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http://dx.doi.org/10.9717/kmms.2017.20.2.330

Accessibility Automatic Inspector Library for EPUB and its Components  

Kim, Hyun-Young (Dept. of IT Engineering, SookMyung Women's University)
Lim, Soon-Bum (Dept. of IT Engineering, SookMyung Women's University)
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Journal of Korea Multimedia Society / v.20, no.2, 2017 , pp. 330-335 More about this Journal
Abstract
We have heard about several keywords of the fourth industrial revolution such as automation, artificial intelligence and connectivity. And electronic publishing systems and ebooks will enable us to experience a new industrial revolution without discrimination. On that level, it is necessary to study a method of automatic accessibility tool for electronic publishing. There are some studies on accessibility standard specifications, accessibility guidelines, and accessibility certificate criteria. but there is little research about automatic inspection tools in electronic publishing area. This paper proposed a library for accessibility inspector of EPUB and its components based on IDPF EPUB accessiblity guidelines and TTA accessibility certificate criteria for reading disabled people. After implementing the library that can be connected to SIGIL, which is the most widely used in Korea, we verified its functionality and its coverage with Korean commercial EPUB files.
Keywords
ebook Accessibility; Automatic Checker; Accessibility Evaluation Items; Verification;
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