{"id":7382,"date":"2024-11-20T08:48:31","date_gmt":"2024-11-20T13:48:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.demarque.com\/?p=7382"},"modified":"2024-11-20T08:48:33","modified_gmt":"2024-11-20T13:48:33","slug":"de-marque-offers-resources-to-publishers-for-the-european-accessibility-directive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.demarque.com\/en\/news\/de-marque-offers-resources-to-publishers-for-the-european-accessibility-directive","title":{"rendered":"De Marque offers resources to publishers for the European Accessibility Directive"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"container wysiwyg-text\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-xs-12\">\n<p><strong>Qu\u00e9bec, November 20, 2024<\/strong> \u2014 With 7 months to go before the European Accessibility Directive comes into force, data shows that <strong>only 1.8% of ebooks are accessible for people with a reading disability<\/strong> while complying with European criteria. This figure, taken from the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.demarque.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2024-Barometer-Redefine-Reading.pdf\">De Marque 2024 Accessible Ebooks Barometer<\/a><\/strong>, highlights the potential for book publishers to adapt their offerings.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container wysiwyg-text\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-xs-12\">\n<p>De Marque, a world leader in ebook distribution, is now launching its <em>Redefine Reading<\/em> portal (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.redefine-reading.com\">www.redefine-reading.com<\/a>), a resource designed to help publishers bring their ebooks into compliance with the European Accessibility Directive. With this portal, De\u202fMarque offers tips and solutions to help publishers move towards greater accessibility that complies with the Directive.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container wysiwyg-text\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-xs-12\">\n<p><strong>De Marque 2024 Accessible Ebooks Barometer<\/strong><br>De Marque analysed a sample of 20,586 new French and Spanish digital releases between September 2023 and August 2024, as stored on its Cantook Publishers platform, which is used by over 3,500 publishers worldwide.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container wysiwyg-text\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-xs-12\">\n<p>Of these 20,586 new releases:<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container wysiwyg-text\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-xs-12\">\n<ul><div class=\"container wysiwyg-text\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-xs-12\">\n<li>Only 1.8% meet the minimum requirements of the European Directive per the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG level 2.1 AA by June 2025);<\/li>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container wysiwyg-text\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-xs-12\">\n<li>However, 26% meet the next best level of accessibility (WCAG 2.0 AA), and would therefore be relatively easy to bring into compliance.<\/li>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container wysiwyg-text\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-xs-12\">\n<p>In order to take this first step, and to help publishers put an action plan in place, De Marque is announcing the launch of its Redefine Reading online resources portal.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container wysiwyg-text\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-xs-12\">\n<p><strong>Redefine Reading : tips and resources for making ebooks more accessible<\/strong><br>Redefine Reading (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.redefine-reading.com\">www.redefine-reading.com<\/a>) is a portal dedicated to the accessibility of ebooks, available in English, French and Spanish.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container wysiwyg-text\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-xs-12\">\n<p>The website, launched today, aims to provide useful resources for the entire book chain, starting with publishers, who are the first link in the chain. In order to help them produce accessible ebook files, <strong>Redefine Reading provides them with a series of 12 email tips to get them started, supporting them every step of the way<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container wysiwyg-text\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-xs-12\">\n<p>Each week, publishers will receive a new, easy-to-implement tutorial in their inbox.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container wysiwyg-text\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-xs-12\">\n<p>Every aspect of accessible ebooks is covered:<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container wysiwyg-text\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-xs-12\">\n<ul><div class=\"container wysiwyg-text\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-xs-12\">\n<li>Choice of file format ;<\/li>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container wysiwyg-text\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-xs-12\">\n<li>Alternative image descriptions (simple and complex) ;<\/li>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container wysiwyg-text\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-xs-12\">\n<li>Colour contrast ;<\/li>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container wysiwyg-text\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-xs-12\">\n<li>Interactive table of contents, etc.<\/li>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container wysiwyg-text\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-xs-12\">\n<li>and, in the last tip, a toolkit to check the accessibility of resulting files.<\/li>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container wysiwyg-text\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-xs-12\">\n<p>To take things further, publishers can use <a href=\"https:\/\/www.demarque.com\/conversion-epub\">De Marque&#8217;s accessible EPUB conversion service<\/a>, which guarantees 100% compliance with the criteria required by the European Directive.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container wysiwyg-text\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-xs-12\">\n<p>Other tools to independently manage file accessibility will soon be available.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Qu\u00e9bec, November 20, 2024 \u2014 With 7 months to go before the European Accessibility Directive comes into force, data shows that only 1.8% of ebooks are accessible for people with a reading disability while complying with European criteria. 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