Hachette UK's Disability and Representation Network. Supporting those with disabilities and neurodiversities to create, to access, to read and to work.
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So proud to be sponsoring this panel discussion at the Accessible Book and Story Festival in collaboration with Changing the Story, @HachetteAccess and our team in Edinburgh. Find more details below📚
We are so proud to support this panel event, part of My Kind of Book's Accessible Book and Story Festival, happening next week @ScotStoryCentre in Edinburgh. Get your tickets here:
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Excited to be arriving at @ScotStoryCentre for the #AccessibleBookFest entre.online.red61.co.uk/eve…… @HachetteAccess @JKPBooks
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Very excited to be speaking at this event about accessible storytelling in Edinburgh on September 13th, with @JulieMcNeill1 @PaulHMcNeill in the chair #MissionDyslexia @HachetteAccess @HachetteKids @JKPBooks scottishstorytellingcentre.o…
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Suuuper chat from @Lucy_Webster_, @josierones, @pollyrowena & Nicolas Hamilton on accessibility at work & in publishing this afternoon. Happy to hear most of your experiences of publishing have been positive, but also loads of ideas for improvement, thanks all!
@HachetteAccess
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We've now launched our Accessibility Policy, made in partnership with @HachetteAccess.
We hope this framework will support and empower our colleagues - we want to continue improving awareness and understanding so that everyone can thrive in our workplace. Read more here: bit.ly/3TluGOn.
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.@HachetteAccess has shared some incredible books, info cards and guides with the team today to mark #InvisibleDisabilitiesWeek, bringing awareness to ways we can support everyone in the workplace, and that not all disabilities are visible 📚
Colour Blind Awareness Day is an opportunity to celebrate and raise awareness of people with colour blindness, which is approximately 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women!
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#ColourBlind #ColourBlindness #ColourBlindAwareness
Only 3 more days until the launch of The Inklusion Guide at @edbookfest Thanks to the brilliant work of @Julie_Farrell_ and @EverDundas we will soon have access to a kickass guide for making literary events accessible 👏👏👏👏
A week today! The Inklusion Guide launches at
@edbookfest Join us!
edbookfest.co.uk/the-festiva…
Event access:
- Hybrid (in-person and livestreamed)
- pay-what-you-can
- BSL-interpreted
- live-captioned
- masks are available at the door
#Disability #CripLit #Access #EdBookFest
ALT A purple flyer with bubbles containing the text 'Celebrating Inclusion Thursday 25 August 7pm' and photos of the event panel
We're so proud Hachette UK is a member of the Valuable 500! We've committed to ensuring inclusion remains a priority on our board agenda, and we're looking forward to sharing more soon on our upcoming plans!
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You can book for our launch event @edbookfest on 25th August at 7.15pm!
We discuss access with Jenny Kumar @LitScotland and @ZNabagereka @PenguinUKBooks, chaired by @TheSineadBurke, founder of Tilting the Lens.
Poetry performance form @JedaPearl ✨
edbookfest.co.uk/the-festiva…
Did You Know...?
July is #DisabilityPrideMonth!
We've set up some exciting book displays in our head office, showcasing a few of the disabled authors Hachette is proud to publish, as well as brilliant reads featuring disabled characters!
What recommendations can you add?
Did You Know...?
July is #DisabilityPrideMonth!
We've set up some exciting book displays in our head office, showcasing a few of the disabled authors Hachette is proud to publish, as well as brilliant reads featuring disabled characters!
What recommendations can you add?
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"We are delighted to be extending our partnership with @CalibreAudio to allow its members to access more of our audio offering. Working with @HachetteAccess, Calibre Audio is helping us to reach a wider audience and to make it easier for everyone to access our content.”
We are delighted to announce a new agreement with @HachetteUK⭐They have donated all of Hachette UK’s audio titles for Calibre members to listen to free of charge 👏👏
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#charity #partnership #PrintDisability
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We are so pleased Hachette is continuing it's partnership with Calibre Audio. From Accessibility Network Chair, @JasmineLPalmer: 'Calibre Audio is helping us to reach a wider audience and to make it easier for everyone to access our content.' thebookseller.com/news/news/…
Today we welcomed author Chloe Timms and her debut novel #TheSeawomen for our first Accessibility Network book club! We were joined online by colleagues across @HachetteUK and some friends from @mencap_charity, and I think it's fair to say we all loved the book!
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Disability fiction for adults will now be listed as a separate book category on Amazon, in a move welcomed by authors who campaigned for the change, including @penny_author and @Toryscott. See more here: bit.ly/3OZHllz
ALT Victoria is a white woman with ginger hair and brown eyes
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Four people die in the UK every day because of asthma attacks. Knowing when your asthma symptoms are getting worse can reduce your risk of an asthma attack.
This #WorldAsthmaDay2022, learn how to spot the signs and when to contact your GP or asthma nurse: asthma.org.uk/advice/asthma-…
