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- Date: Tue, 09 Jun 2026 12:38:05 +0000
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The Accessible Synchronized Multimedia for Publishing Community Group has been launched: https://www.w3.org/community/accessible-syncmedia-pub/ -------------------------------------------------- The Accessible Synchronized Multimedia for Publishing CG seeks to represent accessible synchronization of pre-recorded media, including audio narration and sign language video, with document text. There is currently no general solution for this on the Web. The work starts with research done in the previous [Synchronized Multimedia for Publications](https://www.w3.org/groups/cg/sync-media-pub/), and is driven forward by new use cases and workflows resulting from EPUB 3.5 development, as well as new sign language synchronization projects among stakeholders. The initial target is to develop specification-ready proposals about EPUB 3's Media Overlays feature for the Publishing Maintenance WG. The proposals intend to align as much as possible with work done by the Accessible Platform Architectures WG. Future targets, including Audiobooks and the general Web, are in scope as well. This group may publish Specifications. -------------------------------------------------- To join: https://www.w3.org/community/accessible-syncmedia-pub/join If you do not have one already, you will need a W3C account to join: https://www.w3.org/account/request/ This is a community initiative. W3C's hosting of this group does not imply endorsement of the activities. The group must now choose a chair: https://www.w3.org/community/about/faq/#how-do-we-choose-a-chair For more information about getting started in the new group, see: https://www.w3.org/community/about/faq/#how-do-we-get-started-in-a-new-group and good practice for running a group: https://www.w3.org/community/about/good-practice-for-running-a-group/ We invite you to share news of this new group in social media and other channels. If you believe that there is an issue with this group that requires the attention of the W3C staff, please email us at team-community-process@w3.org Thank you, W3C Community Development Team
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