations, SVG 26 © 2016 IBM Corporation

Allows inclusion of interactive elements and assessment Learn SVG Interactively by Jay Nick (Description

Going Beyond the Print Textbook © 2016 IBM Corporation

Question & Test Interoperability (QTI) Example from Embedding QTI assessment in EPUB 3 by

Learning Tools Interoperability (LTI) 30 © 2016 IBM Corporation

IMS Caliper Analytics integration for analyzing learning outcomes A self-service "Check My Activity" tool allows UMBC students to compare their activity in the LMS against that of other students. 31 https: //campustechnology. com/Articles/2015/12/02/How-Data-From-Your-LMS-Can. Impact-Student-Success. aspx? Page=3# © 2016 IBM Corporation

Supports Personalized Learning • Powerful metadata model describes content • Self-contained modular chunks can be customized & repurposed • Can enable an on-demand service that dynamically assembles content Cloud Delivery & Analytics Today multiple formats exist optimized for a specific device Support Multi-Device Readers Harmonize Content My Abilities + My Content = Made for Me 32 © 2016 IBM Corporation

Additional EPUB for Education Requirements • Includes Metadata that identifies EPUB as an educational publication • Documents any accessibility features the EPUB contains • Expands the EPUB Structural Semantics Vocabulary to include terms relevant in education, for example for learning objectives and assessments. 33 © 2016 IBM Corporation

EPUB for Education in Action • University of Illinois e. Text – Accessibility –

Many EPUB Readers Available • • • 36 Too many to list… Most e. Book readers will read EPUB Converters exists for other formats Browser plug-ins also available Readium is an open source option © 2016 IBM Corporation

Readium. org • Open Source Technology for EPUB 3 and the Open Web Platform • Develops technology to accelerate the adoption of EPUB 3 by the global digital publishing industry • Non-profit membership organization • Formed in February, 2013 • Hosted at github. com/readium 37 © 2016 IBM Corporation

Readium Features • • Support for EPUB 2. 0 and 3. 0 Rendering Media Overlays Math. ML (via Math. Jax) EPUB Reading System Object Obfuscated font support Accessibility Plug-in architecture Digital Rights Management (DRM) in progress For more details see Readium 0. 22. 3 Release Notes 38 © 2016 IBM Corporation

Readium Demo See http: //weba 11 y. com/Examples/Readium. FFDemo. html 39 © 2016 IBM

Authoring Systems © 2016 IBM Corporation

Tool Requirements • Easy to use • Fully accessible user interface and output • Support EPUB for Education – generate Math. ML – support the creation of tests and learning analytics – support embedding of shared scriptable components: widgets, assessments, 3 D (Web. GL) demonstrations, data visualizations, SVG – additional metadata, semantics, etc. 41 © 2016 IBM Corporation

Authoring Tools Apple i. Books Author Adobe Frame. Maker & In. Design 42 ©

Testing Eub Validation Reading System Testing Accessibility Testing © 2016 IBM Corporation

EPUB Validation • EPUB Validator from IDPF – Stand alone command line tool or a Java library – Non commercial online version • Finds errors in EPUB: – internal reference consistency – structure – mark-up 44 © 2016 IBM Corporation

Validation Results from Online Version 45 © 2016 IBM Corporation

Reading System Testing epubtest. org - IDPF, BISG, DAISY Collaboration Includes fundamental accessibility tests

Reading System Test Results 47 © 2016 IBM Corporation

EPUBTest Example Accessibility Test 48 © 2016 IBM Corporation

Accessibility of Content • Perform accessibility checks on HTML content • WCAG 2. 0 compliance – Skip links – Link text – Form Labels – Alt text – Color Contrast – And so much more! 49 © 2016 IBM Corporation

IBM Accessibility Services on Bluemix Speed development. Improve the user experience. • • Digital Content Checker HTML content EPUB documents Everyone has equal access to information in web and mobile applications. Ibm. biz/bluemix-dcc • Automated Accessibility Tester • Mobile Accessibility Checker • Testing and reporting integrates into your Selenium testing framework Errors found before integration. • • • i. OS® applications Android™ applications Standards compliance • Ibm. biz/bluemix-aat Ibm. biz/bluemix 50 © 2016 IBM Corporation

Digital Content Checker 51 © 2016 IBM Corporation

Summary • EPUB is open, Dynamic, Accessible, & Adaptable • EPUB is becoming THE standard for Publishing Industry, Education, & Corporations • Tools exist to validate and test EPUB reading systems and content • More EPUB generation tools are needed • You should be embracing EPUB NOW! 52 © 2016 IBM Corporation