Intern, ePublishing
CNIB Foundation, Canada

Full-Time, Contract (6 months)

Toronto, ON (home-based)

CNIB invites you to build a career as unique as you! We are currently searching for an Intern, ePublishing! Reporting to the Manager, EPUB amp; Braille Publishing, the intern will assist in the creation of accessible audiobooks, EPUB, and braille, and work with the Center for Equitable Library Access (CELA), with publishers, and with organizations across Canada.

• Analyze materials arriving in the department and provide Quality Assurance to ensure accessibility standards are met.
• Validate and proofread the content for markup and structural accuracy according to HTML5 standards.
• Aid in the production of alternate formats, specifically EPUB and Braille, and in the production of synthetic speech.
• Additional opportunity to learn how accessibility applies to marketing and communications by working with Beyond Print’s Marketing manager.

Requirements

This is a unique opportunity for a student or graduate of a digital publishing program to learn about and contribute to accessible format production including EPUB and the creation of synthetic voice for books, as well as assist the department with marketing and research, and learn about best practices for accessible publishing.

This opportunity has been made possible in part by the Government of Canada

• Personal or professional experience relating to blindness and sight loss is considered an asset.
• Personal or professional experience working with assistive technology and/or accessible environments is considered an asset.

Benefits

CNIB is committed to creating and fostering an inclusive culture and welcomes applications from diverse candidates, including but not limited to the Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour (BIPOC) community, persons with disabilities, people who are blind or partially sighted, and those who identify as women, gender diverse, and/or 2SLGBTQ+. We strongly encourage applications from applicants with sight loss. Direct lived experience would be a definite asset. If at any stage you require accommodation, please let us know and we will work with you to support your accessibility needs. We're excited to review your application!

Please note: while we invite applications from all interested and qualified applicants, we are unable to follow-up with every applicant.

Closing date: May 15, 2023

Life is a beautiful, wonderful, complex thing. Life with sight loss should be no different. At CNIB, we're on a mission to change what it means to be blind, and we're not slowing down. We think big, take risks, embrace change, and ask questions. We're inviting you to be part of the conversation.

Our diversity is our strength we take pride in our inclusive workplace and are committed to recruiting and selecting in a fair, transparent, and accessible way. CNIB welcomes applications from those who have demonstrated a commitment to upholding the values of inclusion, diversity, equity and accessibility (IDEA) to join us in expanding our capacity for inclusion in the broadest sense. To this end, we strongly encourage applications from members of groups that have been historically disadvantaged and marginalized, including but not limited to Indigenous peoples, racialized persons, persons with disabilities, people who are blind or partially sighted, and those who identify as women and/or 2SLGBTQ+. We enthusiastically invite applications from applicants with sight loss. Direct lived experience is a definite asset. CNIB is committed to accommodating applicants with disabilities and will work with applicants requesting accommodations at any stage of the hiring process.

At CNIB, we are relentlessly passionate about what we do. We are in our second century of smashing societal barriers and stigmas through innovative programs and powerful advocacy. We are a collaborative, empowered team that drives achievement and equality. If that sounds like your cup of tea, let's talk.

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