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The National Network for Equitable Library Service (NNELS) is a collection of alternate format materials for readers with print disabilities in Canada. Our services are freely available to readers with print disabilities through Canadian libraries.

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NNELS @nnelsca.bsky.social · 12h
NNELS readers in our funding provinces and territories can request a title not in our collection or in a different format. The request form is available at nnels.ca/request-title (login required). #NewInNNELS
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NNELS @nnelsca.bsky.social · 12h
📚️ In You'll Miss Me When I'm Gone by Rachel Lynn Solomon, twins Tovah and Adina have one last year of high school to answer all their questions. The most pressing being if either will contract Huntington's, the genetic disorder claiming their mother's life. #EPUB nnels.ca/items/youll-...
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NNELS @nnelsca.bsky.social · 12h
📙 Missing by Becky Citra. When Thea's father gets a job at a guest Ranch, Thea earns the trust of an abused horse, solves an old mystery, and makes a new friend. #EPUB #DAISY #MP3 nnels.ca/items/missing
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NNELS @nnelsca.bsky.social · 12h
📘 The Nesting Dolls by Gail Bowen. Hours before her body is found in a parking lot, a young woman hands her baby to a stranger— the daughter of lawyer Delia Wainberg. As secrets from Delia’s past surface, Joanne must unravel another mystery. #EPUB #DAISY nnels.ca/items/nestin...
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https://nnels.ca/items/nesting-dolls-joanne-kilbourn-mystery
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NNELS @nnelsca.bsky.social · 12h
📗 Yours for the Taking by Gabrielle Korn. A novel set several decades in the future follows an unforgettable cast of characters as they get swept up in a strange, exclusive new society of corporate feminism. #EPUB nnels.ca/items/yours-...
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NNELS @nnelsca.bsky.social · 12h
📕 In Zone One by Colson Whitehead, Mark is occupied with the mundane mission of straggler removal, the rigours of Post-Apocalyptic Stress Disorder (PASD), and coming to terms with a fallen world. Then things start to go terribly wrong… #EPUB nnels.ca/items/zone-o...
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NNELS @nnelsca.bsky.social · 12h
📚️ Haven by Emma Donoghue. In seventh-century Ireland, a priest and two monks vow to leave the world behind them. They set out in a small boat for an island their leader has seen in a dream, with only faith to guide them. #EPUB nnels.ca/items/haven
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NNELS @nnelsca.bsky.social · 12h
Let’s explore what’s #NewInNNELS! We have some terrific fiction titles for you this week. Read on to get lost in new worlds set in the past, present, and future. Click the links below or visit the recently added collection for more titles: nnels.ca/recently-added
The text #NewInNNELS is at the top of this promotional graphic. In the centre, three colourful e-readers and tablets display digital book covers, with one device resting on a stack of tablets. A decorative border of illustrated books and lightbulbs surrounds the image on a light grey background. The NNELS logo appears in the lower right corner.
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NNELS @nnelsca.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
This presentation explores ways to increase print accessibility across your library, from promotions and everyday documents to programming and your website. You can learn more about the Stronger Together Conference: strongertogetherconf.ca
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Stronger Together Library Conference – October 20 – 21
2026 Stronger Together Conference, October 20 and 21, at the Edmonton DoubleTree by Hilton West Edmonton hotel.
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NNELS @nnelsca.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
NNELS is at Stronger Together! Join NNELS and CELA (tag) for the presentation “Beyond Books: Making Library Services Accessible for All Readers” on October 20 at 2:00 pm Mountain Time.
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Stronger Together Library Conference – October 20 – 21
2026 Stronger Together Conference, October 20 and 21, at the Edmonton DoubleTree by Hilton West Edmonton hotel.
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NNELS @nnelsca.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
This means readers with print disabilities can enjoy these new books alongside their print-reading peers, making reading more inclusive and accessible from release day. Learn more about our collaborations with Orca Book Publishers and discover this fall’s available titles: nnels.ca/news/accessi...
