What is ISO/IEC 23761 about?
ISO/IEC 23761 is an international standard that deals with digital publishing and requirements for EPUB accessibility.
ISO/IEC 23761 specifies content conformance requirements for verifying the accessibility of EPUB publications. It also specifies accessibility metadata requirements for the discoverability of EPUB publications.
ISO/IEC 23761 specifies the technicalities such as terms, definitions, success techniques, application to older versions, discoverability, accessible publication, optimized publications, distribution for conformance, and discoverability requirements for EPUB publications.
Who is ISO/IEC 23761 for?
ISO/IEC 23761 on digital publishing is useful for:
- Smartphone Manufacturing companies
- Electronic publication companies
- Software developing companies
Why should you use ISO/IEC 23761?
The provision of accessibility metadata facilitates informed decisions about the usability of an EPUB Publication. Consumers can review the qualities of the content and decide whether an EPUB publication is appropriate for their needs, regardless of whether it meets the bar of being certified broadly accessible.
ISO/IEC 23761 provides EPUB accessibility, addresses two key needs in the EPUB ecosystem:
- Discoverability of the accessible qualities of EPUB publications
- Evaluation and certification of accessible EPUB publications
ISO/IEC 23761 describes metadata requirements that need to conform to meet the accessibility for all EPUB publications. These requirements provide authors a clear set of guidelines to evaluate their content against and allow certification of quality.
ISO/IEC 23761 establishes how to identify content that is optimized for specific user needs so cannot meet broad accessibility requirements. It is designed to be applicable to EPUB publications that conform to any version or profile.