Making journals accessible to the visually impaired: the future is near
Abstract
The American Physical Society (APS) has been a leader in using markup languages for publishing. ViewPlus has led development of innovative technologies for graphical information accessibility by people with print disabilities. APS, ViewPlus, and other collaborators in the Enhanced Reading Project are working together to develop the necessary technology and infrastructure for APS to publish its journals in the DAISY (Digital Accessible Information SYstem) eXtended Markup Language (XML) format, in which all text, math, and figures would be accessible to people who are blind or have other print disabilities. The first APS DAISY XML publications are targeted for late 2010.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2009
- Source ID
- 10.1087/20090408
Entities
People
- John Gardner
- Robert M. Kelly
- Vladimir Bulatov
Organizations
- American Physical Society
- National Eye Institute