Riemers / Hamel-Nelis Accessible Communications

Create Impact, Avoid Missteps and Build Trust
1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-1-3986-2185-5
Verlag: Kogan Page
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 328 Seiten, Web PDF

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

Autoren/Hrsg.

Riemers, Lisa

Hamel-Nelis, Matisse

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Bereichsspezifisches Management Public Relations
• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Kommunikationswissenschaften Kommunikationsmanagement, Public Relations

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Über Autor(innen)

Riemers, Lisa
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.

Hamel-Nelis, Matisse
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).