Accessibility

7th December 2014

See our Accessibiity Resources page for guidance and best practice information on Accessibility and EPUB 3

  • Read moreabout Accessibility Resources

First Editors Draft of EPUB Accessibility 1.0 now available

18th August 2016

The first Editors Draft of EPUB Accessibility 1.0 has been published at http://www.idpf.org/epub/a11y/, making available a conformance and discovery specification for accessiblility within the EPUB standard. While accessibility has always been a requirement of EPUB 3, this new specification&

  • Read moreabout First Editors Draft of EPUB Accessibility 1.0 now available

Third Editor’s Draft of EPUB 3.1 Published

Matt Garrish

10th August 2016

The EPUB 3 Working Group is pleased to announce that the third Editor’s Draft of EPUB 3.1 is now available for community review. This draft is feature complete, and all open issues in the tracker have been addressed. The Working Group is looking to publish the first formal Public Draft of the EPUB 3.1 specification by early September, and meanwhile encourages any community feedback on the work to date.

  • Read moreabout Third Editor’s Draft of EPUB 3.1 Published

Bluefire Releases Readium Based Cloudshelf Reader

19th June 2016

Bluefire Productions, founded in 2001 by current CEO Micah Bowers, has released a new, free ereader app on the iTunes App Store: Cloudshelf Reader. The app has been built on top of the Readium SDK Open Source project that Bluefire has been deeply involved with since its inception. Cloudshelf includes ereader apps and a cloud based distribution platform for private libraries and subscription services to offer their constituent groups.

  • Read more about Bluefire Releases Readium Based Cloudshelf Reader

BISG Quick Start Guide to Accessible Publishing

26th April 2016

The BISG Quick Start Guide to Accessible Publishing is now available for download. This document serves as the model for best practices in creating accessible digital content for those who live with disabilities. It offers an easy-to-understand introduction to the basics of accessibility and the market advantages to publishers for adopting best practices.

  • Read moreabout BISG Quick Start Guide to Accessible Publishing

Second Editor’s Draft of EPUB 3.1 Available for Review

Markus Gylling, CTO, IDPF & Chair EPUB 3 WG

26th April 2016

The EPUB 3 Working Group is pleased to announce that the second Editor’s Draft of EPUB 3.1 is now available for community review. The previous Editors Draft, published in January, included some potentially controversial changes, in effect as ‘trial balloons”. Based on community feedback, some of these proposed changes have now been modified or redacted.

  • Read more about Second Editor’s Draft of EPUB 3.1 Available for Review

The EPUB Summit – A Triumph in Bordeaux

15th April 2016

The 7th – 8th of April saw the EPUB community convene in Bordeaux for the first EPUB Summit organized by the newly created EDRLab, the headquarters of the IDPF and the Readium Foundation in Europe.

  • Read moreabout The EPUB Summit – A Triumph in Bordeaux

Google Doc Files can now be Exported as EPUB Publications

8th March 2016

EPUBZone are very excited to report the announcement that Google Doc Files can now be exported as EPUB Publications. This is important news for the EPUB ecosystem and for the overall accessibility of documents and learning resources.

Taken from the announcement on http://googleappsupdates.blogspot.co.uk

  • Read more about Google Doc Files can now be Exported as EPUB Publications

The EPUB Accessibility Summit: Making Accessibility Fundamental and Essential to EPUB

Bill Kasdorf, Principal Consultant, Apex & Board Member, IDPF

8th March 2016

The IDPF places a high priority on collaborating with related organizations. Two of the most in-depth such collaborations are with the IMS Global Learning Consortium on educational issues and the DAISY Consortiumon accessibility issues.

  • Read more about The EPUB Accessibility Summit: Making Accessibility Fundamental and Essential to EPUB

New Public Draft for EPUB for Education Profile

19th February 2016

A 2nd Editors Draft of the EPUB for Education Profile has been announced today. This new profile specification includes:

  • Read more