Linear system doesn’t allow for navigation to supplemental content e.g.Can include multiple tags in core metadata.In the meantime, here is a breakdown of the different formats currently in distribution and the way we recommend they are used. That is about to change with the World Wide Web Consortium’s audiobook recommendatio, which will be the gold standard for quality, accessible audiobooks. Currently audiobooks are a simple compilation of audio files, like MP3, MP4, WAV, as well as the DAISY format and Enhanced EPUB. Unlike for ebooks, where EPUB is the standard format, audiobooks don’t have a single standard for production and distribution. The opportunity to make choices, and have a say in one’s own experience, is a key element of what makes a book accessible.
These guidelines are designed to create robust, accessible audiobooks, and provide readers with as much agency as possible. Practices are not fixed, and different approaches may work better for some than for others, but the information in this document will hopefully offer helpful information that publishers can use to get started, as well as information which will prompt considerations and discussions helping publishers develop their own guidelines. Through varying approaches, trials, and challenges we have developed the following guidelines to give publishers a baseline of information as they create audiobooks. Our audiobook team includes Accessibility Testers, the Audiobooks Recording Coordinator, many diverse contracted narrators, and the Accessible Publishing & Resources Coordinator. At NNELS, we have been producing our own accessible audiobooks and working to support publishers in their productions. This guide is designed to help audiobook creators design and produce audiobooks that can be discovered and enjoyed with ease, and to introduce the many points that should be considered throughout the process.Īccessibility in audiobooks is an evolving topic as technologies change and improve and our collective knowledge expands. But there are more elements to consider than just recording the book: it needs to be easily discovered, opened, navigated, and listened to – with the tracks in the correct order. Since the text is recorded and audible, it is understandable to expect that there is not much else to do. It is common for people to think that an audiobook is, by definition, accessible to readers with print disabilities. Recording specifics (technical considerations).
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