5 February 2025 | February 2025, Newsletters
By Julie Ganner AE Unless they are set up correctly, tables can be difficult to understand and navigate for readers who can’t see them. People using assistive technologies have to build a mental picture of what is in the table and how all the cells relate to one...
6 November 2024 | Newsletters, November 2024
By Julie Ganner AE A frustration I often hear voiced by people with low or no vision is about the lack of image descriptions (alt text) in many digital publications. An image description tells the user what an image is of. Without it, someone using a screen reader...
9 October 2024 | Newsletters, October 2024
By Julie Ganner AE As my previous articles have discussed, editorial issues such as formatting and language can affect the accessibility of reading materials. But these are not the only key areas to consider. Some of our style choices have an impact on people with...
4 September 2024 | Newsletters, September 2024
By Julie Ganner AE The third edition of the IPEd Standards for Editing Practice states that editors “should edit consciously and promote the principles of inclusive language … [and be] aware of discriminatory or biased terms” (D3). Language has the power...
7 August 2024 | August 2024, Newsletters
By Julie Ganner AE Imagine what it would be like if you couldn’t hold a book because you had a condition that gave you muscle spasms in your arms. Or you couldn’t turn the pages because you had arthritis in your fingers. Or you couldn’t see the words and pictures. Or...
