Debate about Artificial Intelligence is everywhere, with new and improved services being launched every week and the promise of automating tasks and producing higher quality content. But what might these developments mean for accessible publishing? Do they offer practical solutions, or do the risks outweigh the benefits?

Join us as our panel of experts discuss their experiences of using AI in accessible publishing in a variety of ways, and how the promise of AI might become a reality.

In this APACE Ask the Expert session, Gregorio Pellegrino, Chief Accessibility Officer at Fondazione LIA, will explore the opportunities and challenges of realising accessible fixed-layout EPUBs. In 2023, Pellegrino led an innovative project in collaboration with Edizioni Sonda, through which Fondazione LIA developed the first international example of accessible fixed-layout EPUBs.

Join us as we take a look back at the accessible publishing journey we’ve taken, celebrating the positive changes and clarity we’ve found along the way. Looking also to the future of EAA, the remaining challenges and topics requiring clarification. We’ll also look at similar legislation that is emerging around the world, identifying lessons from our EAA experiences that we can share people just beginning their path towards accessible publishing.