APACE

Accessibility pilot projects

As part of the APACE project, six Accessibility Pilot Projects were developed to explore innovative methods for producing and distributing Born Accessible publications. These pilots brought together publishers, accessibility experts, and persons with print impairments to collaborate on the creation of complex digital publications, ranging from educational and academic textbooks to illustrated and children’s books.

The main goal of the pilots was to experiment with new workflows, tools, and collaborative models that can make complex publications fully accessible.

Through this practical experimentation, the pilots have provided valuable insights into the challenges and opportunities of implementing accessibility across different publishing sectors. They have also contributed to capacity building, helping publishers adapt their production and distribution processes to meet the requirements of the European Accessibility Act (EAA).

The outcomes of these pilots are collected in two key documents available below:

Pilot Projects Report

A comprehensive overview of the process, findings, and results of the six national pilot projects.

Download the full report as a pdf here.

Checklist for data visualizing elements and tables

A checklist providing guidelines to ensure that data visualizations and tables in publications are accessible and comply with WCAG criteria. The guidelines were created in collaboration with an academic publisher, but they can be used for data visualization beyond academic or scientific publications.

Download the full checklist as a pdf here.