Publishers value all readers, irrespective of how they access their works, and share the aspiration of those with visual and other impairments for full, simultaneous access to works on equal terms.
The IPA’s Accessibility sub-committee supports IPA members in exchanging best practices and sharing information on how to improve availability of books to visually impaired persons. It cooperates with organisations representing visually impaired persons, as well as rightsholders, collective licensing organisations, libraries and other institutions.
Accessible Books Consortium (ABC)
IPA is a founding member of the Accessible Books Consortium (ABC), a multi-stakeholder partnership convened by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) to accompany the implementation of the Marrakesh Treaty and increase the number of books worldwide in accessible formats, such as braille, audio and large print.
The ABC Publishers Charter
The IPA calls on all publishers to sign the Charter for Accessible Publishing to promote born-accessible production and ensure that everyone in our society has equal access.
How to start accessible publishing
- A starter kit for accessible publishing in developing and least developed countries (PDF);
- Accessible Publishing Best Practice Guidelines for Publishers;
- IPA Guide to the Marrakesh Treaty (also in Spanish).
Other tools and online training are available from the ABC website.