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Ebooks accessibility and copyright
A window of opportunity
The non-level playing field
Changes to disabled student allowances
DSA
DSA
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The e-book solution
Paper = problems
Digital = diversity
• Anywhere
• Instantly
• Idiosyncratically
• Creatively
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Text reflow with magnification
Not this ……
or this ……
but this ……
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Text to speech
Not this ……
but this ……
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Colour / contrast
Not this ……
but this ……
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Navigation
Not this ……
but this ……
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Getting the digital book.
From an aggregator / online library service?
From a publisher?
From institution created scans?
Your own?
Another?
A central service like Load2Learn?
From learner created scans?
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From an aggregator?
Dawson Era
EBL
MyiLibrary
Netlibrary
Palgrave
ProQuest Lit Online
Safari
Sage
Science Direct
Springer
Several universities actively
explored the accessibility of
different platforms.
Findings:
6 of these 11 have good
accessibility.
Which are they?
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The results ... so far
High accessibility
Some barriers
Significant barriers
Dawson Era
EBL
MyiLibrary
Netlibrary
Palgrave
ProQuest Lit Online
Safari
Sage
Science Direct
Springer
Wiley
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From a publisher?
• Some excellent responsiveness (and speedy service)
among many UK based publishers..
• Check out www.publisherlookup.org.uk
BUT
1) May be reluctant to supply PDF if you are already
subscribing to electronic collection (!)
2) May come with illegally restrictive licensing (probably
due to inertia rather than malice)
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Opportunities for aggravation.
Publisher says…You agree not to
otherwise reproduce, use, sell,
transmit, publish, broadcast, or
otherwise disseminate or distribute
the file (or any version modified for
accessibility purposes) to anyone,
including but not limited to other
students with a print impairment at
your or any other institution,
The law says ….. S31BA (2)
(2) An authorised body which has
made an intermediate copy of a work
under this section may supply it to
another authorised body which is
entitled to make accessible copies of
the work under section 31B for the
purposes of enabling that other body
to make accessible copies of the
work.
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From a scanned hardcopy
Institution
Other
Cost ~ £600 / book
Communities of practice
Kit – more efficient
scanners = high costs
Professional links
Competence – staff
skills in OCR, proof
reading, image
description, symbols
/maths.
Transcription service
Load2Learn
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Learner based DIY
1) Mobile phone photo or
screenshot.
2) Add OneNote/ EverNote /
GoogleDrive.
3) Make text searchable.
4) Get Alt Text.
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Advice for suppliers
1) Make it easy for people to get legitimate access to text.
Technical Protection Measures can Trigger Prohibited Methods
2) Be honest and supportive. Tell people what you do well and
save them time by signalling what you don’t do well.
3) Have an accessibility roadmap for your own products.
4) Liaise with other parts of the supply chain so they don’t
undermine your good practice.
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Advice for institutions
Make accessibility a procurement criterion.
Check “product liabilities” before parting with money.
Ensure text to speech is installed across the network.
Ensure reading lists and ebooks work together
Ensure staff and learners know how to exploit the
accessibility benefits of ebooks.
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Through the Window of opportunity
Publisher
Increasing accessibility
of raw files (EPUB,
tagged PDFs)
HEIs
Intelligent procurement. Site
wide text to speech.
Disability aware reading lists.
Load2Learn liaison.
Aggregator
Improved interface and
personalisation options.
Intelligent DRM.
Healthy
market
Learners
Awareness of accessibility
options.
Effective use of available tools.
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Find out more…
Alistair McNaught
Subject Specialist, Accessibility
Alistair.McNaught@jisc.ac.uk
jisc.ac.uk
07443 984111
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