If you missed the latest APLN newsletter, our latest blog post covers the updated Digital Publishing Accessibility Metadata Crosswalk.
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eBOUND Canada's partnership with @CNIB has helped deliver 990 accessible titles. All from Canadian independent publishers and reflecting a wide range of voices and experiences
Thanks to funding support from the Equitable Access to Reading Program (EARP)
📨 New Topic on the APLN Community Hub: "Epub check tool that doesn’t use Java?"
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eBOUND Canada retweeted
We are searching for the next Director and Publisher for University of Alberta Press. The posting is up and the deadline is December 10.
This is a rare opportunity: please spread the word.
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Congrats to @GroundwoodBooks @_secondstory and their authors for winning the 2024 CCBC Book Awards! 🎉🎉
Find the full list of winners here: bookcentre.ca/news/2024-ccbc…
eBOUND Canada retweeted
We are excited to announce the 2024 shortlists for the #CCBCBookAwards! The winners of our eight major awards celebrating Canadian books for young people will be announced on October 28. Head to bit.ly/3XJLLSP to see the full list!
📨 New Topic on the APLN Community Hub: "Use of ChatGPT in creating alt-text descriptions"
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Huge congrats to @coachhousebooks @HouseofAnansi and their authors for being longlisted for the 2024 #GillerPrize 🎉🎉
Check out the full longlist here: gillerprize.ca/2024-finalist…

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📨 New Topic on the APLN Community Hub: "Do tables with symbols in need alt text?"
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📨 New Topic on the APLN Community Hub: "Coding for a stutter in dialogue"
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We're so excited for all our publishers who have been shortlisted for the 2024 Alberta Book Publishing Awards! 🎉✨Find the categories and full shortlist here: bookpublishers.ab.ca/program…
📨 New Topic on the APLN Community Hub: "Threaded Table of Contents"
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eBOUND Canada retweeted
In this week’s #GuideFriday, learn how to Incorporate Accessibility into the Editorial Process! This resource, written by @LauraB7 and available on the Accessible Publishing Learning Network (APLN), will help editorial staff in their #a11y journey. apln.ca/incorporating-access…
📨 New Topic on the APLN Community Hub: "Conforming to WCAG when there are heading order problems"
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#Ebooks #eprdctn
Congratulations to our publisher @invisibooks and author @dunicnina for winning the Trillium Book Award for The Clarion! 🎺
eBOUND was thrilled to work with the @LPGCanada on accessible ebook conversions for their eBooks for Everyone collection!
Check out the full collection here: AllLitUp.ca/Ebooks-For-Every…

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📨 New Topic on the APLN Community Hub: "Page lists from Word documents using WordtoEpub tool?"
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#Ebooks #eprdctn
📨 New Topic on the APLN Community Hub: "How to change highlighted text in dark mode?"
Calling all CSS whizzes! Check out the thread and please share your thoughts here: apln.ca/community-hub/topic/…
#Ebooks #eprdctn
📨 New Topic on the APLN Community Hub: "InDesign endnotes"
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eBOUND Canada retweeted
Duncan Turner, our in-house expert on accessible EPUBs, talks about our ongoing work—including our @Benetech certification. We all continue to learn about this critical aspect of publishing with the help of colleagues at @ABbookpub and @eBOUNDCanada.
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