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Articles + Publications
Are we there yet? The state of accessible publishing in 2022.
Learned Publishing | Wiley
Journal Article | November 2022
the power of accessible knowledge: universities, suppliers + transparency in the information age.
Future Directions in Digital Information | Elsevier
Book Chapter | November 2020
writing accessible descriptions for complex images
ALISS Quarterly. Volume 15, Issue 2, January 2020.
Association of Librarians and Information Professionals in the Social Sciences
thinking about the art and science of image description
Scholarly Kitchen | September 2019
interview with the Australian Inclusive Publishing Initiative
Australian Inclusive Publishing Initiative | March 2019
launching searchBOX: the accessibility contact database
ALISS Quarterly. Volume 14, Issue 2, January 2019.
Association of Librarians and Information Professionals in the Social Sciences
Presentations + Conferences
organisational alt text
lessons in developing effective alt text for organisations
UCL Digital Accessibility Conference 2022
9 November 2022
Under Pressure: Procuring Accessible Content
Take your protein pills and put your helmet on
Kent Digital Accessibility Conference 2022
Online | 14 June 2022
Hack Accessibility
A whistlestop tour of accessible resources for librarians
A CILIP Scotland + Academic & Research Libraries Group Scotland event
Online | 25 May 2022
How do we go from talking about accessibility to being accessible?
In conversation with Adam Chitta, Steven Gough-Kelly +
Stacy Scott
A University Press Redux event with ALPSP + Cambridge University Press
Online | 18 May 2022
How Accessibility Statements Create a Better Library User Experience
With Brandy McNamara, Director of Product Management, ProQuest, Part of Clarivate
A Choice/Association of College and Research Libraries event
Online | 8 March 2022
Chickens + Cybersecurity. Telling the story of your images
Improving Digital Accessibility Across the Public Sector
A Westminster Insight conference event
Online | 8 February 2022
Making Content Accessible in your Moodle
A Brickfield Education Labs conference event
Writing image descriptions with the focus|LOCUS method
Online | 28 June 2021
Kent Digital Accessibility Conference 2021
The hitchhiker's guide to accessibility statements
Online | 16 June 2021
Northern Collaboration Enabling Group
Scene-setting + Story Telling: the art + science of image description.
Online | 14 June 2021
DAISY Consortium Webinar
The Art and Science of Describing Images (Part 3) with Valerie Morrison, Center for Inclusive Design & Innovation, Georgia Institute of Technology
Online | 10 February 2021
DAISY Consortium Webinar
The Art and Science of Describing Images (Part 2) with Valerie Morrison, Center for Inclusive Design & Innovation, Georgia Institute of Technology
Online | 2 December 2020
UKSG Further Education 2020
Telling Your Accessibility Story: Creating Compliant and Learner-Focused Accessibility Statements
Online | 1 December 2020
City University Publishing
Telling Images: An Introduction to textBOX + more.
London | 26 November 2020
ASPIREeducation webinar
Accessibility Answered. Addressing your accessibility questions
Alistair McNaught + Huw Alexander in association with AbilityNet, All Able, Brickfield, and codemantra.
Online | 18 September 2020
ASPIREeducation webinar
Accessibility Statements: Clearing the Final Hurdles
Alistair McNaught + Huw Alexander
Online | 11 September 2020
ProQuest Books Week
Ebook Central: Accessibility and optimising the research experience. with Brandy McNamara, Director Product Management at ProQuest
Online | 11 September 2020
DAISY Consortium Webinar
The Art and Science of Describing Images (Part 1) with Valerie Morrison, Center for Inclusive Design & Innovation, Georgia Institute of Technology
Online | 22 July 2020
The Digital Squeeze | EBSCO
Discussing the ASPIRE service for assessing accessibility statements with the team at EBSCO.
Podcast | 9 July 2020
Kent Digital Accessibility Conference
Simplifying Content Accessibility
University of Kent | Online | 9-11 June 2020
BibliU Webinar Series
Unpacking Accessibility: How to Ensure You're Providing Accessible Remote Learning for Students
Online | 29 May 2020
DAISY Consortium Webinar
Online | 29 April 2020
Webinar + transcript available
ProQuest Books User Day
textBOX, ASPIRE + ProQuest (guest speaker)
London | 12 March 2020
London Book Fair
Accessible Books Consortium International Excellence Award
London | 11 March 2020
London Book Fair
Accessibility: Reflections on the International Landscape
London | 11 March 2020
ProQuest Books User Day
textBOX, ASPIRE + ProQuest (guest speaker)
Manchester | 9 March 2020
BookMachine Campus
Understanding Accessibility in EPUB (guest speaker)
London | 25 February 2020
City University Publishing
Telling Images: An Introduction to textBOX
London | 13 February 2020
BookMachine Unplugged
London | 12 February 2020
Open University OpenTEL
Once Upon a Time: The Art of Telling the Story of Complex Images.
Milton Keynes | 20 January 2020
Library Champions
Image Description in 5 Charts + 3 Equations.
London | 27 November 2019
BIC Breakfast
London | 26 September 2019
BookMachine Unplugged
London | 25 September 2019
UKAAF Annual Conference
London | 12 June 2019
Kent Digital Accessibility
University of Kent | Canterbury | 6 June 2019
CSUN
Telling Images: Writing Complex Image Descriptions
Anaheim | 11-16 March 2019
VitalSource Digital Discovery
Learning from the results of the ASPIRE project
London | 6 March 2019
Library Champions
Introducing searchBOX
London | 27 February 2019
BookMachine Unplugged
ASPIRE awards + The Business of Accessibility
London | 20 February 2019
City University Publishing
Telling Images: An Introduction to textBOX
London | 7 February 2019
Accessing Higher Ground
Denver | 14-16 November 2018
