Accessible Training Portal
The WIPO Academy's Accessible training portal (ATP) serves as a platform for hosting WIPO's Accessible Books Consortium (ABC) and the Academy's accessible Intellectual Property (IP) courses. The ATP offers courses that are designed to be accessible to individuals who are blind, have low vision, or are otherwise print-disabled. The courses cover a range of topics on intellectual property (IP) knowledge and include a course on Accessible Publishing Concepts provided by the ABC. The course content is developed in compliance with accessibility standards, and the ATP provides a user-friendly web application that allows print-disabled individuals to register for the courses. A dedicated course administrator is also available to offer support throughout the course.
Accessible Intellectual Property Courses
Accessible IP Courses is a new service provided by the WIPO Academy to facilitate access to basic intellectual property (IP) knowledge for persons who are blind, visually impaired, or otherwise print disabled.
The WIPO Academy Distance Learning program is providing this service to beneficiaries, including:- enhanced course content to meet the needs of accessibility standards;
- this accessible web application to facilitate the registration to the specific course; and
- a dedicated course administration for support and issuing of attestation of participation.
WIPO's Accessible Books Consortium Course
WIPO’s Accessible Books Consortium (ABC) offers online courses in how to produce books in accessible formats such as digital braille, audio and e-text. Accessible format copies of books can benefit persons who are blind, have low vision, are dyslexic or have mobility impairments that impact their ability to read the printed word. According to a 2017 study published in The Lancet, approximately 253 million people are blind or visually impaired world-wide.
All ABC online courses are accessible to people who are print disabled. The course platform is inclusively designed, with navigable lesson content, accessible quizzes, described images and captioned videos. The following course is currently open to all free of charge.
ABC Course on Accessible Publishing Concepts
This introductory course is intended for publishers and others interested in gaining a high-level understanding of critical concepts in accessible publishing. The ABC Course on Accessible Publishing Concepts is a self-study course that covers topics including best practices, accessibility standards and accessibility metadata. It is offered without charge as a self-contained module that takes approximately two to three hours to complete.
A certificate will be awarded upon the completion of the ABC Course on Accessible Publishing Concepts.