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https://nnels.ca/news/accessible-formats-alongside-new-releases-what-simultaneous-access-means-libraries
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NNELS @nnelsca.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
New picture books available in print-braille! We’re excited to share that every picture book in Orca Book Publishers’ fall 2026 release is available simultaneously in print-braille through NNELS!
Three children's books are spread open on a wooden floor. In the foreground, an open book shows a child holding a spotted trout, with additional fish illustrated across the facing page and the text, “Got a fish. Spotted trout!” and “Wait some more. Got two more!” Behind it, other open books display colourful illustrations, including a person sitting by a fireplace, a walking scene with a stroller, and a sequence of character portraits of a young girl. Transparent braille is stuck on over the text.
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NNELS @nnelsca.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
What books about women’s history would you recommend? #WomensHistoryMonth #CanadianAuthors #AccessibleReading #NNELS
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NNELS @nnelsca.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
📚️ "Through Feminist Eyes: Essays on Canadian Women's History" by Joan Sangster explores the lived experience of women in a variety of historical settings and sheds new light on issues that have sparked much debate among feminist historians. Available in EPUB format: nnels.ca/items/throug...
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https://nnels.ca/items/through-feminist-eyes-essays-canadian-womens-history
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NNELS @nnelsca.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
📙 "Flourishing and Free: More Stories of Trailblazing Women of Vancouver Island" by Haley Healey is a collection of true stories about fourteen women who blazed their own trails in life and contributed to the history of Vancouver Island and the surrounding islands. #EPUB nnels.ca/items/flouri...
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https://nnels.ca/items/flourishing-and-free-more-stories-trailblazing-women-vancouver-island
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NNELS @nnelsca.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
📘 “Seven Fallen Feathers” by Tanya Talaga delves into the history of this small northern city that has come to manifest Canada's long struggle with human rights violations against Indigenous communities. #DAISY #EPUB #MP3 nnels.ca/items/seven-...
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https://nnels.ca/items/seven-fallen-feathers-racism-death-and-hard-truths-northern-city-0
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NNELS @nnelsca.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
📗 “A Mind Spread Out on the Ground” by Alicia Elliott explores how apt a description that is for the ongoing effects of the personal, intergenerational, and colonial traumas she and so many Native people have experienced. #EPUB #MP3 nnels.ca/items/mind-s...
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https://nnels.ca/items/mind-spread-out-ground
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NNELS @nnelsca.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
📕 “Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands” by Kate Beaton is the story of Canada: a country that prides itself on its egalitarian ethos and natural beauty while simultaneously exploiting both the riches of its land and the humanity of its people. #DAISY #EPUB #BRF nnels.ca/items/ducks-...
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https://nnels.ca/items/ducks-two-years-oil-sands
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NNELS @nnelsca.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
October is Women’s History Month! At NNELS, we’re highlighting women who have shaped history, broken barriers, and continue to make an impact. Check out books by Canadian women authors in accessible formats at NNELS that you can start reading today.
Women’s History Month. Map of Canada made of colourful squares including stock images of women, followed by the Canada wordmark.
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NNELS @nnelsca.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Today is World Mental Health Day, and at NNELS, we believe books can help us understand, connect, and support our mental health. Whether you're looking for practical advice, personal stories, or a comforting read, there are accessible-format books in the NNELS collection: nnels.ca/relations/me...
A stack of books with an open book on top. Two pages are folded inward to form a heart shape at the center. Large blue text at the top reads “World Mental Health Day” against a light background above the books.
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NNELS @nnelsca.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Happy #GuideFriday! In honour of Canada Library Month, we're showcasing learning paths from Accessible Libraries. The first learning path is “Get Started with Accessibility,” a great place to start if you’re unfamiliar with accessibility: accessiblelibraries.ca/learning-pat...
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https://accessiblelibraries.ca/learning-path-get-started-with-accessibility/
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NNELS @nnelsca.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
At NNELS, we're proud to help make reading accessible. Whether you read audiobooks, braille, or ebooks, everyone deserves the freedom to choose what they read. Discover a new voice this Blindness Awareness Month: nnels.ca/news/blindne...
