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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Noto Sans",sans-serif">Getting files that are “locked down” for copyright reasons is a big problem, since even if a student purchases an epub or PDF, if it’s DRM-locked they can’t use a lot of
programs to read it – again, including Capti, which is what most of our students are using for speech to text. I understand why publishers don’t want to risk their books floating around online, but honestly that’s more of a risk from students who AREN’T signing
agreements promising not to share files. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Noto Sans",sans-serif">Also, forcing students who need alternative formats to buy new ebooks instead of having the option to purchase used books, or check things out from the library or what have
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> athen-list <athen-list-bounces@mailman12.u.washington.edu>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>George Kerscher<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, August 29, 2018 6:17 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' <athen-list@u.washington.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Athen] Converting EPUB to PDF<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">IMO, ADE is not sutable for use with AT. Our tests show it is unstable. If I can help to get them to change this requirement, I am hapy to talk to the Library department and or the Princeton publishing group. We need to work together to
resolves these roadblocks.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">George<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> athen-list <<a href="mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman12.u.washington.edu">athen-list-bounces@mailman12.u.washington.edu</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Susan Kelmer<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, August 29, 2018 3:01 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Access Technology Higher Education Network <<a href="mailto:athen-list@u.washington.edu">athen-list@u.washington.edu</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Athen] Converting EPUB to PDF<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">We can download Princeton’s ePubs through our library system (I imagine our campus is giving them some funding for this). They HAVE to be opened with ADE. I can get a Bookshare file of most of their stuff too,
but they are messy and need lots of work. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">I have no access to titles on VitalSource, and as far as I know, Redshelf either. And yet again, let me say it, this is just yet one more way I need to go find a book for a student, and yet one more time I have
to do an end run and fix the file before I can give it to the student to use with their technology.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">I feel like no one is really listening to us, the providers, and what we are requesting. Why is this? Why is it so hard to just give us what we ask for, when we know they have the materials in that format to
begin with? This isn’t rocket science, you know?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:#1F497D">Susan Kelmer<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:#1F497D">Alternate Format Production Program Manager<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:#1F497D">Disability Services<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:#1F497D">University of Colorado Boulder<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:#1F497D">303-735-4836<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> athen-list <<a href="mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman12.u.washington.edu">athen-list-bounces@mailman12.u.washington.edu</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>George Kerscher<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, August 29, 2018 2:55 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' <<a href="mailto:athen-list@u.washington.edu">athen-list@u.washington.edu</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Athen] Converting EPUB to PDF<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Interesting. I have never heard of that. So, could you rename the .epub to .zip and unzip it? If it shows the XHTML files as garbage, please give me the name of your contact at Princeton and I will try to straighten them out.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Is this title not available in RedShelf or VitalSource?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">George<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> athen-list <<a href="mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman12.u.washington.edu">athen-list-bounces@mailman12.u.washington.edu</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Susan Kelmer<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, August 29, 2018 2:40 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Access Technology Higher Education Network <<a href="mailto:athen-list@u.washington.edu">athen-list@u.washington.edu</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Athen] Converting EPUB to PDF<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Several of the ePubs I’m getting from publishers require Adobe Digital Editions to be opened. The latest example is an ePub from Princeton. So, how do we get around that? Again…a publisher determining what
