Event

AUPresses Hangout: Making Journals Content Accessible

Hosted by the Journals Committee

A question at the forefront of our minds is, How can we make journals content accessible to as wide an audience as possible? In this hangout, a panel of experts will discuss accessibility standards and best practices for journals, providing invaluable information about how we can meet our moral and legal obligations in this area. Audience members will have the opportunity to ask panelists questions about making their journals content accessible.

Moderator: Sara Pastel, Associate Director of Periodical PublicationsModern Language Association of America (MLA)

Panelists: Phil Hearn, Senior Publisher Relations Manager, Project MUSE, Johns Hopkins University Press; Laura Kiernan, Publications and operational strategies coordinator, Modern Language Association of America; Jonathan McGlone, Digital Product Design Engineer and Accessibility Specialist, Michigan Publishing University of Michigan Library; Katy McIntosh, Head of Content Operations Delivery. Cambridge University Press & Assessment.

Event Details

Dates

April 30, 2024 – April 30, 2024

Time

12:00 p.m. EDT

Mae AUPresses yn hyrwyddo rôl hanfodol cymuned ar draws y byd o gyhoeddwyr sydd â chenhadaeth i sicrhau rhagoriaeth academaidd a meithrin gwybodaeth.

— AUPresses Mission Statement in Welsh