[Athen] CSU has announced a three-year deal with Nature Publishing Group for low-cost, interactive, web-based textbooks with access options for disabled students.

Ken Petri petri.1 at osu.edu
Tue May 24 10:09:45 PDT 2011


Interesting.


>From a bit of research, I see that there is no dedicated software. The

textbooks are "browser based"--delivered entirely within the web
browser--and NPG are opting for HTML5 video in order to support iOS devices.
Many of the books from NPG are STEM books and Safari on iOS does not support
MathML, but, if NPG opted to use MathML (and maybe dumb down to images for
lesser browsers, like iOS Safari), MathML is accessible in IE with the
MathPlayer plugin and will render very nicely in Firefox (even Firefox on
Android--just discovered that a couple of days ago and was pretty pleased).
Proof is in the pudding, though. Would be nice to be able to get a hands-on
evaluation.

ken
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On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 12:20 PM, Humbert, Joseph A <johumber at iupui.edu>wrote:


> From Engadget.com:

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> http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/24/npg-csu-partner-for-49-dynamic-digital-textbooks/

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> “*All materials will natively support accessibility by disabled students.”

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> *I wonder how accessible these textbooks are? Anyone have experience with

> the books and software? Hopefully this is a step forward.** *

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> Joe Humbert, Assistive Technology and Web Accessibility Specialist

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> UITS Adaptive Technology and Accessibility Centers

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