[Athen] EASI Webinar Series in October on Creating Accessible EPUB documents

[Prof Norm Coombs]

	Fee-based Multi-part Series on Creating Accessible ePub3 Documents
This 4-part Webinar series is a fee-based series, but it is free for 
EASI Annual Webinar members The registration fee for the series is $225,
There is also a scholarship available for those unable to obtain the 
funds for the series:
http://easi.cc/scholarship.htm

Week 1: Tobi, how to enhance accessibility of EPUB3 publications, 
with synchronised audio and image descriptions
Presenters: Avneesh Singh: Project Manager, DAISY Consortium and 
Daniel Weck: System Architect, DAISY Consortium
Tuesday, October 7: 11 Pacific, noon Mountain, 1 Central and 2 PM Eastern
In this seminar, speakers will summarize the benefits of EPUB3 for 
accessible publishing. The presentation will describe how to add 
audio Media Overlays and image descriptions to existing mainstream e-books.
This will be accompanied by live demonstrations, and the meeting will 
include an open Q&A session.

Week 2: Using Word to Prepare a Document to be Converted into ePub3 Format
Presenter: Karen McCall from Canada
Tuesday, October 14: 11 Pacific, noon Mountain, 1 Central and 2 PM Eastern
This week, Karen McCall, provides an overview of the elements of a 
well-structured Word document that can then be converted to other 
formats such as ePub with "relative" ease. Topics include proper use 
of headings, adding footnotes, endnotes, page numbers, lists, tables 
and providing Alternate text and captions for images. It is 
impossible to overemphasize the importance on clear structure that is 
accomplished by proper semantic markup. All of this is done behind 
the scene and is often ignored. Semantic markup guarantees that the 
document and the application used to display or convert work 
correctly. Looking good is enough enough for a good document.

Week 3: Using RoboBraille to Convert Documents into ePub 3 Format
Presenter Lars Ballieu Christensen from Denmark
Tuesday, October 21: 11 Pacific, noon Mountain, 1 Central and 2 PM Eastern
RoboBraille is an automated, self-service solution for people who 
need to convert documents into alternate formats. The service allows 
users to convert files in most common formats into audio books, 
digital braille books and ebooks. The service may also be used to 
convert otherwise inaccessible documents tricky documents into more 
accessible formats. At the webinar, Lars will walk you through the 
service and how it can be used. He will also talk about how 
universities and other academic institutions can use the SensusAccess 
interface to RoboBraille to provide a self-service alternate media 
solution for students, faculty and alumni.

Week 4: What is ePub and How to Create ePub documents from Open office
Presenter Norman Coombs
Tuesday, October 28: 11 Pacific, noon Mountain, 1 Central and 2 PM Eastern
Open Office is a free, open source suite of applications that fill 
similar functions to Microsoft Office. There are many free extensions 
to download that will extend the capabilities of Open Office. One 
extensions will let you save a document in the ePub format. In that 
regard it has similarities to the save as DAISY add-in for Word.

EASI annual members register from the member-only page at:
http://easi.cc/member/index.htm
Non-members can register and pay online with a PO, credit card or 
check from the Webinar page:
http://easi.cc/clinic.htm#october
Non-members unable to obtain funding for the series should apply for 
the Dick Banks Memorial scholarship at:
http://easi.cc/scholarship.htm
Fee-based Multi-part Series on Creating Accessible ePub3 Documents
This 4-part Webinar series is a fee-based series, but it is free for 
EASI Annual Webinar members The registration fee for the series is $225,
There is also a scholarship available for those unable to obtain the 
funds for the series:
http://easi.cc/scholarship.htm

Week 1: Tobi, how to enhance accessibility of EPUB3 publications, 
with synchronised audio and image descriptions
Presenters: Avneesh Singh: Project Manager, DAISY Consortium and 
Daniel Weck: System Architect, DAISY Consortium
Tuesday, October 7: 11 Pacific, noon Mountain, 1 Central and 2 PM Eastern
In this seminar, speakers will summarize the benefits of EPUB3 for 
accessible publishing. The presentation will describe how to add 
audio Media Overlays and image descriptions to existing mainstream e-books.
This will be accompanied by live demonstrations, and the meeting will 
include an open Q&A session.

Week 2: Using Word to Prepare a Document to be Converted into ePub3 Format
Presenter: Karen McCall from Canada
Tuesday, October 14: 11 Pacific, noon Mountain, 1 Central and 2 PM Eastern
This week, Karen McCall, provides an overview of the elements of a 
well-structured Word document that can then be converted to other 
formats such as ePub with "relative" ease. Topics include proper use 
of headings, adding footnotes, endnotes, page numbers, lists, tables 
and providing Alternate text and captions for images. It is 
impossible to overemphasize the importance on clear structure that is 
accomplished by proper semantic markup. All of this is done behind 
the scene and is often ignored. Semantic markup guarantees that the 
document and the application used to display or convert work 
correctly. Looking good is enough enough for a good document.

