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• The Baseline Initiative
• Requirements (from George Kerscher):
• Publication must provide accessible content in EPUB3 (or future version)
• Reading system must support EPUB 3 content.
• Publication/reading system must be useable with Assistive Technology.
• Practical approach
• Use HTML 5 native semantics
• Alt text required
• Common metadata (ONIX code, List 196)
• Need EPUB3 authoring tools.
• Need tools for evaluation and certification
• Raise the bar as technology advances

What can we do about external technical barriers?