6/21 Accessibility and inclusivity in remote and low-income reader communities

Accessibility has long been viewed as an admirable goal for book creators, but adaptation — such as converting to a Braille edition, for example — is laborious and costly, and many conversion projects survive only on tenuous funding. As ever, this raises specific concerns for remote and low-income environments. In addition to obvious questions around funding and technology, there are important considerations around the conditions into which books are delivered. This paper surveys examines recent developments in technology and publishing formats, and highlights some of the ethical and pedagogical considerations that impact the widespread distribution of accessible format materials.

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