Week 3: Using RoboBraille to Convert Documents into ePub 3 Format
Presenter Lars Ballieu Christensen from Denmark
Tuesday, October 21: 11 Pacific, noon Mountain, 1 Central and 2 PM Eastern
RoboBraille is an automated, self-service solution for people who 
need to convert documents into alternate formats. The service allows 
users to convert files in most common formats into audio books, 
digital braille books and ebooks. The service may also be used to 
convert otherwise inaccessible documents tricky documents into more 
accessible formats. At the webinar, Lars will walk you through the 
service and how it can be used. He will also talk about how 
universities and other academic institutions can use the SensusAccess 
interface to RoboBraille to provide a self-service alternate media 
solution for students, faculty and alumni.

Week 4: What is ePub and How to Create ePub documents from Open office
Presenter Norman Coombs
Tuesday, October 28: 11 Pacific, noon Mountain, 1 Central and 2 PM Eastern
Open Office is a free, open source suite of applications that fill 
similar functions to Microsoft Office. There are many free extensions 
to download that will extend the capabilities of Open Office. One 
extensions will let you save a document in the ePub format. In that 
regard it has similarities to the save as DAISY add-in for Word.

EASI annual members register from the member-only page at:
http://easi.cc/member/index.htm
Non-members can register and pay online with a PO, credit card or 
check from the Webinar page:
http://easi.cc/clinic.htm#october
Non-members unable to obtain funding for the series should apply for 
the Dick Banks Memorial scholarship at:
http://easi.cc/scholarship.htm

	Fee-based Multi-part Series on Creating Accessible ePub3 Documents
This 4-part Webinar series is a fee-based series, but it is free for 
EASI Annual Webinar members The registration fee for the series is $225,
There is also a scholarship available for those unable to obtain the 
funds for the series:
http://easi.cc/scholarship.htm

Week 1: Tobi, how to enhance accessibility of EPUB3 publications, 
with synchronised audio and image descriptions
Presenters: Avneesh Singh: Project Manager, DAISY Consortium and 
Daniel Weck: System Architect, DAISY Consortium
Tuesday, October 7: 11 Pacific, noon Mountain, 1 Central and 2 PM Eastern
In this seminar, speakers will summarize the benefits of EPUB3 for 
accessible publishing. The presentation will describe how to add 
audio Media Overlays and image descriptions to existing mainstream e-books.
This will be accompanied by live demonstrations, and the meeting will 
include an open Q&A session.

Week 2: Using Word to Prepare a Document to be Converted into ePub3 Format
Presenter: Karen McCall from Canada
Tuesday, October 14: 11 Pacific, noon Mountain, 1 Central and 2 PM Eastern
This week, Karen McCall, provides an overview of the elements of a 
well-structured Word document that can then be converted to other 
formats such as ePub with "relative" ease. Topics include proper use 
of headings, adding footnotes, endnotes, page numbers, lists, tables 
and providing Alternate text and captions for images. It is 
impossible to overemphasize the importance on clear structure that is 
accomplished by proper semantic markup. All of this is done behind 
the scene and is often ignored. Semantic markup guarantees that the 
document and the application used to display or convert work 
correctly. Looking good is enough enough for a good document.

Week 3: Using RoboBraille to Convert Documents into ePub 3 Format
Presenter Lars Ballieu Christensen from Denmark
Tuesday, October 21: 11 Pacific, noon Mountain, 1 Central and 2 PM Eastern
RoboBraille is an automated, self-service solution for people who 
need to convert documents into alternate formats. The service allows 
users to convert files in most common formats into audio books, 
digital braille books and ebooks. The service may also be used to 
convert otherwise inaccessible documents tricky documents into more 
accessible formats. At the webinar, Lars will walk you through the 
service and how it can be used. He will also talk about how 
universities and other academic institutions can use the SensusAccess 
interface to RoboBraille to provide a self-service alternate media 
solution for students, faculty and alumni.

Week 4: What is ePub and How to Create ePub documents from Open office
Presenter Norman Coombs
Tuesday, October 28: 11 Pacific, noon Mountain, 1 Central and 2 PM Eastern
Open Office is a free, open source suite of applications that fill 
similar functions to Microsoft Office. There are many free extensions 
to download that will extend the capabilities of Open Office. One 
extensions will let you save a document in the ePub format. In that 
regard it has similarities to the save as DAISY add-in for Word.

EASI annual members register from the member-only page at:
http://easi.cc/member/index.htm
Non-members can register and pay online with a PO, credit card or 
check from the Webinar page:
http://easi.cc/clinic.htm#october
Non-members unable to obtain funding for the series should apply for 
the Dick Banks Memorial scholarship at:
http://easi.cc/scholarship.htm