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Any #eprdctn folks here? DAISY best practice for video in EPUB is to put the transcript in <details> element, but details is a known problem in several RS (always open in some; can’t open in others). So what’s best way to handle? Hyperlink like is used for long descriptions? Other suggestions?

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Accessibility in Action: EAA, ADA and What’s Next

I am part of a panel this morning about the EAA, Title II of the ADA and what's next for digital publishing. There's still time to sign up. #eprdctn #a11y events.zoom.us/ev/Ai8hs7sAw...

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I found out this morning that self-publishing types can use Canva to create EPUBs. They are the most gruesome, inaccessible, and dysfunctional EPUBs that I've ever seen. 0/10 would not recommend. #eprdctn

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Home Affinity Wine Documentation This project provides detailed guides and resources for running Serif's Affinity graphics software on Linux using a customized version of Wine. Overv...

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— Affinity on Wime (GNU/Linux)? Could be: affinity.liz.pet

Looking for any benchmark. 3/

#desktoppublishing #DTP #publinum #EPUB #eprdctn // #Affinity

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Hey #eprdctn here are some of the EPUB features that Affinity makes freely available, for everyone, forever…

- Better methods for adding image descriptions, including support for extend descriptions
- Auto applied and easily editable reading order
- Extra metadata including A11y metadata

and…

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— IDML export: why still not possible? The integration with #Adobe workflows (mainly #InDesign) doesn't work!
— Styles (paragraph, character, table, cell, block, etc.): bullet proof?

Looking for any benchmark. 2/

#desktoppublishing #DTP #publinum #EPUB #eprdctn

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#Canva has just made #Affinity one single app.

Well, many issues are to assess:
— Free-for-life: for how long?
— EPUB export: generating files that conform to the EPUB 3 specifications?
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Looking for any benchmark. 1/

#desktoppublishing #DTP #publinum #EPUB #eprdctn

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Adobe InDesign 21.0—EPUB Accessibility Updates - Inclusive Publishing Our collaboration with Adobe’s InDesign team continues to reap rewards. The InDesign EPUB Expert Group—formed by the Accessible Books Consortium and including Richard Orme […]

InDesign 2026 (21.0) was released this week. There are a couple of significant upgrades to how it exports EPUB that impact accessibility around ARIA roles, context breaks, and MathML. Read more about the upgrades here. #eprdctn

inclusivepublishing.org/news-and-eve...

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Groundbreaking No-Code Accessibility for Fixed-Layout EPUB When Pottermore Publishing, the global digital audiobook and eBook publisher of J.K.

Pocket Potters – Little Guides to the Harry Potter Stories are now available as Accessible Fixed-Layout EPUBs made with Circular Software.
This has been a great project to work on and we are shortlisted for a Digital Publishing Award!
#eprdctn #a11y
www.linkedin.com/pulse/ground...

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Ebook Accessibility: What You Might Be Missing — Laura Brady Ebook accessibility is top of mind for so many publishers these days, partly because of the European Accessibility Act, partly as a sign of a maturing digital publishing landscape. Here are some tips ...

I’ve been reviewing a lot of EPUBs for publishers lately and have noticed some themes. If making digital content is part of what you do, maybe you’ll find it useful. #a11y #eprdctn laurabrady.ca/blog/ebook-a...

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Reading Order Tools panel showing buttons in two categories.
Reading Order category has Auto define reading order, Manually define reading order, Amend or clear reading order, Set markers visibility.
Region Navigation category has List reading order objects, Make panel from selected rows, Create page panel mask, Preview panels, Delete panels and panel masks.

Reading Order Tools panel showing buttons in two categories. Reading Order category has Auto define reading order, Manually define reading order, Amend or clear reading order, Set markers visibility. Region Navigation category has List reading order objects, Make panel from selected rows, Create page panel mask, Preview panels, Delete panels and panel masks.

Reading order is as important as image description for #a11y.
For InDesign #eprdctn users, Circular Software has you covered.

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Digital Publishing Accessibility Specialist – AUPresses Jobs

What’s more absurd, countless articles wondering if CBS moving on from Colbert is political(he’s highest rated in his slot, only one to grow in viewership the previous quarter) or the salary for this #eprdctn position requiring a good bit of technical knowledge? jobs.up.hcommons.org/job/virginia...

