AccessHachette

Hachette UK's Disability and Representation Network. Supporting those with disabilities and neurodiversities to create, to access, to read and to work.

[Hachette UK @HachetteUK]

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📚

[Amy Lankester-Owen @Amy_jkp]

Excited to be arriving at @ScotStoryCentre for the #AccessibleBookFest https://t.co/5bn1YlbDiV… @HachetteAccess @JKPBooks

[Amy Lankester-Owen @Amy_jkp]

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 https://t.co/olkqLPhbae

[Áine Ryan @aineryan_jkp]

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

[Hachette UK @HachetteUK]

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: https://t.co/l5ds6B7B7U.

[Hachette UK @HachetteUK]

.@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 📚

[AccessHachette @HachetteAccess]

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!

https://t.co/ePUEL2e3BH

#ColourBlind #ColourBlindness #ColourBlindAwareness

[AccessHachette @HachetteAccess]

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 👏👏👏👏

[Inklusion Guide @InklusionGuide]

A week today! The Inklusion Guide launches at
@edbookfest Join us!

https://t.co/G9LGKDPJod

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

[AccessHachette @HachetteAccess]

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!

https://t.co/pMggDBCWfT @Valuable500 @HachetteUK

[Inklusion Guide @InklusionGuide]

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 ✨

https://t.co/G9LGKDPJod

[AccessHachette @HachetteAccess]

@GAADBot We are working on this! Thank you 😊

[AccessHachette @HachetteAccess]

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?

[AccessHachette @HachetteAccess]

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?

[Hachette UK @HachetteUK]

"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.”

[AccessHachette @HachetteAccess]

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.' https://t.co/rbrJLBOwUI

[AccessHachette @HachetteAccess]

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!

[The Bookseller @thebookseller]

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: https://t.co/Pw8vfNZPtW

[Asthma + Lung UK @asthmalunguk]

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: https://t.co/cxvNYWlSOf