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Lloyd,

Thank you for the link and information. I'm anxious to read through the
site!

Mary J. Barnett

Lloyd Rasmussen wrote:
> XML, as such, can represent just about any kind of computer data, and is
> not automatically accessible.  But various organizations have defined
> document type definitions and schemas for the representation of
> documents.  You have a better chance of creating an accessible version, in
> general, if you are starting from an XML document.  Many of the tools,
> including XSLT stylesheets, are still under development or rather
> specialized.
>
> I am on the advisory committee for the ANSI/NISO Z39.86 specification for
> the digital talking book, which is often called Daisy 3.
>
> You can find some information, at various technical levels, at
>   http://www.daisy.org
> and
>   http://www.loc.gov/nls/z3986
> .  XML is popping up in math, in graphics, in repurposeable web content,
> synchronized multimedia (but not usually the video or audio itself), and
> other places.  This is a promising work in progress.
>
> At 03:19 PM 4/9/2004 -0500, you wrote:
>
>> Hi!
>>
>> I've been reading about XML, XHTML, and the capability of XML to provide
>> output in various versions through different modules and to support
>> specialized components like multimedia. I'm still a little fuzzy about
>> all this, so I wondered if someone could point me to resources that
>> discuss possible current/future capabilities of XML to provide different
>> versions of output (large text, accessible XHTML, Braille etc.)
>>
>> On the other hand, if I don't understand what I've been reading at all,
>> will someone please point me to discussions that might increase my
>> understanding of XML.
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Mary Jane Barnett
>>
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> See EASI Special October Bonus offer at http://easi.cc/clinic.htm
> EASI November courses are:
> Barrier-free E-learning, Accessible Internet Multimedia and Business
> Benefits of Accessible IT Design:
> http://easi.cc/workshop.htm
> EASI Home Page http://www.rit.edu/~easi
>
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 See EASI Special October Bonus offer at http://easi.cc/clinic.htm
EASI November courses are:
Barrier-free E-learning, Accessible Internet Multimedia and Business Benefits of Accessible IT Design:
http://easi.cc/workshop.htm
EASI Home Page http://www.rit.edu/~easi

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