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Image type taxonomy for scholarly images
A new, community-led image type taxonomy for scholarly images: open consultation
We are pleased to invite you to an upcoming webinar on image type taxonomy for scholarly images, hosted by the STM Association Alt Text Accessibility Task & Finish Group. This session will provide an overview of a new, community-led classification for scholarly images, which has been developed to support authors and publishers in crafting precise and meaningful alternative (alt) text, in particular for scientific, technical, and medical images. The taxonomy has been designed to align with accessibility standards, including the ADA Title II update based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1.
The webinar will cover the context and purpose for the new taxonomy, including the latest developments in accessibility legislation, and introduce the taxonomy itself, including a broad outline of the hierarchical model and supporting information for each image type. We will also provide a demonstration of an interactive tool that has been created to facilitate interaction with the taxonomy as part of the open consultation process.
We encourage you to take advantage of this opportunity to learn more about this initiative to support inclusive solutions for accessible publishing, as well as to contribute your feedback to help develop and refine the taxonomy before its release to the wider community. Register to join us.
Speakers
- Dr. Andrew Kelly, Head of Implementation, Taylor & Francis
- Björn Miyoshi, Business Process Architect, Springer Nature
- Stewart Gardiner, Independent Consultant
- Sagiv Lapkin, Standards and Compliance Operator, Taylor & Francis
- Lorna Notsch, Senior Digital Accessibility Specialist II, Sage
- Stacy Tucker, Product Development Manager, American Medical Association
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