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Information needed to answer Survey on the usage of HTML syntax in EPUB - Web-Based Straw-poll and Balloting System

If you make EPUB ebooks or build tools for #EPUBs, do you think EPUBs should continue requiring XML syntax for #HTML? tell the W3C what you think
Brief survey, 4 questions, responses anonymized
www.w3.org/wbs/1/epubht...
#ebook #ebooks #eprdctn

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Anyone else ever noticed that using @media max-width in an #epub completely disables any css when using a Kobo e-ink device? And I can't figure out a way to build in a fallback :-( #eprdctn

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That's good to know, from @laurab7.bsky.social: Adobe InDesign can, should, will handle MathML.

#eprdctn #EPUB #a11y — that's #Publishing

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[C&F] Dans la cuisine de C&F éditions

…/… le lien direct chez @cfeditions.bsky.social :

— newsletter.cfeditions.com/2025_06_20_f...

#edition #livres #eprdctn

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InDesign 20.4: Major Accessibility Advances - Inclusive Publishing The InDesign Expert Group continues to drive significant improvements in EPUB accessibility with the release of InDesign 20.4. This latest update builds on collaborative […]

Big news for InDesign-to-EPUB users: ID can now handle MathML. It is a work in progress, but it's coming along. Read about that and other developments here. #eprdctn inclusivepublishing.org/blog/indesig...

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Accessible Digital Publishing in Dublin - Inclusive Publishing EDRLab hosted their annual conference at Trinity College on June 16 and 17 this year and digital publishing and accessibility expert, Laura Brady, has […]

Accessibility at the EDR Lab Digital Publishing Summit in Dublin. inclusivepublishing.org/blog/accessi... #eprdctn #a11y

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Get In The Loop people!
#indesign #eprdctn

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Apple Books Asset Guide 5.3.1

Some good news from Apple Books: they now accept accessibility metadata tags. More in their asset guide. #eprdctn help.apple.com/itc/booksass...

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Why is that people are so secretive and proprietary about their methods for converting pdfs to epubs? :-(
#eprdctn

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Fresh Page Training Our three experienced trainers share the latest methods for preparing professional print ready artwork whilst also preparing the content and design ready for accessible digital use. Learn a fresh work...

🗓️ One month to go until Fresh Page Training takes our unique ‘Publishing Accessibility – Real World Hands-On Training’ course to Dublin!!

🤓 Experienced InDesign users are welcome! You will explore a fresh use of the tool you already know.

www.freshpagetraining.com

#eprdctn #a11y #indesignbetter

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Episode 12: The Art of the Probable, with George Walkley — Simon Mellins Consulting AI is upending almost all walks of life and industry right now. In this episode we are extremely lucky to get to talk to AI expert and publishing veteran George Walkley. We talk about copyright, creat...

I just hit 'publish' on the latest episode of The Digital Publishing Podcast! This time co-host Simon Holt and I were lucky enough to spend some time with brilliant digital publishing & AI expert George Walkley @georgewalkley.com

simonmellins.com/podcast/episode12

#digitalpublishing #ai #eprdctn

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EPUB3.3 Recommendations published, work begins on new features The Publishing Maintenance Working Group (PMWG) has finalized the EPUB 3.3 specification, clarifying language and aligning it with related specifications. The group is now working on the next major re...

What's going on with the EPUB 3 specification? From @susan-neustudio.bsky.social. #eprdctn www.w3.org/blog/2025/ep...

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Has anyone here experienced Thorium TTS entirely skipping language tagged text? The language shifts are nothing obscure—just French—and the Colibrio Vanilla Reader renders the same file beautifully. #eprdctn

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W3C Pushes EPUB Forward – EDRLab

Notes on the Publishing Working Group meetings re: EPUB, audiobooks, and digital publishing. #eprdctn
www.edrlab.org/2025/04/08/w...

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Working on an ebook conversion where someone has used AI to auto-detect language shifts. This means that every glyph with an accent, regardless of the word it sits in, is tagged as Portuguese. Just the letter — not the word.

AI is not that smart. Don't do this. #eprdctn

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Amazon Kindle will ingest accessibility metadata following the ONIX 3.1 standards - Fondazione LIA Amazon announced two significant updates on Publish to Kindle: ebooks will ingest accessibility metadata following the ONIX 3.1 standards.

This is such welcome news for the accessible digital publishing ecosystem. #eprdctn www.fondazionelia.org/en/whats-new...

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Training — Laura Brady Book one-on-one sessions with an ebook expert. Training and tutoring on creating EPUB from InDesign, editing HTML and CSS, understanding accessibility metadata, the digital publishing supply chain, wr...

I often get technical questions — on social media or otherwise — and I am happy to help when I can. In an effort to make it easier to get support, I am opening up (paid) office hours on Friday afternoons. #eprdctn laurabrady.ca/work/training

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