Little Dandelion Press
Where I talk about the Visual Access Toolkit from Little Dandelion Press, which outlines simple and effective ways to approach content to make it accessible for visually impaired, cortical visual impairments and other developmental processing delays.
Is Gruffalo Granny Accessible?
Where I consider the accessibility of newly-published ‘Gruffalo Granny’ by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler.
And wonder when ‘accessibility’ will stop only being considered for separate, special editions and be a feature considered in the development of all mainstream and trade picture book editions.
Accessibility in the Wild
Where I talk about spotting some things in the wild recently that were designed with accessibility in mind.
My Talk with the Editorial Freelance Association
Where I talk about my experience giving my first talk for the Editorial Freelance Association, ‘Accessibility in Picture Books: How It Can Benefit Everyone’.
Book suggestions for Visually Impaired Children
Where I show some examples of page layouts in current formats in children’s books that are accessible for children who are visually impaired
Accessibility and short attention spans: 2 Problems, 1 Solution?
Where I consider how accessibility in children’s picture books might provide a path and solution to children’s shortening attention spans.
Maddie and Triggs – Visual Impairment Representation on CBeebies
Where I write about my thoughts on the children’s TV show Maddie and Triggs and its representation of visual impairment.
Books Without Barriers: Editing for Equal Access
Where I talk about tagging along in the Australian IPEed webcall “Books Without Barriers: Editing for Equal Access”, what I learned from that and have taken into my own editing process
Large print books - an amazing update
Where I talk about advocating for large print books on Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Phonics scheme and its success!
Why accessibility awareness matters
Where I talk about the importance of awareness of accessibility is important, with the example of a recent trip to the hairdressers.
Hot Wheels Braille Racer
It’s #worldbrailleday and I wanted to talk about how excited I was to see one of the Hot Wheels Braille castings in the multipack they got for Christmas