Accessibility
eText is accessible off the shelf. We work to meet and exceed ADA 508 requirements. Screen reader and assistive technology compatibility is not an after-thought — rather, it is central to the development of our platform. Not only is our platform accessible, but all of our content is as well.
- Interface — including rich media players — offers complete keyboard control
- All multimedia content is fully captioned; videos provide transcripts
- Complex math and science notation is embedded in text-based MathML — not images
- ARIA and meta tags enable full functionality of notes and highlights
- Users can select high contrast mode, font style and size
- Ongoing testing ensures compatibility with all modern assistive technology
eText's fluid XML/HTML 5 framework makes reading easy for everyone.
Study Tools
With eText, students can easily personalize their study environment. Features include:
- Search — find terms and content across books
- Highlights — choose from four colors; jump to and organize within each chapter
- Notes — keep personal notes or post questions directly in context to be answered by instructors
- Bookmarks — jump quickly to personally defined sections
- In-context Glossary — click on terms to see their definitions instantly
- References — click to see a figure or passage that is pages or chapters away without interrupting reading
- Assignments — can be embedded directly in their context, with options for students to ask questions
- Book Customization — choose interface color, margin width, typeface, and type size
Full Feature List
Teaching
- Class rosters are dynamically created through your school's ActiveDirectory
- Post assignments and answer student questions directly in context
- Organize all chapter media in one convenient, automatically generated list
Publishing
- Embed rich media directly into text
- Adopt original or published books easily
- Also deliver course-packs, library material, conference proceedings, etc.
- Release new editions as frequently as each semester
- Add timely information from external sources in book margins at any time
Study Tools
- Create highlights in four colors
- Post private or instructor question notes
- Bookmark sections
- Jump to notes, highlights, and bookmarks from quick lists
- Click on glossary terms to see their definitions
- Reference figures that are pages away without interrupting reading
Usability
- Use from any device with a browser that supports HTML5
- Fluid XML/HTML 5 interface
- Dynamic, responsive pages
- User control of font, margins, theme
- Search within or across books
- Customize colors, fonts, etc.
Accessibility
- Fully acessible platform and content
- Fully ADA 508 Compliant
- Complete keyboard control of reading and rich media
- Captions on all rich media
- High contrast mode and several font options
- Complex math and science formulae readable by assistive technology
Security
- Authorization controlled by a central credentialing system such as OAuth or Shibboleth
- Built-in DRM protection to protect intellectual property
- Controllable duration of access for each text