Amplified is an audio blog series taking us behind the scenes at the Amplify Podcast Network to explore the different ways our team is reimagining the sound of scholarship. This month we go behind the scenes of creating accessible design for our Guide to Academic Podcasting. If Amplify’s goal is to increase the accessibility of scholarship in the humanities and social sciences through podcasting, accessible design is key. To learn more about accessible design practises in the world of publishing, Amplify project manager Stacey Copeland, is joined in conversation by Murray Tong and Lindsey Hunnewell of Wilfrid Laurier University Press.

Transcript available on our website at amplifypodcastnetwork.ca

Guest Bios:

Murray Tong,  WLU Press, Managing Editor.

Murray Tong is the managing editor at Wilfrid Laurier University Press. A graduate of the University of Guelph and Simon Fraser University, he has worked in communications, journalism, and publishing for twenty years.

Lindsey Hunnewell, WLU Press, Production Coordinator. 

Lindsey has been obsessed with books since she was a young girl growing up in New Brunswick. She holds a Bachelor of Journalism from the University of King’s College and has worked as a writer, editor, and production assistant for television news and magazines. Currently she looks after print production and the audiobook program at Wilfrid Laurier University Press as their Production Coordinator. She is passionate about all things accessibility-related and looks for ways to better incorporate accessible elements into her work. In her spare time, you can usually find her at the curling rink or on the dance floor at a swing dance event.

Intro + Outro Music: Pxl Cray – Blue Dot Studios (2016)

Written and produced by: Stacey Copeland

Additional Resources Mentioned:

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines

CNIB Frontier Accessibility

National Network for Equitable Library Services

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