[Athen] Accessible Flip books

[Joshua Hori via athen-list]

Flipbooks are difficult to navigate with a screenreader and introduce new issues. If they offered access to content outside of flipbooks, that could be considered an accommodation.

For instance, you can highlight some of the text so it looks like it should be accessible, but try accessing the text with a screenreader. In my case, I can navigate around the content, but not into it. Navigating by headers doesn’t help since the focus isn’t on the flipbook, but on the whole page in the background. This could be fixed with CSS values.

In the flipbook, I do not have access to my right click tools, which is replaced by a flipbook toolbar. I can’t get it to use my computer TTS. If I use Speechify, it only reads the content in the background and not the content I’m looking at. This can’t be fixed with CSS.

Can these books be loaded into e-ink devices like the BOOX?

Keep in mind that the NPRM requiring state entities to adhere to WCAG 2.1 lvl AA by April 2026 will not apply to vendors we purchase from. Vendors do not receive state or federal funding, nor do they have a public place to congregate. I highly doubt these are viewable, or even performs a reflow of content, on mobile devices.

Best,

Joshua Hori
Accessible Technology Coordinator
Information Educational Technology
Academic Technology Services
50 Hutchison Dr.
Davis, CA 95616
530-752-2439
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From: athen-list <athen-list-bounces at mailman12.u.washington.edu> on behalf of Stager, Catherine via athen-list <athen-list at u.washington.edu>
Date: Monday, May 6, 2024 at 12:13 PM
To: Access Technology Higher Education Network <athen-list at u.washington.edu>
Subject: [Athen] Accessible Flip books
Looking for recommendations on Flip Book apps that are accessible.
Flipping Books is one that was recommended to our Communications department. I would love to hear any feedback.

Best regards,
Cath

Catherine M. Stager
Accessibility & Assistive Technology Specialist
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