With an update to the Google Cast SDK, Chromecast now has full closed caption support for Android, Chrome, and iOS devices --as well as on the default and styled media receivers. Also available is a new version of the Media Player Library (0.8.0). To take advantage of these updates, developers will need to properly provision their media and apps to include closed captioning … [Read more...] about Google Adds Closed Captioning Support to Chromecast
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Digital Textbooks Get Added Accessibility Support through Vital Source
Ingram Content Group's solutions division Vital Source Technologies, Inc., presented a new interface at the annual convention of the National Federation of the Blind, held last week in Orlando, Florida, that unveiled the new accessibility features of its Vital Source Bookshelf platform. These features will even the playing field for students with greater or different needs from … [Read more...] about Digital Textbooks Get Added Accessibility Support through Vital Source
Greater Accessibility Now on Kindle for iOS App
Amazon released an update today to its free Kindle app for iOS that stands to vastly improve the accessibility and reach of ebook services for the visually impaired, learning disabled, and more. This update will allow users to more easily search through their bookshelves and individual titles. According to a statement from Amazon on the new features, this update will allow … [Read more...] about Greater Accessibility Now on Kindle for iOS App
ReadSpeaker Supports Browser-Based Content Read Aloud
Everything about Tools of Change focuses on looking ahead to the future, in this case, the future of publishing. The TOC conference is a place for forward-thinking entities involved in some arm of publishing to not only showcase what they can do, but to also highlight where they plan to take the future of books. One of the futures that has long been anticipated for digital … [Read more...] about ReadSpeaker Supports Browser-Based Content Read Aloud
New Trial Run in College eTextbooks
Started at the Indiana University and now growing to twenty-five higher ed institutions, a trial run program on the implementation of digital textbooks at the college level is designed to show universities basically how digital can be implemented. This test is being conducted by Internet2 and Educause. It wouldn’t seem like rocket science. An ever-growing number of … [Read more...] about New Trial Run in College eTextbooks
CourseSmart and STEPP Conduct a Study on the Accessibility of eTextbooks
GoodeReader reported on digital textbook publisher CourseSmart’s involvement in a multi-year study by STEPP (STudent Erent Pilot Project) on how the rental of digital textbooks are affecting learning outcomes at the higher education level, with a special focus on providing easier and more cost effective accessibility for students with special needs. This week, Cindy Clarke, … [Read more...] about CourseSmart and STEPP Conduct a Study on the Accessibility of eTextbooks
CourseSmart: Results of a Two-Year Digital Textbook Study
CourseSmart, a leading supplier of e-textbooks for higher education, shared the results of a two-year study on the use of digital textbooks which had been commissioned by Alternative Media Access Center (AMAC) and AccessText Network (ATN) following a grant from the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE). The study tracked the reactions of 1,185 higher … [Read more...] about CourseSmart: Results of a Two-Year Digital Textbook Study