Materialien der AG Publikationen

European Accessibility Act 2023

Advice and Resources

Overview of the act for publishers and links to further resources: https://internationalpublishers.org/the-european-accessibility-act-for-non-eu-members/ 

General guide to accessible PDFs: https://www.norfolk.gov.uk/article/44504/How-to-get-started

Adobe guide to accessible PDFs: https://helpx.adobe.com/uk/acrobat/using/create-verify-pdf-accessibility.html

Guide to writing alt texts (German): https://www.netz-barrierefrei.de/wordpress/barrierefreies-internet/barrierefreie-redaktion/leitfaden-zum-schreiben-guter-alternativtexte/

Guide to writing alt texts (English): https://accessibility.huit.harvard.edu/describe-content-images

Book on producing accessible PDFs: https://dpunkt.de/produkt/barrierefreie-pdf-dokumente-erstellen/

Video guides to producing accessible files:
 Existing PDFs -https://youtu.be/IcDakLJEu2E?si=uDbbFPE-CcEEyYsR (German)
 Word and PDF - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WM29YFUfPc   (German
 Powerpoint - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FocIltet38E (German)
 InDesign - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3_5k5KlDzw (English)

Experiences with Publishers

De Gruyter: outsources its production process, and suppliers are not always familiar with accessibility requirements. Therefore it is important to check e-books to make sure they meet accessibility requirements.

Berghahn Books: Has begun asking authors to provide alt-texts for all images submitted.

Digitale Editionen

Handreichung der Uni Zürich zur Barrierefreiheit in digitalen Editionen