Brush Education’s Accessible Publishing Journey: The Complex Work of Making Textbooks Accessible
Dive into Brush Education's thorough process of making textbooks accessible, their Benetech certification journey, and their workflow and production changes.
Subject(s): Blog
Resource Type(s): Standards and Best Practices
Freehand Books’ Accessible Publishing Journey: How a Small Press Made Their Entire Catalogue Accessible
Find out how Freehand Books remediated their backlist into accessible format, earned their GCA Benetech certification, and changed their eBook production workflows.
Subject(s): Blog
Resource Type(s): Standards and Best Practices
Introduction to ISO 639 Language Codes and Where to Find Them
Learn about ISO 639 language code sets, their implementation in HTML, and where to find a (mostly) comprehensive code list.
Subject(s): Ebook Production, Website Accessibility
Resource Type(s): Standards and Best Practices
The Pre-certification Process
Summary of what to expect from the eBound–Benetech pre-certification process.
Subject(s): Ebook Production
Resource Type(s): Step-by-Step
How the Certification Process Works
If a publisher is confident in their workflow, they might consider getting certified accessible. This post explains how that process works.
Subject(s): Ebook Production
Resource Type(s): Standards and Best Practices
Simplified Manual Accessibility Reporting Tool (SMART)
SMART is a robust accessibility checking tool that tests content against a number of metrics to support making ebook content.
Subject(s): Ebook Production
Resource Type(s): Tools
Introduction to the Navigation File
This Introduction to the Navigation File of an EPUB breaks down the elements that make up this important file.
Subject(s): Ebook Production
Resource Type(s): Checklist, Foundations and Rationale, Standards and Best Practices
Introduction to Schema.org Accessibility Metadata
This resource defines all of the schema.org accessibility metadata properties and provides guidance on what to include in your OPF file.
Subject(s): Metadata
Resource Type(s): Standards and Best Practices
Accessible Audiobook Workflow Guide: Producing Born Accessible Audiobooks
This resource reviews key steps to create audiobook that are as accessible as possible, and discuss the key aspects of what makes an audiobook accessible.
Subject(s): Audiobook Production
Resource Type(s): Standards and Best Practices
Introduction to Website Accessibility
There is a lot of in-depth information available about how to make websites and digital content accessible. This resource discusses 8 recommendations which serve as a great start!
Subject(s): Strategic Planning, Website Accessibility
Resource Type(s): Foundations and Rationale, Standards and Best Practices