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Key outcomes Meet-up Frankfurt Book Fair: distribution
Summary of the discussion on the ‘distribution’ table: metadata, awareness within the complete e-book chain, how to present ONIX information for end users?
By APACE
Key outcomes Meet-up Frankfurt Book Fair: production
Summary of the discussion on the ‘production’ table: accessible e-book production, PDF accessibility, Backlist accessibility, lay-out challenges.
By APACE
Video (en): APACE Ask the Expert - Accessible reading experiences
A summary with questions and answers from the APACE Ask the Accessibility Expert session on accessible reading experiences.
Video (en): APACE Ask the Expert - Accessibility features in Adobe InDesign
A summary with questions and answers from the APACE Ask the Accessibility Expert session on the new accessibility features in Adobe InDesign.
Ask the Expert: Accessible reading experiences
A summary, including a Q and A with the Celia Library about what makes an accessible reading experience for readers with print disabilities.
By APACE
Checklist (de): Barrierefreiheit von Buch-Produkten in ihren Metadaten darstellen
This Best Practice Paper gives insights around the question on how to manage Metadata / Productmetadata in the accessibility journey.
By Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels
Ask the Expert: Accessibility features in Adobe InDesign
A summary, including a Q and A with Gregorio Pellegrino about the new accessibility features of Adobe InDesign, in the export to EPUB.
Video (en): Recording of the first APACE online meet-up
On 18 June 2024, a first online meet-up was held to discuss ways of creating and producing accessible e-books. Topics discussed included accessibility requirements, strategies, tools and processes.
APACE: Key outcomes Meet-up 1
Summary of the discussion on different topics concerning the creation and production of accessible e-books: policy, content creation, design, technology and development.
By APACE
Guidelines (en): 2024. Accessibility metadata for international distribution and export
This report provides guidance to exporter publishers on how to efficiently use accessibility metadata to increase the discoverability and sales of their digital titles.
By Fondazione LIA