Academic publisher Taylor & Francis has reaffirmed its ongoing commitment to accessibility by signing the Accessible Books Consortium (ABC) and Publishing Accessibility Action Group UK (PAAG) charters.
The objective of the ABC Charter for Accessible Publishing is ’to make e-books accessible to all’ by asking publishers to focus on implementing a range of practical steps. Taylor & Francis already meets all eight commitments set out in the Charter, which include publishing an accessibility policy, technical training for staff, incorporating accessibility features within digital publications, and providing a point of contact to assist people with print disabilities.
Taylor & Francis was the publisher winner of last year’s ABC International Excellence Award for Accessible Publishing, recognized by the Award’s judges for an ’innovative approach to alternative text for images, graphs, and diagrams.’
Signatories of the new UK-based PAAG Accessible Publishing Charter commit to ’making content accessible to all and to aid others in this endeavor’. Taylor & Francis also meets all 10 requirements of this charter, which include appointing a company accessibility champion, utilizing available accessibility metadata opportunities, and testing and validating content to ensure it is usable by people with print disabilities. PAAG is chaired by Stacy Scott who is also Taylor & Francis’ Accessibility Officer.
Taylor & Francis recently became a Global Certified Accessible Publisher and publishes all new eBooks in EPUB format. Full details about the accessibility program can be found on the Taylor & Francis Corporate Accessibility Statement page.
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