####  Materialien der AG Publikationen

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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/](https://internationalpublishers.org/the-european-accessibility-act-for-non-eu-members/)

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General guide to accessible PDFs: [https://www.norfolk.gov.uk/article/44504/How-to-get-started](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](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/](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](https://accessibility.huit.harvard.edu/describe-content-images)

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

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Video guides to producing accessible files:  
 Existing PDFs -[https://youtu.be/IcDakLJEu2E?si=uDbbFPE-CcEEyYsR](https://youtu.be/IcDakLJEu2E?si=uDbbFPE-CcEEyYsR) (German)  
 Word and PDF - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WM29YFUfPc](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WM29YFUfPc)   (German  
 Powerpoint - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FocIltet38E](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FocIltet38E) (German)  
 InDesign - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3\_5k5KlDzw](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3_5k5KlDzw) (English)

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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.

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#### Digitale Editionen

[Handreichung der Uni Zürich zur Barrierefreiheit in digitalen Editionen](https://zde.uzh.ch/dam/jcr:c09a0418-1013-418e-bb06-3b960ecc468d/2024_UB_ZDE_KeyVisual_Handreich_A5_barrierefrei_digital.pdf)

#### Allgemeine Empfehlungen zur Barrierefreiheit von Base4NFDI

Neelam Vishen, Chen, T., &amp; Kuper, S. (2025). Base4NFDI– Guidelines on Application of Web Accessibility (Version 1). Zenodo. [https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15719661](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15719661)