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Making journals accessible to the visually impaired: the future is near
Author(s) -
GARDNER John,
BULATOV Vladimir,
KELLY Robert
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
learned publishing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.06
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1741-4857
pISSN - 0953-1513
DOI - 10.1087/20090408
Subject(s) - markup language , xml , sgml , computer science , publication , world wide web , publishing , xhtml , reading (process) , multimedia , library science , political science , xml framework , law
The American Physical Society (APS) has been a leader in using markup languages for publishing. ViewPlus has led development of innovative technologies for graphical information accessibility by people with print disabilities. APS, ViewPlus, and other collaborators in the Enhanced Reading Project are working together to develop the necessary technology and infrastructure for APS to publish its journals in the DAISY (Digital Accessible Information SYstem) eXtended Markup Language (XML) format, in which all text, math, and figures would be accessible to people who are blind or have other print disabilities. The first APS DAISY XML publications are targeted for late 2010.