© 2016 IBM Corporation EPUB3 - An Accessible, Open, and Portable Document Format Becky Gibson, Sr. Technical Staff Member, Susann Keohane, Lead Accessibility Consultant

2 © 2016 IBM Corporation Agenda What is EPUB? Benefits of EPUB Why IBM Chose EPUB EDUPUB ⇢ EPUB for Education Reading Authoring Testing Summary

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4 © 2016 IBM Corporation EPUB is an Open Electronic Publishing Standard from the International Digital Publishing Forum - idpf.orgidpf.org

5 © 2016 IBM Corporation EPUB is based on Open Web Standards MathML SVG HTML5, JavaScript, CSS SMIL WAI-ARIA

6 © 2016 IBM Corporation EPUB is dynamic and adaptable

7 © 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”* *

8 © 2016 IBM Corporation EPUB is supported by the major mobile devices – Android and iOS Plus many other 3 rd party EPUB reader apps

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10 © 2016 IBM Corporation The new EPUB 3 standard is integrated with the DAISY and Open Web accessibility standards. TIES - Transition to Inclusive EPUB 3 Ecosystem

11 © 2016 IBM Corporation Support MathML to navigate math equations

12 © 2016 IBM Corporation More searchable because it’s based on HTML5

13 © 2016 IBM Corporation Ability to create portable cloud annotation: Highlighting, Bookmarks, Notes, etc iBooks Highlight & Bookmark iBooks Notes

14 © 2016 IBM Corporation Ability to change fonts and styles dynamically iBooks Font & Style Options iBooks w/ Changed Font Face, Size, and Theme

15 © 2016 IBM Corporation Tie Speech to Text via Self Voice & Media Overlay Readium Media Overlays Example

16 © 2016 IBM Corporation Interactive Documentation & Programmatic Access Readium displaying embedded Video with Scripted Controls

17 © 2016 IBM Corporation Supports Accessibility EPUB 3 Accessibility Guidelines 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 HTML5 for structuring content, including native MathML 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 CSS3 Speech for enhanced text-to-speech playback a new XHTML-based navigation document

18 © 2016 IBM Corporation No More Pinch, Zoom, and Pan! PDF example demonstrating the need for zooming and scrolling on an mobile phone

19 © 2016 IBM Corporation Size the EPUB to fit your display With UI ElementsWithout UI Elements

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

22 © 2016 IBM Corporation IBM needs documentation to be based on standards, accessible, mobile friendly, and easily translated for our global business

23 © 2016 IBM Corporation Opportunity to leverage accessibility work on open web platform for IBM Documentation WAI-ARIA

24 © 2016 IBM Corporation 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. IBM’s View on Accessibility

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26 © 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, 3D (WebGL) demonstrations, data visualizations, SVG

27 © 2016 IBM Corporation Allows inclusion of interactive elements and assessment Learn SVG Interactively by Jay Nick (Description available in the notes)

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29 © 2016 IBM Corporation Question & Test Interoperability (QTI) Example from Embedding QTI assessment in EPUB3 by Wilbert Kraan, QTI assessment in EPUB3

30 © 2016 IBM Corporation Learning Tools Interoperability (LTI)

31 © 2016 IBM Corporation IMS Caliper AnalyticsIMS 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. Impact-Student-Success.aspx?Page=3#

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

33 © 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.

34 © 2016 IBM Corporation EPUB for Education in Action University of Illinois eText –Accessibility –Teaching –Publishing –Study Tools –Usability –Security

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

37 © 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/readiumgithub.com/readium

38 © 2016 IBM Corporation Readium Features Support for EPUB 2.0 and 3.0 Rendering Media Overlays MathML (via MathJax) EPUB Reading System Object Obfuscated font support Accessibility Plug-in architecture Digital Rights Management (DRM) in progress For more details see Readium Release NotesReadium Release Notes

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

42 © 2016 IBM Corporation Authoring Tools Adobe FrameMaker & InDesign Apple iBooks Author

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44 © 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

45 © 2016 IBM Corporation Validation Results from Online Version

46 © 2016 IBM Corporation Reading System Testing epubtest.org - IDPF, BISG, DAISY Collaboration Includes f undamental accessibility tests

47 © 2016 IBM Corporation Reading System Test Results

48 © 2016 IBM Corporation EPUBTest Example Accessibility Test

49 © 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!

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

51 © 2016 IBM Corporation Digital Content Checker

52 © 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!

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