Reflections on Australia and the Marrakesh Treaty with Maryanne Diamond
Maryanne Diamond AO GAICD has worked in some of the country’s leading disability advocacy organisations and is now the General Manager of Stakeholder Engagement at the National Disability Insurance Agency. When with the World Blind Union, Maryanne was instrumental in Australia advocating for what became the Marrakesh Treaty. We chatted with Maryanne to hear her […]
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Inspiring Words from Industry Leaders: Interview with Julie Ganner, Institute of Professional Editors
We were very excited when Inclusive Publishing reached out to us asking to speak with some influential and hard working people in the Australian book industry. Julie Ganner AIPI member and IPEd NSW President has been interviewed about her role in the journey to making books accessible for all. Designing a book to be inclusive […]
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Graeme Innes on Reading with a Visual Impairment : An Advocate’s Perspective
Graeme Innes AM is an Australian company director, lawyer, public speaker, confirmed cricket tragic, and book worm. He has been a human rights practitioner for 30 years in NSW and Western Australia and has participated in the development of national and international human rights instruments. Graeme was Australia’s Disability Discrimination Commissioner from December 2005 until […]
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Nick Gleeson on Reading : Author of The Many Ways of Seeing
Author Nick Gleeson was sighted until the age of seven when an automatic supermarket door struck his head, causing a retinal detachment. Despite not being “into reading as a child”, and having difficulty accessing braille and audio books of his choice growing up and while studying, Nick’s life is now all about reading and writing […]
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Macular degeneration and reading : A story from AIPI member Fiona Phillips
Fiona Phillips is a copyright expert and a popular commentator on intellectual property law and policy. Fiona has been part of the Australian Inclusive Publishing Initiative since its inception. In this article Fiona shares her experience of reading for pleasure over time as her vision has diminished and how she now goes about reading a […]
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History of accessible books with Tony Starkey : an interview
Tony Starkey, Policy, Accessibility and Client Consultant for the Royal Society for the Blind, shares with the APA his story of becoming vision impaired and how it impacted his reading and career. Alongside his personal history, Tony takes us through time pinpointing the technical innovations in making books more accessible over the years. Tony is […]
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