Accessibility

Circular Software offers a suite of unique tools and checks to ensure that InDesign documents are prepared and then exported in a format that is accessible to all.

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Accessibility Tools

Accessibility Tools Panel

Export Tags and Contrast Tools

Label paragraph export tags

Analyse character style tags

Remove export tag labels

Text Contrast tool

Image Description

Circular Software has unique tools to automate and extend how images are described for accessibility.

SIDD (Simple Image Descriptions Database)

Introduction to Image Description

Using a spreadsheet for image descriptions

SIDD (Simple Image Descriptions) Setup

Sharing image descriptions with reviewers

Image Description Tools

Untagged images are decorative

Prepare images for description

Add / update image descriptions

Simple Image Descriptions (SIDD) Tool

Import image descriptions

Metadata

Ebooks made with CircularFLO can have rich accessibility features added with no coding required.

Accessibility metadata

General metadata

Metadata Tools

Add CircularFLO Metadata panel

Add / amend extra metadata

Reading Order

NEEDS EDITING Use Reading Order tools from the CircularFLO or GreenLight Accessibility Panels to define and amend the reading order. Overlaid frames show the reading order for easy checking and amendment. Objects are also added, in defined reading order, to the InDesign Articles Panel.

Hiding text from the reading order

Introduction to reading order

Proofing reading order and descriptions

Reading Order Tools

Auto define reading order

Amend or clear reading order

Manually define reading order

Section Labels and Page Markers

Mark locations in ebooks to help with navigation and accessibility.

Page markers and page lists

Introduction to Section Labels and Page Markers

Add section label to active page

Auto add section labels to pages