format our students should be using to access their materials. I’m tired of the runaround, I’m tired of wasting time trying to find a workaround.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Just give me the PDFs. I never have trouble with those. I really don’t. I want one straight path. Not a thousand.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:#1F497D">Susan Kelmer<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:#1F497D">Alternate Format Production Program Manager<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:#1F497D">Disability Services<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:#1F497D">University of Colorado Boulder<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:#1F497D">303-735-4836<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> athen-list <<a href="mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman12.u.washington.edu">athen-list-bounces@mailman12.u.washington.edu</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>George Kerscher<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, August 29, 2018 2:32 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' <<a href="mailto:athen-list@u.washington.edu">athen-list@u.washington.edu</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Athen] Converting EPUB to PDF<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Trying to be helpful here, grin.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">First Digital editions is nothing I would recommend, and I don’t think publishers would either. If it is being recommended on your campus, you need to fix that.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Both Redshelf and VitalSource with the web view, i.e. you read online, work with the Kurzweil products.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I would suggest that your screen reader users may do better with simply using their screen reader and one of the commercial readers, and Redshelf and VitalSource is doing well. Next release of Windows 10 the fall edition will have upgrades
to the EPUB reading experience in Edge. There are a couple of annoying bugs for screen reader users in Edge right now or I would recommend it. For students with learning disabilities and dyslexic, the learning tools are terrific right now.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">George<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> athen-list <<a href="mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman12.u.washington.edu">athen-list-bounces@mailman12.u.washington.edu</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Susan Kelmer<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, August 29, 2018 12:55 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Access Technology Higher Education Network <<a href="mailto:athen-list@u.washington.edu">athen-list@u.washington.edu</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Athen] Converting EPUB to PDF<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">The thing is, we are giving our students a way to access their materials using ONE portal, ONE software – Kurzweil. But no, publishers insist we need VitalSource for this one thing, and RedShelf for another
thing, and oh, here’s an ePub but the student needs Adobe Digital Editions to access that one!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">We don’t tag PDFs. We turn PDFs into well-formatted Word files – just about the ultimate in accessibility. I do not remediate PDFs from publishers, other than to crop or rename or to break into chapters. If
it needs more than that, I am not wasting weeks on remediation; I’m spend 2-4 hours turning it into Word. Easy-peasy, guaranteed accessible content.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Just because a publisher makes something “accessible” on their platform or portal does not mean this works for our students, or any students. I am going to resist at all points any publisher’s assumption or
decision that they know what our students need and that accessing YET ANOTHER PORTAL is okay. It is not okay. Period. I have students who need to read 800 pages a week. We don’t need to make it more complicated. We need to make it simpler.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Publishers are going to have to prove to me that their new methods are “better,” “less time consuming,” and “fully accessible” – because what I’ve seen so far doesn’t even come close.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:#1F497D">Susan Kelmer<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:#1F497D">Alternate Format Production Program Manager<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:#1F497D">Disability Services<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:#1F497D">University of Colorado Boulder<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:#1F497D">303-735-4836<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> athen-list <<a href="mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman12.u.washington.edu">athen-list-bounces@mailman12.u.washington.edu</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>George Kerscher<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, August 29, 2018 12:44 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' <<a href="mailto:athen-list@u.washington.edu">athen-list@u.washington.edu</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Athen] Converting EPUB to PDF<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi Susan,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Glad to see that you are open minded, and I hope we can find some time at AHG.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">It is true that students will need to learn how to use an EPUB reader of some kind, and it is not as simple as we would like. The choice depends on if the school has agreements with venders like VitalSource, RedShelf or others for the supply
