[Athen] iBooks Author?

[Karlen Communications]

I installed this on my MacBook Air and launched it using VoiceOver. Every
key press done while the app is open resulted in "iBooks Author is busy"
even pressing the alphanumeric keys on the keyboard to enter alternate
information into the title of the cover page. I could only stand it for a
few minutes before exiting the app without saving...as I wouldn't know what
I'd done.

I think I remember reading the accessibility section of the app description
and it saying it was accessible with VoiceOver? I am running Lion and it is
updated.

It is a sort of desktop publishing application so am not surprised that it
isn't working well with a screen reader.

Hopefully once I create a book, it will be accessible.

Cheers, Karen

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:athen-list-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Teresa
Haven
Sent: April-06-12 5:22 PM
To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network'
Subject: RE: [Athen] iBooks Author?

One of my colleagues just bought a new Macbook for personal use and offered
to bring it to me on Monday to let me try out iBooks Author.  I'll do some
experimentation and report back to anyone who would like to hear results.
Teresa

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Teresa LW Haven, Ph.D.
Supervisor, Alternative Format Services
Disability Resource Center
Arizona State University
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[mailto:athen-list-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Gaeir
Dietrich
Sent: Friday, April 06, 2012 2:16 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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[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

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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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