European Accessibility Act Requirements: Are Publishing Standards Fully Compliant?
The European Accessibility Act (EAA) is an EU directive establishing accessibility targets that must be met by many different types of products and services […]
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A Round Up of Celebrations, Awareness Building and Commitment to GAAD 2021
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Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2021 (#GAAD) took place on May 20 this year and we put together some tools and resources to encourage partners, publishers and […]
EPUB Adoption in Academic Libraries–Progress and Obstacles
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New Inclusive Publishing Partner, EBSCO, explores the challenges of EPUB adoption for academic libraries. Just as accessibility in publishing has gained momentum in recent […]
What does the European Accessibility Act Mean for Global Publishing?
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Directive (EU) 2019/882 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the accessibility requirements for products and services Our thanks to Laura Brady […]
The Important Role of the Editor in Making Science Accessible
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This article, by Bill Kasdorf, has been cross-posted with kind permission from Science Editor, the CSE Journal. Making publications accessible for people with print […]
Word Document Accessibility 101 (W)
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In our series of free weekly webinars March 10th, 2021, saw a practical workshop-style session focused on the accessibility of word documents. In our webinar series […]
Implementing Extended Descriptions in Digital Publications, Best Practices and Practical Advice (W)
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In our series of free weekly webinars February 24th saw a session focused on extended descriptions which followed on nicely from our series on The Art […]
George Kerscher Named NISO Fellow for Lifetime Achievement in Information Access
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Congratulations to Dr. George Kerscher, Chief Innovations Officer at The DAISY Consortium and Senior Advisor, Global Education and Literacy at Benetech, who was recently […]
The Art and Science of Describing Images Part Three (W)
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In our series of free webinars February 10th saw the 3rd session focusing on image description: in the series entitled, The Art and Science of Describing […]
A Great Start for 2021: New Leadership for the UK Accessibility Action Group
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Richard Orme, Chief Executive Officer at The DAISY Consortium delivered the following welcome piece for the UKAAF The Publisher’s Association works to ensure the […]