Markdown – A Simple Syntax for Transcription of Accessible Study Materials

Transcription of study materials into accessible formats is a challenging but necessary task. The sources of study materials vary from images to multimedia files, which often have to be transcribed manually. A fully accessible target format such as HTML is the goal of every transcription process, supported by guidelines and helpful tools. Therefore the transcribers have to deal not only with the content but also with the right usage of the used tools. We show that the usage of the easy to use Markdown language can improve the technical quality and accessibility of the resulting documents. For further improvements of the transcription process several helping tools are presented to simplify and speed up the process as well.

Authors and Affiliations

1. Institute of Applied Computer Science, Technical University Dresden, Dresden, Germany

   Jens Voegler, Jens Bornschein & Gerhard Weber

Editors and Affiliations

1. Institute “Integriert Studieren”, Johannes Kepler University, Altenbergerstr. 69,, 4040, Linz, Austria

   Klaus Miesenberger

2. Ryerson University, 350 Victoria Street, M5B 2K3, Toronto, ON, Canada

   Deborah Fels

3. THIM/EA 4004 CHArt, Université Paris 8 Vincennes-Saint Denis, 2 rue de la liberté, 93526, Saint-Denis Cedex, France

   Dominique Archambault

4. Teiresias Centre, Masaryk University, Botanická 68A, 602 00, Brno, Czech Republic

   Petr Peňáz

5. Institute “Integriert Studieren”, Vienna University of Technology, Favoritenstraße 11/029, Vienna, 1050, Austria

   Wolfgang Zagler

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