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From: Laura Roberts
Date: May 20, 2023 9:33AM

I googled this a bit for you and it was difficult to find much because most
of the results were about how to self-publish accessible e-books instead of
how to self-publish if you are blind. Google is frustrating sometimes.

I did come across a blind author, Cheryl Gillespie, who wrote a guest blog
post about publishing (the section about publishing is about halfway
through the blog post). https://kathysteinemann.com/Musings/gillespie/
Her facebook is https://www.facebook.com/Thebraillenarrative/. Maybe you
should message her on facebook and she can give you some advice.

I wish I had more time this weekend to look at the accessibility of the
self-publishing platforms! But maybe someone else here will weigh in.
Laura




On Thu, May 18, 2023 at 11:24 AM David Russell < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
wrote:

> Hello WebAIM form,
>
> I am a totally blind person and use NVDA as my screen reader of choice
> on a desktop computer.
> I wish to self-publish a book I have written to: Amazon,
> Draft2Digital, and Kobo, respectively.
> Draft2Digital offers one the option to grant permission for assistance
> on its website. I have an answer pending from Kobo as to their
> practices.
> Amazon seems the most restrictive even requiring two factor
> application by one holding an account let alone granting permit for
> assistance.
> Is there a seamless way to resolve this issue with most major
> self-publishing venues?
> Thanks for any input provided.
>
> David Russell
> The party providing assist is letting me use their publish imprint
>
> --
> David C. Russell, Author
> <EMAIL REMOVED>
> > > > >


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Best regards,
Laura Roberts
413-588-8422