Lisa Riemers, Matisse Hamel-Nelis

Accessible Communications (eBook, ePUB)

Create Impact, Avoid Missteps and Build Trust

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Ready to build credibility and optimize your communications for real business impact?

Accessible Communications is a practical guide designed for professionals seeking to develop effective, inclusive messaging that aligns with evolving regulations and business goals. Written by award-winning communications consultants Lisa Riemers and Matisse Hamel-Nelis, this book offers clear models and frameworks to help you apply accessibility principles confidently across emails, documents, videos and social media. With real-world examples and actionable tools, it helps you to build trust with your audience that expands reach, protects reputation and enhances career growth.

You'll learn how to:
- Build accessibility into your communications strategies from the outset
- Apply practical tools that optimize messaging across multiple formats
- Understand evolving legislation and its impact on communications
- Develop skills to increase audience trust

This guide supports your career development by helping you create more impactful communications that comply with regulations and drive business value.

Themes include: Accessibility and inclusivity, Communication strategy and frameworks, Practical application and tools, Career development and credibility building, Regulatory compliance and business impact

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Kogan Page eBook
• Seitenzahl: 328
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Oktober 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781398621855
• Artikelnr.: 75511712

Autorenporträt

Lisa Riemers is an independent communications consultant and accessibility advocate who helps clients connect their people and tell their stories. Based in London, UK, Lisa advises large and complex organizations including world-leading universities, charities, insurers, business-to-business (B2B) companies and the UK government.

Matisse Hamel-Nelis is an award-winning communications and digital accessibility consultant and a PR professor at Durham College. Based in Toronto, Canada, she also founded and hosts the PR & Lattes podcast and is the past Chair of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Committee for the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC).

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter
00: Preface Section
ONE: Laying the Groundwork: Understanding the Fundamentals of Accessibility, Legislation and Building an Accessible Culture Chapter
01: The Foundation: Understanding the Basics of Accessibility and Disability Chapter
02: What You Need to Know to Be Compliant: Standards, Guidelines and Laws Chapter
03: Creating a Strategic Cultural Shift Towards Accessibility Section
TWO: Putting it Together: A Practical Guide on Embedding Accessibility into Your Workflow Chapter
04: Creating Content with Plain and Inclusive Language in Mind Chapter
05: Writing for and Creating an Accessible Web Presence
The Basics Chapter
06: Getting Started with Accessible Documents Chapter
07: Creating Accessible Social Media Content Chapter
08: Making Videos and Podcasts for Everyone Section
THREE: Looking Toward the Future Chapter
09: Future Challenges and Opportunities: How to Stay Ahead of the Curve Chapter
10: Checklists