Hi, this video is titled
"Answering to questions from the Decision tree, for an e-reader"
My name is Alejandro Rodríguez Ascaso,
I'm a lecturer at the department of Artificial Intelligence at UNED.
I have an e-book reader here,
also known as e-reader.
This particular one is a Cervantes BQ 3 model,
which is mainly used for reading on an electronic ink screen,
it’s less tiring for the eyesight than a traditional
computer or tablet screen.
It also allows us to benefit of many digital advantages,
such as, for example, navigating a text,
searching terms, storing thousands of books, etc.
I had one of these gadgets,
but the screen broke when I took it on a trip.
Traditional books, like the one I have here, must have some advantage
and this one probably still has some sand from the beach between its pages.
It is "The City of Marvels",
where Eduardo Mendoza describes Barcelona
from the end of the 19th century to the beginning of twentieth century.
I love the mix of fiction and reality Mendoza uses,
for example, in that passage when Antonio Gaudí is annoyed
and complains from the towers of the Sagrada Familia
because an airplane of the time flies between them practicing acrobatics ...
A very recommendable book!
Well, lets forget literature and go back to work ...
In this video we will use the decision tree for the standard EN 301 549,
and we’ll keep answering the questions
as the tree guides us, applied to this reader.
In another video series, apart from answering the questions,
we illustrate if they comply or not with the accessibility requirements,
that are applicable according to the replies to each question in the tree.
But in this video we just answer
to the questions in the decision tree.
Let's go!
You already know, to begin with, that there are a number of requirements
which should be fulfilled in any case,
regardless of the answers to the tree questions ...
You must not forget this when you apply it.
But, as we said, here we are just going to answer
the questions rationally.
We start with Q1.
Does the ICT system have closed functionality?
The answer is yes.
As far as we know, through the manufacturer's documentation,
it's not possible to install support products,
such as external keyboards or screen readers.
Let's go then to question Q1.1
Is visual information needed
to enable the use of those functions of ICT
that are closed to assistive technologies for screen reading?
Yes, of course you need visual information
to use the device.
The user interface and all the books I can read,
are offered, purely with visual information.
Let's go then to Q1.1.1
Is auditory output provided as non-visual access?
The answer is no, there is no sound output.
Let's go to question Q1.2
Is ICT functionality closed to keyboard interfaces?
The answer is yes, it is closed,
I consulted the manufacturer's specifications,
and apparently it does not allow
to connect keyboards or equivalent devices.
We go to question Q2
Does the ICT system have operable elements?
Yes, it has.
It has elements that we need to activate
to access the different functions,
such as, the startup hardware button,
or the software interface buttons.
Question Q3
Does the ICT system have locking or toggle controls?
Yes it does.
These are the software buttons,
through which we control the lighting of the screen.
Pressing the top of the screen
we see if the WIFI is connected or disconnected,
and the same with screen.
These are toggle controls.
We’ll carry on with the implementation of the decision tree
with question Q4.
Does the ICT system provide two-way voice communication?
The answer is no, that’s not precisely the purpose of the reader.
Therefore, we can avoid all the questions that
branch out of question Q4, which are quite a few,
and we’ll continue with question Q5
Does the ICT system have video capabilities?
Well, here we will also answer no.
Although the reader has an Internet browser
that can be used to play a video,
I understand that neither the software nor the hardware of the device
have been chosen for that purpose,
suffice to remember that it is an electronic ink screen.
Therefore, we continue with question Q6
Is the ICT system hardware or does it have hardware components?
Yes, it does.
The screen is made of electronic ink, it is also tactile,
It also has a start button, connectors...
The next question is Q6.1
Has the ICT hardware speech output?
And the answer is no.
Through the documentation provided by the manufacturer
and what we have been able to test in the system,
This reader does not reproduce voice.
Same answer as in the next question, Q6.2
Does the ICT system
have physical dimensions that can restrict access? It doesn’t.
Remember that we will answer yes
if, for example, the ICT is inside a booth
which has to be accessed.
As for Q6.3
Does the ICT have mechanically operable parts?
The answer is yes,
for example, the button for turning it on and off, is here.
We come to question Q7
Is the ICT a web page or does the ICT have web pages?
The answer is no.
The e-reader includes a web browser,
but actually it is not its main function.
To browse the web we will resort, I understand,
preferably to our phone or to our computer.
For this reason, and to simplify our analysis,
we will not consider that function.
We come to question Q8
Is the ICT a non-web document or does the ICT have non-web documents?
The system is not a non-web document,
but yes, of course it does have non-web documents,
such as pdf, epub, etc.,
any electronic book format.
It's a reader! The answer is yes.
We carry on then with the implementation of the decision tree
with question Q9
Is the ICT software or does the ICT have software?
This system has a user interface
that includes menus, options, etc.,
we see them on the screen.
Therefore, it contains software.
We see that the previous question, Q8,
was related to the documents which the device allows us to read.
Instead, now, question Q9 takes care of its user interface.
The software is not only devoted to the user interface.
The reader, also, contains, platform software.
In fact, any system composed of hardware and software,
like this one, contains platform software.
Therefore, the reply to Q9 is yes, the system contains software.
Let's go to question 9.1
Is it non-web software that provides a user interface?
Yes, this is non-web software, as far as we know,
and it offers a user interface.
Question Q9.1.1
Does the non-web software
have functionality that supports access to assistive technologies?
No, it doesn’t.
Actually, we already answered
to this question with the very first reply to the tree, Q1.
Therefore, we proceed to question Q9.1.2
Does the non-web software have closed functionality?
We reply just like we did to Q1
Yes, the functionality is closed.
Let's go to Q9.2
Is it platform software, as we said?
Yes, it is platform software.
As for Q9.3
Does the software supports access to assistive technologies?
We already said in question Q1 that it does not.
Next, Q9.4
Does the software have closed functionality?
Yes, just like we replied to Q1 at the time.
Question 9.5
Is the software an authoring tool?
No, because the reader does not enable to edit or manage content.
It seems that we are speeding up and we are near the end.
Let's go to Q10
Does the ICT system have product documentation?
Yes, it includes Help through the menu...
where we can learn how it works.
We go on to question Q11
Does the ICT have support services?
No, amongst the functions of the reader,
no support services are offered.
And the last question, Q12
Does the ICT system provide relay services?
No.
relay services are not offered,
Let us remember that these services make it easier for two people
who use different forms of communication,
i.e., sign language,
text messages, lip reading, voice ...
to communicate with each other.
At last! We have arrived to the end of the decision tree.
In this video we have toured the questions that are asked in it
and, depending on the answers,
we have been skipping some of the questions that were no longer applicable.
As we already learnt through previous videos,
the purpose of the decision tree
is to use the standard efficiently,
because we can concentrate on the requirements that are applicable
to our device and skip the rest.
Thank you very much!