Accessibility

Digital reading is for everyone!

In the digital publishing industry, accessibility is a fundamental business strategy. It serves as the primary force behind the creation of high-quality ebooks and an improved reading experience, catering to the individual needs of each reader.

Our strategic approach to significantly increasing the number of books accessible to people with disabilities is twofold:

Enabling accessible content creation: We ensure that standards and guidance empower publishers to produce highly accessible e-books.
Facilitating accessible reading experiences: We ease the path for reading application developers to provide rich support for accessible reading, and we support makers of specialised devices in integrating mainstream standards like EPUB and Web Publications, allowing their users to read natively accessible e-books.

Aside from that strategic vision, our daily activities include accessibility as a foundational principle in every facet of EDRLab’s operations.

A significant part of our work involves providing dedicated support to our Members. We actively assist our members in understanding and implementing accessibility best practices, offering guidance on various technical and practical aspects. This support extends to troubleshooting, sharing resources, and facilitating knowledge exchange within our community. Our goal is to empower our members to create and distribute accessible digital content effectively.

Furthermore, a key ongoing activity is ensuring and promoting Thorium Reader Accessibility Conformance. Thorium Reader, EDRLab’s open-source desktop reading application, is meticulously developed with accessibility at its core. We continuously work to ensure it adheres to the highest accessibility standards and EPUB Accessibility specifications. This involves regular testing, incorporating feedback from users with disabilities, and iterating on features to enhance usability for all. Our aim is for Thorium Reader to be a leading example of accessible reading software, providing an intuitive and barrier-free experience.

Ongoing activities

A key ongoing activity is ensuring and promoting Thorium Reader Accessibility Conformance. Another significant part of our work involves providing dedicated support to our Members.