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An accessible book is an book that is structured so anyone with a print disability can read it. This can include Braille Books, Audiobooks, and ebooks. As a Production Assistant you will be focused on ebooks.
Properly-made ebooks can be read by anyone on computers, mobile devices, and using various assistive technologies such as screen readers, refreshable Braille displays, or screen magnification software.
Like all readers, people with print disabilities need to be able to navigate, read, and understand a digital book’s content. For example, blind readers with the right tools and right books can navigate books like sighted readers can, by moving between pages, from one chapter or section heading to the next, and navigating to a page from the table of contents.
A file that is completely accessible to people with print disability offers the maximum flexibility for all readers. This includes:
Go here to learn more about how a screen reader reads a document.