of materials. Fortunately these organizations are committed to accessibility. VitalSource can import unprotected EPUB, which is good news.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I do believe that the digital publishing standards will continue to evolve, and we want them to be accessible out of the box. This is the way to get us out of this nightmare of modifying materials, tagging PDF, which you know all too well.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Now, how do we get the professors to produce EPUB instead of PDF? Just imagine not having to tag all those PDF, grin!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">George<o:p></o:p></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Susan Kelmer<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, August 29, 2018 9:01 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Access Technology Higher Education Network <<a href="mailto:athen-list@u.washington.edu">athen-list@u.washington.edu</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Athen] Converting EPUB to PDF<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">I appreciate your perspective, George. I am resistant to ePubs as part of classroom curriculum at the college level because I still see issues with the navigation of ePubs (aka, lack of page numbering!). My
students are completely full of “nope” about it, as it means they need to use something other than they are already using to read their files. I get that – they are busy and have enough of a struggle just getting through their coursework without having to
learn Yet Another Way of accessing materials that they’ve accessed successfully before using a single method.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">I will say that Macmillan includes page numbering in their ePubs. This is a HUGE plus for them, and a huge shift for me. But I’m not giving out ePubs from anyone else at this point. They are not up to par with
what the student is expecting, nor what they need.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">I’m interested to see how this plays out at AHG this year. I WILL be paying attention. I was paying attention last year (I’m looking at YOU, Pearson!) and was wholly unimpressed and not willing to make that
shift yet for my students.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Also, I’m remembering how we were all told “DAISY will be the new standard” and in the end, it wasn’t. Will ePub be the “new standard?” That remains to be seen…<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:#1F497D">Susan Kelmer<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:#1F497D">Alternate Format Production Program Manager<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:#1F497D">Disability Services<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:#1F497D">University of Colorado Boulder<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:#1F497D">303-735-4836<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> athen-list <<a href="mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman12.u.washington.edu">athen-list-bounces@mailman12.u.washington.edu</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>George Kerscher<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, August 29, 2018 8:53 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' <<a href="mailto:athen-list@u.washington.edu">athen-list@u.washington.edu</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Athen] Converting EPUB to PDF<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">At the recent AHEAD conference, there was a booth comparing the reading experience between PDF and EPUB. By far, the people saw the advantages of the modern EPUB format.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">In the W3C, the standards setting body, EPUB is being developed as the best mechanism for digital publishing. There is also the EPUB Accessibility Conformance and Discovery specification, which is being widely adopted. There is also the
Accessibility Checker for EPUB (Ace by DAISY), which helps the publishers ensure their publications are fully accessible. The current recommendation is WCAG AA for materials in education. We also recommend that the publishers provide detailed descriptions
of graphical content that conveys meaningful information to students.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">There will be a track on digital publishing at the upcoming AHG conference. Plus I will encourage the ATN and others to post short educational articles to help folks here and elsewhere learn about the many advantages of EPUB.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">For now, Here are two links to information about Reading Apps used for reading EPUB, because of course, not only must the content be accessible, but the Reading App used to read it must be accessible. We have been testing with a wide range
