Do you work in the publishing industry in production or on digital workflows?
Perhaps you support the publishing industry by digitising content, providing text layouts, typesetting, conversion services or app design? If so, this page is for you.
Accessible eBooks: generic guidance
Are you involved in the evolving world of eBook publishing? If so this guidance will help you to maximise the reach of the eBooks you create by ensuring that they can be read and enjoyed by the widest possible audience. This includes people who live with a wide range of disabilities, as well as the many people who acquire a sensory impairment later in life.
Accessible apps
Publishers are increasingly creating or commissioning apps, either to complement a title's ebook or print editions, or to stand alone as a separate edition.
Apple have included many accessibility features in the iPod, iPad and iPhone, and we have expanded on Apple's accessibility guidelines to help you to take full advantage of these features for any apps you design. Indeed, if an app is created accessibly, it can provide an accessible alternative to a print book.
Accessible eBooks: EPUB3
The eBook "Accessible EPUB 3: Best Practices for Creating Universally Usable Content" takes you inside the EPUB 3 format and explores how you can enrich and enhance content for all readers. It includes practical tips and examples.
Accessible eBooks: using Indesign
These guidelines cover the most important factors to consider when creating accessible EPUB and Kindle eBooks from InDesign.
Accessible books for children
Guidance produced by Tactile Book Advancement Group offers publishers simple guidance on how to make their books accessible to more children.
Best practice guidelines for publishers
WIPO's Enabling Technologies Framework Project, run by EDItEUR and the DAISY Consortium , has developed best practice guidelines for publishers to follow in their production process. Integrating existing standards (including ONIX, ePub and DAISY) into mainstream publishing in ways that enhance accessible publishing.
Email sarah@editeur.org at EDItEUR for more information.
Feedback
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To give us feedback on this guidance or to let us know if we should include additional information, contact publisheradvice@rnib.org.uk or phone 020 7391 2150