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The HighEdWeb Accessibility Summit is a one-day, online event focused on digital accessibility in higher education.
Learn best practices about digital accessibility and connect with your peers at other higher ed institutions. Beginners and experts, non-technical and technical users, and everyone in-between will benefit from attending the Accessibility Summit!
The annual conference hosted by The Publishers Association of New Zealand has a panel session this year entitled “Accessibility in Publishing: How to Reach a Wider Audience” with a speaker line up that includes:
- Nigel Waring, Head of Technology & Accessibility, Blind Low Vision NZ
- Sarah Runcie, Arts Industry Executive, Australia
- Steff Green, Author, Self-publisher
- Karen Workman, Creative Rights Educator, Copyright NZ
The 3rd webinar in the Countdown to the EAA webinar series from DAISY will explore the diverse range of tests and assessments, both automated and manual, that can be performed to help refine the user experience and ultimately ensure a content journey that supports accessibility.
Inclusive Design 24 (#id24) is a free 24-hour online event for the global community. It celebrates inclusive design and shares knowledge and ideas from analogue to digital, from design to development, from planners to practitioners, and everything and everyone in between.
Thorium 3.0.0 Released
/in News /by Sarah HilderleyThe latest version of the Thorium Reader, version 3.0.0 was released at the end of June 2024. The Thorium Reader is now in it’s […]
BISG Launches New Working Group on Accessibility Metadata
/in News /by Sarah HilderleyThe Book Industry Study Group has announced the launch of a new working group on accessibility metadata to help prepare the US book industry […]
Accessibility Metadata for International Distribution and Export
/in News /by Sarah HilderleyDiscoverability and distribution have been identified as major challenges in accessible publishing and with the European Accessibility Act fast approaching, publishers need more tools and support […]