Accessible Publishing ensures equal access to books, teaching material and curriculums for people with disabilities. Publishers providing books in accessible format, have the business opportunity of servicing the needs of this target audience. What is Accessible Publishing? Accessible publishing is an approach to publishing books that is designed to provide books and other texts in […]
An accessible PDF is a PDF document that can be read and understood by everyone including people with disabilities. This includes people who use screen readers. Nerd Alert! What is a self-contained and independent file that do not rely on any software or hardware and contains texts, links, graphics and tables? You guessed it right, […]
Every person has equal right to education and this includes people with various disabilities. Its often a myth that students with disability may not be as capable as their non – disabled peers. An accessible educational environment with certain accommodations and considerations can ensure an inclusive and better learning experience for students with disabilities. One […]
The power of keyboard commands! Keyboard commands or shortcuts are combination of two or more keys used to perform frequently used tasks of an application. For most users keyboard shortcuts are an alternate means of accessing the function whereas for those with visual impairments keyboard shortcuts are the only means of performing different tasks in […]
Do PDF documents have to be made Accessible? Yes Document Accessibility is pretty much a requirement just like Web Accessibility! PDF documents are today on the web for all sorts of information; marketing brochures, product documentations, utility bills, annual reports, taxation forms, student notes etc. Be it government organizations or private sector companies all of […]
I’m sitting at ATIA 2017 (#ATIA17) and am inspired to see so many special educators. The impact that a special educator has on the lives of students with disabilities is tremendous. We were just having a team conversation on what is it to provide inclusion! For us inclusion is providing the same access to students […]
Congratulations, you are working towards ensuring that your organisations website is accessible! Thats great news! But have you also looked at all the documents provided for users to download from the website! Are those accessible?One of the challenges for most website owners, is making documents accessible! Whether they are brochures, white papers, annual reports, product […]