When I was in elementary school I decided I wanted to play the trumpet. I went to the band teacher but I was told my mouth was too big. He handed me a tuba. I never learned to play the tuba, but I use my big mouth to talk about accessibility and education.
Articles
- Rachel Comerford—The Trailblazer Behind Macmillan Learning’s Accessibility Efforts
- BookNet Canada: Meet New Singles in your ARIA: Swipe Right for Accessible HTML
- ePUB Secrets: The Accidental A11y Advocate
- The Sharing Solution
Radio
Presentations and Webinars
2022
- SXSW EDU: The Accessibility Journey from Publisher to Student
- CSUN-ATC: Making Accessibility a Part of Corporate Culture
- (Forthcoming) BISG: Building Books Better (and Building Better Books)
2021
- ebookcraft/Tech Forum: Tech Forum #eprdctn Tools & Tips Round-Up
- BISG: Accessibility Metadata Workshop
- Frankfurt Book Fair: Preparing for the Upcoming EU Accessibility Act
- Educause Eli Annual Meeting: The Accessibility Journey from Publisher to Student
- DAISY: EPUB Accessibility 101
2020
- Annual NISO-BISG The Changing Standards Landscape Forum: Making Content Accessible: How Can Publishers and Libraries Better Satisfy the Obligation?
- ebookcraft/Tech Forum: #eprdctn Tools and Tips Round-Up
- Amnet: The Art of Alt: Making the Most of Alt Text
- Accessing Higher Ground
- Getting to Grips with Creating and Editing EPUB (with George Kerscher, Benetech; Joseph Polizzotto, UC Berkeley; Charles La Pierre, Benetech)
- Pretty Accessible: Bringing Beauty, Simplicity, and Usability to Accessible Products
2019
- Accessing Higher Ground
- Getting to Grips with EPUB: Getting up to speed with the publishing standard and its built-in accessibility features. (Hands-on Workshop) (with Richard Orme, DAISY Consortium; Joseph Polizzotto, UC Berkeley; Amy Salmon, Level Access; George Kerscher, Benetech)
- Inside EPUB: When university staff are familiar with accessible EPUB, they will want to take it to the next level. (Hands-on Workshop) (with Richard Orme, DAISY Consortium; Charles La Pierre, Benetech; Joseph Polizzotto, UC Berkeley; Amy Salmon, Level Access; George Kerscher, Benetech)
- Creating and Remediating EPUB: Using the latest resources to create accessible EPUBs. (with Richard Orme, DAISY Consortium; Charles La Pierre, Benetech; Joseph Polizzotto, UC Berkeley; George Kerscher, Benetech)
- EPUB Face Off: Publishers Getting it Right or Wrong (with George Kerscher, Benetech; Joseph Polizzotto, UC Berkeley; Charles La Pierre, Benetech)
- BookExpo America: Why Top Publishers Are Embracing Global Certified Accessible Publishing Standards
- Annual NISO-BISG The Changing Standards Landscape Forum: Ensuring Accessibility of Ebooks
- CSUN: Accessibility Initiatives and Commitments from Major Higher Ed Publishers
- AccessText Network: Accessibility Initiatives of Major Publishers
2018
- Accessing Higher Ground
- Understanding EPUB: How to Examine the Structure and Accessibility of EPUBs, a hands-on workshop
- What the Heck is All this EPUB Hubbub About?
Panel with George Kerscher, DAISY Consortium/Benetech; Becky Gibson, Knowbility; Rick Johnson, VitalSource - More Accessible than You Realize: What the Big 5 Publishers Provide (Panel)
- Pretty Accessible: Bringing Beauty, Simplicity, and Usability to Accessible Products
- NAPCO: Digital Equality: The Importance of Accessibility in Your Publishing Strategy
- ebookcraft/Tech Forum: EPUB and Chill: Finding ebooks worth a right swipe
2017
- Accessing Higher Ground
- ePUB versus PDF: Why ePUB is the new accessible ebook standard
- ePUB 101: Understanding the Structure and Contents of an EPUB
- AAP Digital Issues Working Group: Incorporating Accessibility into Workflows
- ICT Accessibility Testing Forum: EPUB Accessibility Conformance, Testing, and Certification: a Comprehensive Implementation
- IMS Global: Accessibility Anytime, Anywhere
- BISG: Digital Books Standards after IDPF and w3c Combine
- CSUN
- Certified Accessible Educational Materials from Publishers
- Moving Beyond Conformance to Usability
2016
- Accessing Higher Ground
- A Year of Remediation
- The IDPF and W3C Merger: Understanding the Future of Accessible eBook Standards
- Content in Context/APA: ADA: Architecting and Designing for Accessibility: Adopting Accessibility