IPEd Workshop: Accessibility in action - Editing for equal access and inclusion

Thu 19 Sep 2024 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm AEST

Online

Event details

This workshop will be presented by IPEd (Institute of Professional Editors).

Can you spot potential accessibility issues in the material you edit? Do you know how to fix them when you do? This 2-hour workshop, presented by Julie Ganner AE (freelance editor), is designed to help you become as familiar with addressing accessibility issues as you are with correcting grammar and spelling. You will gain insights into the barriers to reading that people with print disability routinely encounter, and learn how to identify and avoid them. This interactive session will cover editing text and illustrations, with opportunities to discuss scenarios and complete exercises.

Prestenter

Julie Ganner AE is a freelance editor with over 30 years’ experience in the book publishing industry, and a lecturer in editing and proofreading for the Master of Publishing at The University of Sydney. Julie chaired IPEd’s Accessibility Initiative Working Party (AIWP) and was IPEd’s representative to the Australian Inclusive Publishing Initiative (AIPI), a cross-industry forum on print accessibility. She is co-author of Books without barriers: a practical guide to inclusive publishing (2023) and Inclusive publishing in Australia: an introductory guide (2019). Both guides are available for free download in a choice of formats.

Cost

Members & Affiliates AUD80 (NZD79.94); Student and concession members AUD50 (NZD49.96); Non-members AUD140 (NZD139.89). Exchange rates current on 31 July 2024. 

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https://iped.memnet.com.au/MemberSelfService/EventBooking.aspx?selectedEventId=958