November 21 2019 Accessing Higher Ground Westminster CO Your presenters Joseph Polizzotto Richard Orme Publishing Trends and EPUB Large publishers are creating EPUBs Pearson Wiley McGraw Hill MacMillan amp more ID: 781064
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EPUB Reading Systems for Students with Learning Disabilities
November 21, 2019
Accessing Higher Ground, Westminster, CO
Slide2Your presenters
Joseph Polizzotto
Richard Orme
Slide3Publishing Trends and EPUBLarge publishers are creating EPUBsPearson, Wiley, McGraw Hill, MacMillan & more…80% of the Higher Ed texts are in EPUB3“Born Accessible” MovementA special workflow for remediation is not necessaryEveryone gets the same publication
Slide4Where Can DSOs find EPUBs?Access Text Network7,161 unprotected EPUBs and counting…17 out of 47 publishers have unprotected EPUBsBookshareAvailable for students with qualifying disabilitiesContact Publisher Directly
Slide5Where Can Students find EPUBs?VitalSource and RedShelfAround 1 million EPUBs availablePublishers’ Student StorePublishers’ Homework Management PlatformOpen Library (Internet Archive)OverDrive, Amazon, Google Play and more…
Slide6Who’s Afraid of EPUB?A lot of myths surround EPUB adoptionEPUBs must replace PDFEPUB reading systems don’t support EPUB 3EPUBs don’t work with assistive technologyBut…Students need their books quickly!EPUBs can be converted easily to PDFMany reading systems are available.
Slide7Learning Disabilities in Higher Ed.More than 200,000 studentsCommon Challenges include: Staying engaged in readingLearning new vocabularyOrganizing and recording main ideasRemembering informationAdjusting the text formatting for easier viewing
Slide8Digital Reading Experience EPUBs are typically reflowableThe text changes to the dimension of a screenEasy reading on mobile and desktop devicesTable of ContentsEasy navigation to parts of a bookVisual AdjustmentsChange the font, text color, and size
Slide9Important RS Features Students with LD need these features:Read aloudDictionaryBookmarkingHighlighting and annotation toolsFont adjustments and line adjustments
Slide10Epubtest.orgLook for the results for these tests:Basic FunctionalityHighlighting, annotation, searchingVisual AdjustmentsFont adjustmentsRead AloudIs the read aloud feature integrated into the app?
Slide11Apple Books
Slide12Apple Books & EPUB ProsFreeComes with Apple products Sidebar display notes and highlightsPop-up dictionaryConsFew textual adjustmentsNo integrated read aloud feature
Slide13VitalSource Bookshelf
Slide14VitalSource & EPUBProsFreePage navigationOn multiple platformsText is highlighted during read aloud“Read from here”Reads alt textVisual adjustmentsConsNeed to sign up for account [free]Highlighting and notetaking not available unless purchasing book at VitalSourceDevice limit
Slide15CaptiVoice
Slide16Capti Voice & EPUBProsCross-platformLots of textual adjustmentsScreen maskingIn-app voice purchasesExport notes and highlightsConsSome features require subscriptionOnly opens unprotected EPUBsNo page navigation
Slide17Read and Write
Slide18Read and Write & EPUBProsText is highlighted during read aloudHighlights can be extracted as a Google DocConsBuggyMust open in Google ChromeFew text adjustmentsRequires purchase
Slide19Kurzweil 3000
Slide20Kurzweil 300 & EPUBProsText is highlighted during read aloudExtract notes and highlights to a study guide (web interface)ConsNo macOS supportTOC is added as bookmarksNo reflowNo textual adjustmentsNo page navigation
Slide21VoiceDream Reader
Slide22VoiceDream & EPUBProsMany textual adjustmentsAudio adjustments: sentence pausing, skip numbers etc.Extract notes and highlightsScreen maskingConsNo page navigationDoes not read alt textTables do not display properly
Slide23Dolphin Easy Reader
Slide24Easy Reader & EPUBProsFreePage navigationReads alt textMany textual adjustmentsMany visual adjustmentsConsHighlighting and notetaking not availableDictionary
Slide25RedShelf
Slide26Redshelf & EPUBProsCross-platformPage navigationFlashcards Highlighting and notetakingCollaboration toolsCitation toolsConsNo sideloadingNo textual adjustments
Slide27Popular Reading Systems for LDTable of ContentsEPUB Page Navigation
Read AloudDictionaryHighlighting & AnnotationExport Options
Kurzweil 3000(Web License)
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Slide28Recommended EPUB ReadersTextual AdjustmentsDolphin Easy ReaderVS BookshelfStudy GuidesKurzweil (web)CaptiVoice (online)Math Support Dolphin Easy ReaderAudio Adjustments VoiceDream ReaderTextbooksRedshelf or Bookshelf
Slide29EPUB Resources Sigil EPUB EditorRemediate an EPUBWord to EPUB add-inCreate an EPUB from a Word DocACE Accessibility Checker by DAISYCheck an EPUB for accessibility features
Slide30Take-awaysEPUB has many benefits for studentsDetermine which EPUB reading system matches a student’s needsExpose students to variety and demonstrate the EPUB features they need most