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https://nnels.ca/news/blindness-awareness-month
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NNELS @nnelsca.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
October is Blindness Awareness Month! This month, we're celebrating the voices and experiences of people who are blind or have low vision. We've selected five books by authors who bring personal experience, humour, insight, and perspective to their stories.
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https://nnels.ca/news/blindness-awareness-month
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NNELS @nnelsca.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
NNELS readers in our funding provinces and territories can request a title not in our collection or in a different format. The request form is available at nnels.ca/request-title (login required). #NewInNNELS
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NNELS @nnelsca.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
📕 Writing the Terrain: Travelling Through Alberta with the Poets, edited by Robert M. Stamp, offers a series of poetic journeys through Calgary and Edmonton, through the foothills, the badlands, the Rockies, the central parklands, and the northern boreal forests. #EPUB nnels.ca/items/writin...
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https://nnels.ca/items/writing-terrain-travelling-through-alberta-poets
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NNELS @nnelsca.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
📙 Night Flying by Laurie Anne Fuhr captures the ways of the great Canadian military brat, vanishing points, flights, and gothic perceptions. Shortlisted for the Robert Kroetsch award for experimental poetry. #EPUB nnels.ca/items/night-...
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https://nnels.ca/items/night-flying
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NNELS @nnelsca.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
📘 In A Most Beautiful Deception, Melissa Morelli Lacroix explores the love and longing, loss and pain, grief and healing found in the music of Frédéric Chopin, Clara Schumann, and Claude Debussy in a series of poetic cycles that respond to each composer's work. #EPUB nnels.ca/items/most-b...
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https://nnels.ca/items/most-beautiful-deception
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NNELS @nnelsca.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
📗 YYC Pop: Poetic Portraits of People is the Legacy Project of Calgary Poet Laureate, Sheri-D Wilson. The anthology features 78 poetic portraits of Calgarians. #EPUB nnels.ca/items/yyc-po...
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https://nnels.ca/items/yyc-pop-poetic-portraits-people
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NNELS @nnelsca.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
📕 Wild Horses is Ottawan Rob McLennan's deep lyrical engagement with Edmonton, Alberta. He sees the new terrain through his peculiar, sympathizing lens-characterized by impassioned tones that range from brusque to tender. #EPUB nnels.ca/items/wild-h...
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https://nnels.ca/items/wild-horses-0
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NNELS @nnelsca.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Wednesday is all about learning what’s #NewInNNELS this week! We have new poetry titles to explore, from the Rockies to flying to poetic portraits, we have something you may be interested in. Click the links below or visit the recently added collection for more titles: nnels.ca/recently-added
The text #NewInNNELS is at the top of this promotional graphic. In the centre, three colourful e-readers and tablets display digital book covers, with one device resting on a stack of tablets. A decorative border of illustrated books and lightbulbs surrounds the image on a light grey background. The NNELS logo appears in the lower right corner.
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NNELS @nnelsca.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Date of the Accessible Reading Symposium: February 10–11, 2027 Proposal submission deadline: October 25, 2026 Learn more and submit your proposal: accessiblereading.ca/call-for-pro... #AccessibleReading #a11y #AccessibleReadingSymposium
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https://accessiblereading.ca/call-for-proposals-accessible-reading-symposium-2027/
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NNELS @nnelsca.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
How are you making books and reading more accessible? The Accessible Reading Symposium 2027 invites proposals from organizations to share their experiences, innovations, challenges, and solutions in accessible reading.
