Category: AIPI updates

Dr Agata Mrva-Montoya from Sydney University (a participant of AIPI) is pleased to share the results of research conducted with two groups in 2020. The first project collected information from staff at disability service organisations and universities to ascertain what and who is involved in the conversion of print books. The second report collected information […]

The AIPI has made a submission to the second phase of the National Disability Strategy review, which closed for submissions to the Federal Government’s Department of Social Services on 31 October 2020. You can read the AIPI submission via the APA website.  

Recently the AIPI made a submission to the Australian Government Disability Standards for Education 2020 Review. Public consultations opened on 16 July 2020 and closed on 25 September 2020. More information on the review can be found on the Australian Government website here. The AIPI submission to this review, can be read via the Australian […]

A benchmarking study to canvas the production of accessible content in Australian publishing is underway, thanks to the University of Sydney. All publishing staff involved in the production of books are invited to participate in this initiative.  The study aims to understand how and what accessible content is currently being produced and what the barriers […]

A road map of activity for 2020 to improve print accessibility in Australia has been established by the Australian Inclusive Publishing Initiative (AIPI). Training for publishers, a panel discussion at the BookUp Conference, success stories on the AIPI Knowledge Hub, Accessibility Plans developed by each AIPI member, and exploring an inclusive publishing index are some […]

Vision 2020 Australia is now the single peak body for service providers working in the blindness and low vision sector, following the announcement last week regarding its integration with the Australian Blindness Forum (ABF) . With the ABF being a standing AIPI member, we welcome Vision 2020 to the initiative.  Vision 2020 Australia CEO Judith […]

The 22 per cent** of the Australian population with a print disability will be closer to accessing more books sooner as a result of new guides and the AIPI online knowledge hub launched last week. The Australian Inclusive Publishing Initiative (AIPI) – a world-leading group comprised of disability institutions, book industry organisations, copyright bodies and government – aims to open […]

Jane Curry, Director of Ventura Press and AIPI participant, has spoken at the Round Table for Information Access for People With Print Disabilities the print disabled,  to launch the publication, Making Content Accessible: A Guide to Navigating Australian Copyright Law for Disability Access. Learn more about the guide and download it for free here.   We […]

From the office of : – SENATOR CAROL BROWN SHADOW MINISTER FOR DISABILITY AND CARERS SENATOR FOR TASMANIA LABOR WILL PUT PEOPLE WITH DISABILITY AND CARERS FIRST   A Shorten Labor Government will improve services and support for carers, as well as invest in making Australia more accessible and inclusive. Almost one in five Australians […]

The Institute of Professional Editors (IPEd) and the Australian Publishers Association (APA) are pleased to announce the launch of Inclusive Publishing in Australia: An Introduction at the welcome reception for the IPEd National Editors Conference on Wednesday 8 May. This important resource is an introductory guide to accessible publishing for anyone involved in the publishing […]