Tag: accessibility

Accessibility and artistic scene certificate

As part of my professional development this year, I have completed the “Accessibility and Performing Arts” certification program; a big thank you to the entire team. This course is part of a professional training curriculum offered by the Autonomous University of Barcelona and developed under the European Erasmus+ ACT project (Accessible Culture and Training); this certification enables me to offer you new expertise in my role as a coordinator.

I will soon be attending a webinar where the European Disability Forum (EDF) and expert speakers will provide guidance on making your events as accessible as possible for people with disabilities. We will focus specifically on accessibility in the performing arts. Participants will share a list of recommendations and resources for professionals.

Skills my offers.

 

 

World book exchange service

On the site I approached several times different themes on the evolution of my profession. There is writing on the one hand but also the environment in which it is brought to move. A few months ago, I got a certificat following the follow-up of a course. It outlines the measures to be put in place for better accessibility of content within the specific framework of accessible books and publishing. A large set of concepts has been addressed in a general way. If you are wondering about this, the ABC consortium will provide you with more information.

Did you know that? there is a world book exchange service.

E-reader and accessibility

As part of the accessibility of digital books, the reading tool is very important. It must be adapted. Currently, very few e-reader models can both read text in audio and allow correct navigation. When I talk about navigation, I mean keys allowing you to move through the text and select actions indicated in the menu.
For my part, I tried a first model that was lent to me some time ago. He read the text of my book, which is quite astonishing and which, for people whose need arises, proves very useful function text to speech. Enlarging sans serif fonts is also an essential feature for reading digital books.

Meeting around large print publishing

The meeting around the edition in large print took place online on Thursday, March 28, 2024 on the website of Occitanie book and reading. It is part of the reading for all. This event brought together several professionals around a theme related to the accessibility of the book.

I participated in this meeting which seem interesting for the artists here is a little report on this subject. The interventions of several participants including a visual disability awareness association and a specialized publishing house.

One of the most important information for reading adapted books concerns the font used, its size and the fact that it is necessarily without serif. The text needs to be formatted (paragraph, leading, etc.) too. A font has been developed following several studies, firefly is available on this website.

Tips

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Avoid fonts with serif, that is to say with wheelbase, for reasons of accessibility.

Prefer a suitable size for reading or that can be enlarged with a support tool.

Regarding formatting air paragraphs with interlines.

Following the conference, a font that can be downloaded and used free of charge was proposed by a speaker: link to the website of this font.

The evolution of writing

As a professional, I think about the evolution of writing. And, of course, I ask myself all kind of questions to which I try to find a solution. They are not necessarily the best but having a vision of the future allow you to anticipate.
Here are three issues we should think about :

  • Digital accessibility
  • Paper recycling
  • DRM

    • As an author we can facilitate accessibility by offering files whose content is structured through the use of style sheets. Publishers will then be able to continue the accessibility process.

    Regarding the recycling of paper, there are labels that are more compliant than others, similarly vegetable inks are possible. That said, print on demand seems an alternative.

    Finally, DRM does not seem to me to promote the dissemination of a book for the public. Similarly, the multiplicity of formats according to a particular type of equipment restricts reading.

    © 2026 Céline Valette – Tous droits de reproduction, d’adaptation et de traduction réservés pour tous pays sans le consentement de l’Auteur (titre, modèle, illustrations, photos...etc).