Overview

AccessiblePublishing.ca provides resources and information for publishers and publishing stakeholders. The project resources have guidelines about making the current publishing landscape accessible to work towards fully born accessible materials.

Accessible Publishing Resources available on the website include:

• General Best Practices for Publisher Workflows
• Guide to Image Descriptions
• Audiobook Recommendations
• Working with InDesign

AccessiblePublishing.ca holds two events that bring together publishing stakeholders to discuss and educate people on accessible publishing.

Accessible Publishing Summit

The Accessible Publishing Summit, held annually since 2019, is a three-day event that gathers experts in the accessible publishing to discuss new developments and advancements in the field.

Accessible Publishing School

The Accessible Publishing School, held for the first time in 2022, was designed to help publishers get started in accessible publishing. The school was conducted over three sessions, once a week, and covered the following topics:

• Introduction to Accessible Publishing
• Image Descriptions
• Top accessibility features
• Working with Word
• Working with the Code
• Accessibility Metadata