For parents and for teachers
1) Download installation instructions
2) Download the teaching guide
3) Download the appendices to the teaching guide
a_Iconographic_Sheet-FPE_EN
b_Sound effects effects in the order of their appearance in the story
bat
cave
switch
mouse
mosquito
potholder
octopus
c) 2 colouring pages to print
“Classic” Colouring
Adapted coloring
This adapted colouring file for severely visually impaired children can be used in 2 ways: printing with conventional ink, or printing to inflate the ink with a PIAF oven. In the 2nd case, the tactile outlines will help children locate the areas to be colored.
d-Files of relief drawings to download for printing and inflation in the PIAF oven
relief ben flaps wings bat folded wing
4) Alternative texts for images
During the development of the digital book, an alternative text was included for each image so that blind readers could also access the content of the images. Each alternative text is read by a computer-generated voice using assistive software. If you prefer to read the texts aloud yourself for young blind children, you can download them in PDF format.
For publishers
For all content producers, publishers and transcribers, the Flex Picture Ebook team has developed tools to streamline the production chain for your accessible illustrated EPUB3s.
The Flex Picture Ebook Builder
The FPE Builder is a software package we have developed to help you create your enriched illustrated EPUB3. It allows you to organise the content (text, files for each illustration with its different levels of simplification, audio files) as well as the menu proposed to readers at the beginning of the book:
- Download the Flex Picture Ebook Builder (currently only available in a Windows and MacOS compatible version): https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/15l5p53_yAyA3ru3Q92Ahd7PVf21tU4W3?usp=sharing
- Watch the tutorial video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IH2yYdknlU
- If necessary, download the source code for the Builder Flex Picture Ebook: https://github.com/IISJKU/FPB-Builder
Illustrator Flex Picture Ebook plug-in
This plug-in will show you how to adapt your images in Adobe Illustrator.
- Download the Adobe Illustrator Flex Picture Ebook plug-in (currently only available for Windows, MacOS version coming soon): https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1bj6Rhz9_j4-CAG0-P6QZwRpgyGHj8jyM?usp=drive_link
- Watch the tutorial video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cbx9GiYE3_8
- If necessary, download the source code for the Flex Picture Ebook Builder: https://github.com/IISJKU/FPB-Builder
A methodology for designing accessible illustrated content
This methodology has several components:
- The main points… https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MZIoRBfsWdZK7M1Jx_nJBIJOmrMNZr5zZVgvIJqY5JY/edit?usp=drive_link
- A step-by-step guide to drawing up specifications for adapting an illustrated book into an accessible illustrated digital book for readers with disabilities https://docs.google.com/document/d/10xOG3FeBG-ypFhc664TY2IWD8HRl_krqs59ciJIs0p8/edit?usp=drive_link
- A step-by-step guide to understanding how to help neuro atypical children understand text (coming soon)
For everyone
Read the article by Enrica Polato, a researcher at the University of Bologna, on the representations of blind children in the Italian magazine ‘Toccare le parole’.
- Article available here (automatically translated into French): Enrica Polato_in Toccare_le_parole_FR
- Article in Italian: Enrica Polato_in Toccare_le_parole_IT
For digital book developers
Read the article by Danya Gharbich, Maximilian Punz, Klaus Miesenberger and Valentín Salinas-Lopez, researchers at Johannes Kepler University in Linz, part of the Institut Integriert Studieren laboratory, published in the Springer journal, on Flex Picture Ebooks.
Article available here: Flex_Picture_eBook_FPB_Adaptable_Non_Text_Content_for_Better_Accessibility_and_Usability