Accessibility Metadata Display Guide for Digital Publications 2.0 is Released
The Accessibility Task Force of the W3C Publishing Community Group has announced the release of the Accessibility Metadata Display Guide for Digital Publications 2.0. After more than 2 years work by this expert team, we are delighted to share this news with our readers. DAISY staff members have been integral to the development of this updated guidance which helps those who wish to render accessibility metadata directly to users.
The guide currently consists of a guidelines document and two techniques document – one for EPUB package metadata and one for ONIX records. Technique documents to cover other metadata formats are also under discussion. It presents high-level principles without going into technical issues related to the different metadata standards in the publishing industry.
The techniques documents illustrate to developers how to retrieve data to show the information outlined in the principles.
Guidance Documents
The documents can be accessed at:
- Guidelines: https://www.w3.org/publishing/a11y/metadata-display-guide/guidelines/
- EPUB Techniques: https://www.w3.org/publishing/a11y/metadata-display-guide/techniques/epub/
- ONIX Techniques: https://www.w3.org/publishing/a11y/metadata-display-guide/techniques/onix/
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Additional Resources
Previous articles and information on the new guidance include:
- Updated Guidance for Displaying Accessibility Metadata
- Anticipating Accessibility Metadata Required by the European Accessibility Act
- Accessibility Metadata, T-157 webinar
- New Accessibility Metadata Guidance Benefits All\
Our congratulations to the editors and participants of the accessibility task force for these impressive updates and refinements.