{"id":37228,"date":"2025-04-14T01:29:09","date_gmt":"2025-04-14T00:29:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stm-assoc.org\/?p=37228"},"modified":"2025-04-17T01:40:16","modified_gmt":"2025-04-17T00:40:16","slug":"spotlight-on-accessibility-resources-best-practices-and-a-chance-to-connect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stm-assoc.org\/spotlight-on-accessibility-resources-best-practices-and-a-chance-to-connect\/","title":{"rendered":"Spotlight on accessibility: resources, best practices and a chance to connect"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/stm-assoc.org\/what-we-do\/strategic-areas\/social-responsibility\/diversity-inclusion\/accessibility-resources-for-academic-publishers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-37231\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/stm.offloadmedia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/17013530\/Screenshot-2025-04-16-at-8.34.23%E2%80%AFPM-300x153.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/stm.offloadmedia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/17013530\/Screenshot-2025-04-16-at-8.34.23%E2%80%AFPM-300x153.png 300w, https:\/\/s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/stm.offloadmedia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/17013530\/Screenshot-2025-04-16-at-8.34.23%E2%80%AFPM-1024x524.png 1024w, https:\/\/s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/stm.offloadmedia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/17013530\/Screenshot-2025-04-16-at-8.34.23%E2%80%AFPM-768x393.png 768w, https:\/\/s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/stm.offloadmedia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/17013530\/Screenshot-2025-04-16-at-8.34.23%E2%80%AFPM-1536x786.png 1536w, https:\/\/s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/stm.offloadmedia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/17013530\/Screenshot-2025-04-16-at-8.34.23%E2%80%AFPM-2048x1047.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a>This month, STM\u2019s Social Responsibility Committee is focusing on accessibility.<\/strong> We kicked things off with a dynamic <strong>panel<\/strong> discussion exploring inclusive publishing practices at our US conference earlier this month. We\u2019ve also launched a new online <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stm-assoc.org\/what-we-do\/strategic-areas\/social-responsibility\/diversity-inclusion\/accessibility-resources-for-academic-publishers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Accessibility Resource Centre<\/a> <\/strong>offering members practical guidance and tools to support accessible publishing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Preparing for the EU Accessibility Act? <\/strong>We&#8217;re planning for an <strong>Accessibility Roundtable<\/strong> to offer us an opportunity to connect, collaborate and share best practices for implementing accessibility <strong>ahead of new regulations in the EU and US<\/strong>. If you or a colleague would like to attend, get involved, or if there is particular topic you&#8217;d like us to consider \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/Pages\/ResponsePage.aspx?id=GNM1_Xea5U6F18It7rIs_iuc63c09ApFrx466h6o9AtUNDlRVjlJUzVZNk5XMUIwU0RDRVhaQlNNTy4u\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">we&#8217;d love to hear from you<\/a>. 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