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https://accessiblereading.ca/call-for-proposals-accessible-reading-symposium-2027/
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NNELS @nnelsca.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Joignez-vous à nous pour Lisez à votre manière avec les livres électroniques accessibles du RNSEB ! Date : le mardi 6 octobre 2026, 13h00, heure de l'Est/10h00, heure du Pacifique Inscrivez-vous dès aujourd’hui à ce webinaire: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Sur un fond bleu foncé, le texte blanc « Nouveau Webinaire! » apparaît au centre. En bas, une pile de livres colorés est placée à côté d’une tablette et de deux téléphones intelligents affichant des icônes de lecture vidéo. Des éléments graphiques turquoise, jaunes et blancs décorent l’arrière-plan. Le logo de la RNSEB figure au bas de l’image.
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NNELS @nnelsca.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
📕 In “Missing Nimâmâ” by Melanie Florence, a young mother, one of the many missing indigenous women, watches over her small daughter as she grows up without her nimama. Together, but separated, they experience important milestones. #BRF #DAISY #PrintBraille: nnels.ca/items/missin...
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https://nnels.ca/items/missing-nimama
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NNELS @nnelsca.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
📕 “Surviving the City” by Tasha Spillett is a story about womanhood, friendship, resilience, and the anguish of a missing loved one. Miikwan and Dez are best friends and navigate the challenges of growing up in an urban landscape. #EPUB nnels.ca/items/surviv...
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https://nnels.ca/items/surviving-city
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NNELS @nnelsca.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
📕 “Unbroken: My Fight for Survival, Hope, and Justice for Indigenous Women and Girls” by Angela Sterritt shares her memoir alongside investigative reporting into cases of missing and murdered Indigenous women in Canada. #EPUB nnels.ca/items/unbrok...
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https://nnels.ca/items/unbroken-my-fight-survival-hope-and-justice-indigenous-women-and-girls
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NNELS @nnelsca.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
📕 “Keetsahnak / Our Missing and Murdered Indigenous Sisters”, edited by Kim Anderson, Maria Campbell, and Christi Belcourt, creates a model for anti-violence work from an Indigenous perspective. #EPUB nnels.ca/items/keetsa...
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https://nnels.ca/items/keetsahnakour-missing-and-murdered-indigenous-sisters
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NNELS @nnelsca.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Today is the National Day of Action for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit People. NNELS honours those lost and highlights the stories and knowledge of Canadian Indigenous women in accessible formats for people with print disabilities in Canada. #NationalDayOfAction
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https://nnels.ca/items/keetsahnakour-missing-and-murdered-indigenous-sisters
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NNELS @nnelsca.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Joignez-vous à nous pour Lisez à votre manière avec les livres électroniques accessibles du RNSEB ! Date : le mardi 6 octobre 2026, 13h00, heure de l'Est/10h00, heure du Pacifique Inscrivez-vous dès aujourd’hui à ce webinaire: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Sur un fond bleu foncé, le texte blanc « Nouveau Webinaire! » apparaît au centre. En bas, une pile de livres colorés est placée à côté d’une tablette et de deux téléphones intelligents affichant des icônes de lecture vidéo. Des éléments graphiques turquoise, jaunes et blancs décorent l’arrière-plan. Le logo de la RNSEB figure au bas de l’image.
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NNELS @nnelsca.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
October is Canadian Library Month! NNELS proudly partners with libraries across Canada to make reading accessible for all. Discover resources to help libraries provide accessible books to their patrons here: nnels.ca/news/canadia... #CanadaLibraryMonth #a11y #NNELS #AccessibleFormats
Large black text reads “October is Canada Library Month!” on a warm orange-to-yellow background. Red maple leaves are scattered throughout the design. At the centre is a large stylized maple leaf filled with binary code, surrounded by four digital devices displaying colourful Canadian-themed book illustrations. The NNELS logo appears in the bottom right corner.
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NNELS @nnelsca.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
NNELS is thrilled to offer this title in both hard copy and electronic braille, now available at nnels.ca/items/1979-m... Huckleberry Books in Cranbrook, BC, is hosting an in-person launch tonight at 7:00 pm.
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https://nnels.ca/items/1979-mortifications
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NNELS @nnelsca.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Book launches are better with #braille! Nathan Dueck's memoir, “(1979-): Mortifications,” published by Turnstone Press, is a hilarious collection of true-ish, cringe-worthy stories sure to entertain.
