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| Welcome! We are happy to have you join our team of dedicated professionals who work hard to create accessible books for people with print disabilities. | Welcome! We are happy to have you join our team of dedicated professionals who work hard to create accessible books for people with print disabilities. | ||
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| + | ====Who We Are and What We Do==== | ||
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| + | The National Network for Equitable Library Service (NNELS) is a digital repository of content owned and sustained by Canadian public libraries. We work with international partners, libraries, readers, and publishers (particularly Canadian ones) to make copies of books in accessible formats available to readers in Canada who have print disabilities. | ||
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| + | When NNELS launched in December 2013, we were a team of librarians focused on ensuring Canadians with print disabilities could exercise their right to access information and Canadian culture. | ||
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| + | We were bridging a gap: there was no way for people with print disabilities to request books in the formats they needed, and no publicly-owned collection of accessible books for these readers. Our work focused on converting books to alternate formats and educating public libraries about the importance of providing service to all people, no matter how they read. | ||
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| + | Visit our [[https:// | ||
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| + | ====What Production Assistants Do==== | ||
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| + | Your job as a Production Assistant is to reformat ebooks to match current accessibility standards as outlined in the wiki. | ||
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| + | These standards are part of our continued consultation with DAISY and other similar organizations, | ||
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| + | The rest of this orientation is designed to familiarize you with the expectations and workflow for your position as a Production Assistant. | ||
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| + | We also encourage our PA's to ask questions, and be curious about the process. If you ever want to learn something that goes beyond your assigned position, then reach out to the Content or Production Coordinator. | ||
| ====What is a Print Disability? | ====What is a Print Disability? | ||
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| Fun fact: NNELS is working with other organizations to create guidelines for accessible audiobooks. This work is similar to the work we have done in the past for creating guidelines for ebooks. | Fun fact: NNELS is working with other organizations to create guidelines for accessible audiobooks. This work is similar to the work we have done in the past for creating guidelines for ebooks. | ||
| - | ====Who We Are and What We Do==== | ||
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| - | The National Network for Equitable Library Service (NNELS) is a digital repository of content owned and sustained by Canadian public libraries. We work with international partners, libraries, readers, and publishers (particularly Canadian ones) to make copies of books in accessible formats available to readers in Canada who have print disabilities. | ||
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| - | When NNELS launched in December 2013, we were a team of librarians focused on ensuring Canadians with print disabilities could exercise their right to access information and Canadian culture. | ||
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| - | We were bridging a gap: there was no way for people with print disabilities to request books in the formats they needed, and no publicly-owned collection of accessible books for these readers. Our work focused on converting books to alternate formats and educating public libraries about the importance of providing service to all people, no matter how they read. | ||
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| - | Visit our [[https:// | ||
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| - | ====What Production Assistants Do==== | ||
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| - | Your job as a Production Assistant is to reformat ebooks to match current accessibility standards as outlined in the wiki. | ||
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| - | These standards are part of our continued consultation with DAISY and other similar organizations, | ||
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| - | The rest of this orientation is designed to familiarize you with the expectations and workflow for your position as a Production Assistant. | ||
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| - | We also encourage our PA's to ask questions, and be curious about the process. If you ever want to learn something that goes beyond your assigned position, then reach out to the Content or Production Coordinator. | ||
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