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<p>Although it is technically possible to produce Fixed Layout publications with a good level of accessibility, it should be kept in mind that some accessibility requirements cannot be met. This is because of the limitation of the format, including the ability to change the graphical formatting of the text according to the user's needs.</p>

<section id="relationship-to-wcag">
<h2>Relationship of EPUB Acessibility to WCAG</h2>
<h2>Relationship of EPUB Accessibility to WCAG</h2>

<p>EPUB Accessibility 1.1 defines the requirements necessary to make an EPUB publication fully accessible, including the requirements defined by the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG). It further adds requirements solely related to the specific characteristics of e-books and other digital publications.</p>

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<section id="mappings">
<h2>Mappings</h2>

<p>This section of the document maps the requirements defined of the European Accessibility to the EPUB Accessibility technical standard.</p>
<p>This section of the document maps the requirements defined of the European Accessibility Act to the EPUB Accessibility technical standard.</p>

<p>The mapping includes the following sections from Annex I <cite>"Accessibility requirements for products and services"</cite> of the EAA:</p>
<p>The mapping includes the following sections from Annex I <q>Accessibility requirements for products and services</q> of the EAA:</p>

<ul>
<li>Section III<cite> "Accessibility requirements for products and services"</cite> related to all services covered by the EAA, including e-books</li>
<li>Section IV<cite> "Additional accessibility requirements related to specific services"</cite>, sub-section (f) <cite>"E-books"</cite>, which defines specific requirements for e-books</li>
<li>Section III <q>Accessibility requirements for products and services</q> related to all services covered by the EAA, including e-books</li>
<li>Section IV <q>Additional accessibility requirements related to specific services</q>, sub-section (f) <q>E-books</q>, which defines specific requirements for e-books</li>
</ul>

<section id="annex-I">
<h3>Annex I – Accessibility requirements for products and services</h3>

<section id="annex-I-section-III">
<h4>Section III – General accessibility requirements related to all services</h4>
<h4>Section III – General accessibility requirements related to all services covered by this Directive in accordance with Article 2 (2)</h4>

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<p>General accessibility requirements related to all services covered by this Directive in
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<p>Ensuring the accessibility of the products used in the provision of the service, in
accordance with Section I of this Annex and, where applicable, Section II thereof</p>

<p>Out of scope: requirement for reading systems and other products used to provide the service.</p>
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<p>Out of scope: requirement for reading systems and other products used to provide the service.</p>
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<p>Making the information available via more than one sensory channel</p>
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<p>Provision of information is covered by EPUB Accessibility, <a data-cite="epub-a11y-11#sec-discovery">section Discoverability</a>. Presentation of this information is out of scope of e-books, it is a requirement for reading systems, e-commerce websites, and platforms. </p>
<p>This requirement is satisfied by:</p>
<ul>
<li>WCAG Success Criterion <a href="https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG2/#sensory-characteristics">1.3.3 Sensory Characteristics</a> (level A).</li>
<li>WCAG Success Criterion <a href="https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG2/#use-of-color">1.4.1 Use of Color</a> (level A).</li>
</ul>
</section>

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<p>Presenting the information in an understandable way</p>
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<p>Provision of information is covered by EPUB Accessibility, <a data-cite="epub-a11y-11#sec-discovery">section Discoverability</a>. Presentation of this information is out of scope of e-books, it is a requirement for reading systems, e-commerce websites, and platforms. </p>
<p>This requirement is satisfied by WCAG Principle <a href="https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG2/#understandable">3. Understandable</a> (level AA).</p>
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<p>Presenting the information to users in ways they can perceive</p>
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<p>Provision of information is covered by EPUB Accessibility, <a data-cite="epub-a11y-11#sec-discovery">section Discoverability</a>. Presentation of this information is out of scope of e-books, it is a requirement for reading systems, e-commerce websites, and platforms. </p>
<p>This requirement is satisfied by WCAG Principle <a href="https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG2/#perceivable">1. Perceivable</a> (level A).</p>
</section>

<section id="annex-I-section-III-b-iv">
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to access content in different ways.</p>
</div>

<p>Provision of information is covered by EPUB Accessibility, <a data-cite="epub-a11y-11#sec-discovery">section Discoverability</a>. Presentation of this information is out of scope of e-books, it is a requirement for reading systems, e-commerce websites, and platforms. </p>
<p>This requirement is satisfied by <a href="https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG2/">WCAG 2</a>.</p>
</section>

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spacing between letters, lines and paragraphs</p>
</blockquote>

<p>Provision of information is covered by EPUB Accessibility, <a data-cite="epub-a11y-11#sec-discovery">section Discoverability</a>. Presentation of this information is out of scope of e-books, it is a requirement for reading systems, e-commerce websites, and platforms. </p>
<p>This requirement is satisfied by:</p>
<ul>
<li>WCAG Success Criterion <a href="https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG2/#contrast-minimum">1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum)</a> (level AA).</li>
<li>WCAG Success Criterion <a href="https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG2/#resize-text">1.4.4 Resize Text</a> (level AA).</li>
<li>WCAG Success Criterion <a href="https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG2/#text-spacing">1.4.12 Text Spacing</a> (level AA).</li>
</ul>
<div class="note">
<p>There are technical limitation for certain types of Fixed Layout publications, such as comics, illustrated children’s books, and art books. For example, the flexibility and choice in the presentation of the content may not be available for these types of e-books.</p>
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</section>

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content</p>
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<p>Provision of information is covered by EPUB Accessibility, <a data-cite="epub-a11y-11#sec-discovery">section Discoverability</a>. Presentation of this information is out of scope of e-books, it is a requirement for reading systems, e-commerce websites, and platforms. </p>
<p>This requirement is satisfied by WCAG Success Criterion <a href="https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG2/#non-text-content">1.1.1 Non-text Content</a> (level A).</p>
<p>In case the ebook contains multimedia content (audio or video), this requirement is satisfied by:</p>
<ul>
<li>WCAG Success Criterion <a href="https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG2/#audio-only-and-video-only-prerecorded">1.2.1 Audio-only and Video-only (Prerecorded)</a> (level A).</li>
<li>WCAG Success Criterion <a href="https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG2/#captions-prerecorded">1.2.2 Captions (Prerecorded)</a> (level A).</li>
<li>WCAG Success Criterion <a href="https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG2/#audio-description-or-media-alternative-prerecorded">1.2.3 Audio Description or Media Alternative (Prerecorded)</a> (level A).</li>
</ul>
</section>

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