Two copies of the hardcopy braille book, (1979- ): Mortifications by Nathan Dueck. The first copy displays the title page, which includes the title, author, publication details from Turnstone Press, and notes that the book was transcribed into contracted braille in 2026. Raised braille dots are visible on both the title page and the second copy, which is open in the foreground and shows the inner braille pages.
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NNELS @nnelsca.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Today is National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. NNELS honours Survivors of residential schools, remembers children who never returned home, and recognizes the lasting impact on Indigenous communities. Accessible stories help everyone learn and reflect. Learn more here: nnels.ca/news/honouri....
An image with white text and symbols on an orange background. The illustration features a feather, a narwhal and a flower, representing First Nations, Inuit and Métis. The symbols are surrounded by stars, a crescent moon, rising smoke, dotted patterns and flowing lines representing themes of remembrance and the ongoing journey of reconciliation. Text: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, September 30
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NNELS @nnelsca.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Topics may include accessible production workflows, EPUB and other accessible formats, collaboration with alternate-format providers, accessibility standards, or lessons learned from making your content more accessible. Learn more and submit your proposal here: accessiblereading.ca/call-for-pro...
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Call for Proposals: Accessible Reading Symposium 2027 – AccessibleReading.ca
The Accessible Reading Symposium is a virtual, bilingual event designed to help library staff and readers with print disabilities learn about accessible reading in Canada.
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NNELS @nnelsca.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Publishers, is your organization making books and reading more accessible? The free, virtual, and bilingual Accessible Reading Symposium 2027, on February 10–11, 2027, invites proposals from publishers and presses to share innovations, experiences, challenges, and solutions in accessible publishing.
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NNELS @nnelsca.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Voulez-vous tirer le meilleur parti de notre catalogue de livres numériques accessibles ? Joignez-vous à nous le 6 octobre à 13 h HNE pour le webinaire « Lisez à votre manière avec les livres électroniques accessibles du RNSEB » ! Inscrivez-vous au webinaire : us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Graphique promotionnel de la RNSEB annonçant un webinaire. Le texte blanc au centre indique « Nouveau Webinaire! » sur un fond bleu foncé. Sous le texte, une pile de livres colorés est placée à côté d’une tablette et de deux téléphones intelligents affichant chacun une icône de lecture vidéo. Des éléments décoratifs en points turquoise et en lignes blanches encadrent la composition. Le logo de la RNSEB apparaît au bas de l’image.
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NNELS @nnelsca.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
You can learn more about International Day for Universal Access to Information here: www.unesco.org/en/days/univ... #UniversalAccessToInformation #IDUAI2026 #PrintDisabilities #AccessibleReading #NNELS #a11y
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International Day for Universal Access to Information
28 September
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NNELS @nnelsca.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
For people with print disabilities in Canada, access is more than just online availability; it’s about having books and materials in accessible formats they can read, listen to, or use with technology that fits their needs. Visit NNELS to learn more: nnels.ca/welcome-nnels
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International Day for Universal Access to Information
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NNELS @nnelsca.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Today is International Day for Universal Access to Information! This year’s #IDUAI2026 theme is “Upholding Information Integrity in the Digital Age: The Role of Access to Information in Addressing Information Disorder.' At NNELS, we believe that true universal access means everyone can reach it.
Large blue text at the top reads “International Day for Universal Access to Information.” Below, an illustration of an open book features pages fanning upward in shades of blue, teal, and gold, with decorative symbols and sparkles rising from the centre. The NNELS logo appears in the lower-right corner on a light grey background.
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NNELS @nnelsca.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
It's #GuideFriday! This week, we're featuring Accessible Social, a website that provides learning resources to help you create accessible, inclusive social media posts. You can explore these resources here: www.accessible-social.com
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Accessible Social
Accessible Social is a free resource and education hub that helps marketers and content creators learn about accessibility and how it relates to social media.
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