[Athen] iBooks Author?

[Todd Schwanke]

Patrick:

What I've seen so far is encouraging, but, as the description mentions, you can only read these new multi-touch books on the iPad.  So, they are dealing with a narrow band/audience of e-books.  In terms of screen reader accessibility, that means iPad plus Voiceover.

-Todd


-----Original Message-----
From: athen-list-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu [mailto:athen-list-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Gaeir Dietrich
Sent: Friday, April 06, 2012 4:16 PM
To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network'
Subject: RE: [Athen] iBooks Author?

Hi Patrick!
I saw a presentation on it at CSUN, and it appeared that it is possible to
create accessible e-books with the tool. We were also told that the tool
itself is quite accessible, but I do not know what the reality might be as I
have not yet tried it.

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Gaeir (rhymes with "fire") Dietrich
High Tech Center Training Unit of the
California Community Colleges
De Anza College, Cupertino, CA
www.htctu.net
408-996-6043

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-----Original Message-----
From: athen-list-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu
[mailto:athen-list-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Patrick
Burke
Sent: Friday, April 06, 2012 1:20 PM
To: ATHEN
Subject: [Athen] iBooks Author?

Hi all,

Wondering if anyone has any experience yet with the new iBooks Author
from Apple?

There's a presentation on our campus next week, so I'd like to know
if I should prepare celebration banners or pitchforks. :)

 From the blurb:
"iBooks Author is a new app that allows anyone to create Multi-Touch
textbooks - and just about any other kind of book - for iPad. With
galleries, video, interactive diagrams, 3D objects, and more. We will
also demonstrate how to integrate iBooks Author textbooks with iTunes
U courses."

There is a brief but cheery accessibility section on the info page:
http://www.apple.com/ibooks-author/


If anyone has more info, please chime in!

Thanks,
Patrick

--
Patrick J. Burke

Coordinator
UCLA Disabilities &
Computing Program

Phone: 310 206-6004
E-mail: burke at ucla.edu
Location: 4909 Math Science


Department Contact: dcp at oit.ucla.edu

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