Daily Archives: 24/10/2010

Publishers’ signatures hold out hope for brighter e-book future

24/10/2010 – 11:00 am

UK publishers have signed an “exciting” new agreement that should make it easier for many disabled people to access electronic books.
The agreement recommends that all electronic books – e-books – should automatically allow “e-reader” machines to turn the text into speech, at least where there is no audio-book edition.
An increasing number of e-readers now offer [...]

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Government sets digital access goals for 2012

24/10/2010 – 11:00 am

The government has laid out plans for making websites, computers and other parts of the “digital economy” more accessible to disabled people.
The new eAccessibility Action Plan, published by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, calls for a “step change” in e-accessibility by the time of the London Olympics and Paralympics in 2012.
As part of [...]

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