accessible content production for students at school and at university

Paris, 28.1.08, Klaus Miesenberger

Accessible Content Productionfor students at school and at university

a.Univ.Prof. Dr. Klaus MiesenbergerUniversität Linz; Altenbergerstrasse 69; A-4040 Linz

E-Mail: [email protected]: http://www.integriert-studieren.jku.at

Tel.: +43-732-2468/9232; Fax: .../9322


Introduction

Our background

– Computer Science, Assistive Technologies

– 15 years student support– 10 years school book development


15 years of co-operation with publishers

1. Enthusiasmthe potential of IT/AT

2. Frustrationthe contradicting understanding/interests

3. Realismlaw/market and efficient workflow

Expectationparadigm shift to multi channel publishing


Reality IPublisher/Designer and eDocument

• Publishers = type setting / layout / right owner / marketing• eDocuments are not at focus for publishers• Design

– Based on how the book has to LOOK LIKE– Separation of structure and style not implemented– Multiple use of data not intended– No meta data strategy


Reality II Diverse Publishing Processes

• No such thing as a standard publishing process• Different tools in use• Makes it hard to define THE accessible content

production process• Organisation

– Layout is not always done In-house– Work done by freelancer / layout agencies: awareness


Reality IIIDemand is recognized

Publishers are aware • of the need for ACP

– ethical– social– law

• Market potential– Creating alternative formats creates also market potential

beyond the disability market• audio books• large print books

• “Big players” approach


Reality IV Awareness and Training at local level

¿ What is Design for All?¿ What is an accessible document? ¿ What is expected from publishers?¿ Which format/meta data to support?¿ Are there mainstream tools supporting accessibility?¿ Workflow for ACP?¿ Costs?¿ New products/markets?


Reality VThere is good practice out there

• Big European Publishers show, that it is feasible• Daisy, ipdf• Examples of best practice are also online available (

http://wiki.euain.org)• IT as enabler: new tools


Access on Demand Workflow in Support Centre

1. Catalogue search• Order existing book – access via online library• Order/Track production of a document

2. Production• Feedback to student• Search other places• eSource

• Publisher/author contact: accessible/useable format?

• Digitisation: dependant on quality

• Master File (meta data)• Transformation to output formats

3. Delivery


Tools

• Order/Delivery/Management System:“One Stop Shop”

• Publisher Contact– agreement– Adobe InDesign support

• OCR (Abby FineReader)• Processing tools:

– OpenOffice / MS Word– „Master Format“: XML/TEI

• Transformation (XSLT)– Currently: doc, pdf– Planned: html, pdf, daisy, odt

• DRM “WIBU Key”

DTP

HTML

Large Print

PDF

Plain Text

?

TEIXML


Tools

Workshop:

How to adapt academic books for students with disabilities

Reinhard Ruemer


Accessibility from Scratch (Hope on Phase IV)

• Awareness needed– Ethical– Statistical– Legal– Economical

• Know-How needed: Multi Channel Publishing

• Tools and Training• Better co-operation – interest from both sides