News from the IPEd Accessibility Initiative

6 November 2023 | Newsletters, November 2023

From Julie Ganner AE, AIWP  While the Accessibility Initiative Working Party (AIWP) was disbanded in July, following the launch of Books without barriers, our advocacy continues. In July, I gave an online talk for the Australian Society of Authors on what authors can...

IPEd members shortlisted for international accessible publishing excellence award

6 October 2023 | Newsletters, October 2023

IPEd’s Julie Ganner AE and Dr Agata Mrva-Montoya have been shortlisted for the Accessible Books Consortium’s (ABC) 2023 International Excellence Award for Accessible Publishing. The ABC is a partnership led by the World Intellectual Property Organization. Julie and...

News from the Accessibility Initiative Working Party

10 July 2023 | July 2023, Newsletters

By Julie Ganner AE, Chair, Accessibility Initiative Working Party (AIWP) Books without barriers continues to be well received, with further articles by ArtsHub and the international newsletter Publishing Perspectives following a media release by IPEd last month. Our...

Institute of Professional Editors releases free inclusive publishing guide

7 June 2023 | News

The Institute of Professional Editors (IPEd) has released a groundbreaking 200-page guide to assist publishers and editors everywhere to create accessible books. Two years in the making, this project was initiated to fill a critical gap – to provide a comprehensive...

Books without barriers: Thinking beyond the visual

5 June 2023 | June 2023

By Julie Ganner AE, Chair, Accessibility Initiative Working Party (AIWP) After over two years’ research, writing and review, Books without barriers was published on 28 April 2023. Agata, Maryanne, Kayt and I created this guide to continue the aims of the Australian...