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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Hello,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The only thing I have seen that comes close is the Benetech Global Certified Accessible (GCA) rating for EPUB 3 content from publishers.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>They have a system that uses the automatic Accessibility Checker for EPUB (Ace by DAISY), and the Simple Manual Accessibility Reporting Tool (SMART) for the checking.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Their customized version of SMART has a rating system where a person gives a 0 tto 4 quality rating for amany, many items in a publication. They also provide guidance to the publisher on how to improve their score. Publishers must get at least 80% for that title to pass.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>You can look at the tools by visiting:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://inclusivepublishing.org/inclusive-publishing-hub-resources/">https://inclusivepublishing.org/inclusive-publishing-hub-resources/</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Ace is free and open source, and SMART is free to use for a limited number of titles a month.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Best<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>George<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> athen-list <athen-list-bounces@mailman12.u.washington.edu> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Khoa Pham<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, April 9, 2020 8:59 PM<br><b>To:</b> Access Technology Higher Education Network <athen-list@u.washington.edu><br><b>Subject:</b> [Athen] Accessibility Rating<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hi Everyone,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Is anyone currently using or have a method in which they would rate the accessibility of an application? Perhaps a point system that would provide a percentage for accessibility. Thanks in advance!<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>