Two columns of text reading: Since a computer doesn’t know how to read across a page, for example, this block of text can create a challenge for screen readers if not properly formatted. The first sentence of this block might be read aloud by a text to speech application as “Since a computer doesn’t know how to read sentence of this block might be read aloud”.

Todd A Carpenter

Todd A Carpenter

Todd Carpenter is Executive Director of the National Information Standards Organization (NISO). He additionally serves in a number of leadership roles of a variety of organizations, including as Chair of the ISO Technical Subcommittee on Identification & Description (ISO TC46/SC9), founding partner of the Coalition for Seamless Access, Past President of FORCE11, Treasurer of the Book Industry Study Group (BISG), and a Director of the Foundation of the Baltimore County Public Library. He also previously served as Treasurer of SSP.

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