of Assistive Technology.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Here is the list of reading Apps at a high level:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://secure-web.cisco.com/1j3LGgWhoEEtNYdkNyTYmXZ0otnrKRWRl_S0ATR6xTNKWKIUGvSyJW8b0IwoWDhjWyQLMmNeeRC9sr3n59T3xP7I0eyd_QWGFXnoQkE0RtU_Itmt-sp_5I0dC_bJRCEe0Z_wu4_Bf_t-ZDrkU5qyuxNlSdAscN7p1yZYJKv1e2lXeqGqO824z5hmOQYOO-UZ7SIcoTixtlZgc9kAozhyLUV0QKcwrhMlZ_23LI2fb40ag42JqVVDF0xdfsc_2QfC6puoI1x9A93mkO3EK_J6h6KAQAFchgYQx3gWpdCxwVZ1E1JF_t2alrh5Fy8J4gDiuRhHHYm9BDyCxY9Vh39PdNYIM2HrgkcBUwezsISDQP-X4tUiT9wjoniKADSXuDwZDu6A0HodSPYpSCHv2y9HTff1hGhuhairEjZiIYs4WW13yaiLn2y5bqSE0XAqnyd4Z56Zr08NF6JifkDwsF7k54A/https%3A%2F%2Finclusivepublishing.org%2Fblog%2Fjune-2018-epub-reading-apps-accessibility-support%2F">https://inclusivepublishing.org/blog/june-2018-epub-reading-apps-accessibility-support/</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">and here is the formal testing results of many, many apps.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://secure-web.cisco.com/1TKXoV50RgtQvz7p7lbT_3Y6II7ATbZRUTwbHdRPZ6hLH6IsHU_QmlyUMjfS63hRi6tPEHa3sqYcfmegclcPUEBmYCfFkre6LnLmejin4GxGzsCya7-WZ8j-NTLImGu93lGoUMZXe6Qd3ZI-mP5B3YBoMMuGxFooVLEn96VQvw_k0f-HK3vpGXeKWX0hAHZas_CDJ3-9aoMXEGsjGSvmQBzIli9aehJSgXmO0mBrYkkq-ClVc8rh2uo1gOg58NIpknavlpMe3hQG5Fg4ZXj5xQ-m7ZqBKhzebYiUVi3aFAIRUat22N0s-CmHIqlh6hwTJs8oU2Scw01wBWvs_oEeUDQjeunUT-G5xOgITNsYPoOV0VMQpd3yBREaqPpxCgzBLxTas2RRcw2OigC2EZwD4z01hecqcFK4uc_q0Bs8abQFUcyQ8QA41H0EoTb5i9AHpMQp4ipArtEwWy7x6zhPAgw/http%3A%2F%2Fepubtest.org%2Ftestsuite%2Faccessibility%2F">http://epubtest.org/testsuite/accessibility/</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">If I can be of any help, even helping a student identify a Reading App and AT combination, I would be happy to help.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">George<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">George Kerscher Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">-In our Information Age, access to information is a fundamental human right.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Chief Innovations Officer, DAISY Consortium<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.daisy.org">http://www.daisy.org</a><span style="color:#0070C0"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Senior Advisor, Global Literacy, Benetech<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://secure-web.cisco.com/16X4ItYJJSEAWi3gSzQ3f9RF4R_UZOWeaw08Gp7_w0yLz6DQnwHcAz1tUcuBzQvVv6SnNiDDuz3eVL_XhcJB7c_5OXUu8jc9ns9TnXKvgMejK6RmF4IKXB2F2zti6Zxxu9wLKIUk8Kx09OHCDiSd6EFlbDlxR2XVAMjyf42uWvIpBpNc0LCsQxWqYtHhWFUMKINXZlvsGC0AUT6dTOdhzJrXC762YYUiDUeAFRLDDDjitbISXeEFfaxcLd8dztY0hraxQGaotV3R4nPbOb40KrONowZTOqcsHgAPxCzNyMqZbmaO7lLhijWEfWSg3Rdkm3tvbGpK_GBYVcxF9nCUfwWfo3tMiLUMiGznld8ICC4CxQsKSl3TY7899ZzcYnyrdEPmRReBJ5sZ-oSPJ34rCuZkvgO1VxjB-YqL8Vl5CA5CLejq4q8HMyVPP093IemQ9ReuHUdeMtdbker2kizPz7w/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.benetech.org">http://www.benetech.org</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.idpf.org">http://www.idpf.org</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Member of the National Museum and Library Services Board (IMLS)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.imls.gov">http://www.imls.gov</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Chair Steering Council Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI), a division of the W3C
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.w3c.org/wai">http://www.w3c.org/wai</a> <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Phone: +1 406/549-4687<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Cell:+1 406/544-2466 <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Email: <a href="mailto:kerscher@montana.com">kerscher@montana.com</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> athen-list <<a href="mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman12.u.washington.edu">athen-list-bounces@mailman12.u.washington.edu</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Robert Spangler<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, August 29, 2018 6:54 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Access Technology Higher Education Network <<a href="mailto:athen-list@u.washington.edu">athen-list@u.washington.edu</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Athen] Converting EPUB to PDF<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello, is it possible to convert from EPUB to PDF and, if so, how would I go about doing it? We distribute PDFs only to our students unless otherwise requested, but a publisher on AccessText is stating that Epub is the only option available
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<p class="MsoNormal">Robert Spangler<br>
Disability Services Technical Support Specialist<br>
<a href="mailto:rspangler1@udayton.edu" target="_blank">rspangler1@udayton.edu</a><br>
Office of Learning Resources (OLR) - RL 023<br>
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University of Dayton | 300 College Park | Dayton, Ohio 45469-1302 <br>
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