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Accessibility
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The accessibility supply chain: Reporting from the front lines of inclusive ebook production
- March 20, 2019
Shannon Culver (eBOUND Canada) and Sabina Iseli-Otto (National Network for Equitable Library Service) share some of the lessons learned at this year’s Accessible Publishing Summit.
The user’s perspective: Accessibility features in action
- March 19, 2019
Accessibility and Usability Consultant, Ka Li, from the National Network for Equitable Library Service, talks about how accessibility features are used (or can’t be used) by people with print disabilities.
From the definition of accessibility requirements, to the actual production, to testing and metadata editing, accessibility needs to be taken into account through the entire production workflow.
Simply accessible
- March 21, 2018
Demonstrating with a real-world project and including live demonstrations of InDesign features and their impact on the user, Kevin Callahan and Rachel Comerford will provide a roadmap for simply accessible ebooks.
When you aim for accessibility, you’re guaranteed to hear about WAI-ARIA. But what is ARIA? When do you use it — and more important, when don’t you?
NNELS will show you what they do to make a book accessible and demonstrate how EPUB files behave when they’re not accessible.
How we read digitally: 2018 ebookcraft research study
- March 22, 2018
If you’ve ever wanted to know more about the people you design ebooks for, you won’t want to miss this presentation.
In this workshop, we’ll show how to test the accessibility of EPUB content, what are the underlying concepts, and what tools and processes can be used along the way.
This presentation reviews the findings from the Benetech accessibility evaluation pilot program, which are informing a certification process that will be widely adopted by the publishing industry.
A11y from the start: How to produce born-accessible ebooks in a collaborative workflow
- March 22, 2017
This practical workshop demonstrates how editors and designers can ensure books are on target to meet accessibility guidelines, while actively adding value to your digital content and enhancing the reading experience.
Creating a roadmap for accessibility
- March 23, 2017
Learn how to develop a practical roadmap for creating accessible ebooks that’s customized to the unique considerations of your press and workflow.