soapBOX

The ASPIRE reference guide to writing accessibility statements.

ASPIRE paper

May 2024

Are we there yet? The state of accessible publishing in 2022.

Learned Publishing | Wiley

Journal Article | November 2022

Ebook Aggregators

Clark's Publishing Agreements | Bloomsbury

Book Chapter | January 2022

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

Future Directions in Digital Information | Elsevier

Book Chapter | November 2020

read the chapter

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

Presentations + Conferences

The European Accessibility Act + Higher Education

Westminster Conversations: Accessibility Symposium

04 December 2024

Implementing alt text in the era of the EAA

Book Industry Communication BIC Brunch

21 November 2024

The era of the EAA: tales from the publishing world

Jisc conference: The European Accessibility Act (EAA): what does it mean for UK higher education providers?

8 November 2024

Alt text decision-making

Integrating alt text into your publishing workflow

DAISY webinar

25 September 2024

Image Descriptions + AI

Panel discussion

PAAG-Con, University of Oxford

19-20 September 2024

access the podcast + transcript

The Focus Locus Hocus Pocus

The Digital Publishing Podcast with Simon Mellins | 19 July 2024

The times they are a-changin'

Digital procurement in the age of the EAA

VitalSource Librarian Lunch + Learn

18 June 2024

Ask me anything about alternative text...

In conversation with Huw Alexander

International Blackboard Ally User Group

25 May 2023

how to do good alt text

thoughts about describing STEM content

TALMO conference: Creating accessible mathematics + statistics

18 May 2023

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

learn more about the webinar

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

learn more + register

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

learn more + register

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

access the slides

ASPIREeducation webinar

Accessibility Statements: Clearing the Final Hurdles

Alistair McNaught + Huw Alexander

Online | 11 September 2020

learn more + register

ProQuest Books Week

Ebook Central: Accessibility and optimising the research experience. with Brandy McNamara, Director Product Management at ProQuest

Online | 11 September 2020

access the recording + slide deck

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

access the podcast + transcript

Kent Digital Accessibility Conference

Simplifying Content Accessibility

University of Kent | Online | 9-11 June 2020

access the video recording + ancillaries

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