Best Practices Guide for Accessible Layout and Design in Books
Follow these best practice tips to ensure that your books' layout and design are accessible for all readers.
Learn how to create accessible ebooks, even if you’re just starting out. These resources will help you create EPUBs that conform to accessibility standards and include tips for working with third-party ebook conversion houses.
Follow these best practice tips to ensure that your books' layout and design are accessible for all readers.
Complex images often require longer descriptions. This resource details three different ways to add extended descriptions in an EPUB.
Learn how accessibility can be introduced into a manuscript right from the editorial stage.
Learn about common issues and errors to look out for when working with third-party ebook conversion vendors.
Learn how to identify and correct common EPUB issues pertaining to accessibility, how to avoid the issues during the layout phase, and how to remediate them post-production.
Learn how to test language shifts in EPUBs with this step-by-step guide.
Learn about ISO 639 language code sets, their implementation in HTML, and where to find a (mostly) comprehensive code list.
Creating born-accessible books in-house requires a commitment to accessibility, and an eagerness to learn. This brief Introduction discusses how a publisher can begin strategizing and planning for this goal.
To prepare a book for conversion, with accessibility in mind, the steps covered in Ebook Workflow Guide: In-house Production of Born Accessible Ebooks should be followed (if you use Word and InDesign for your manuscript...
When working with a conversion house or other third-party producer of ebooks, it is important to talk about accessibility feature. This Introductory guide shares some questions publishers can ask to get an idea of their...