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the power of accessible knowledge: universities, suppliers + transparency in the information age.

Future Directions in Digital Information | Elsevier

Book Chapter | November 2020

alice's adventures in alt-text land

BookMachine | May 2020

the silence of the image

Typefi | May 2020

aspirational thinking: creating ASPIRE

Inclusive Publishing | February 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

how to write accessible descriptions for interactive charts

Highcharts | July 2019

interview with the Australian Inclusive Publishing Initiative

Australian Inclusive Publishing Initiative | March 2019

rethinking content for inclusive higher education

Inclusive Publishing | 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

the sound of silence

Inclusive Publishing | October 2018

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

Creating user-focused accessibility statements with the ASPIRE FACTS model: The University of Kent case study.

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

BookMachine Campus

Understanding Accessibility in EPUB (guest speaker)

Online |  14 May 2020

DAISY Consortium Webinar

Telling Your Story: Creating Better Accessibility Statements with ASPIRE

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

Talking Production: The New Tools for Modern Book Production

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