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Read articles from textBOX and learn about past + upcoming presentations we are speaking at or attending.
Articles

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

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
