NISO invites comment on draft accessibility remediation metadata standard
NISO has opened public comment on its draft Accessibility Remediation Metadata (ARM) standard, NISO Z39.107-202x, and is accepting feedback until November 9, 2026. The standard offers a shared vocabulary for describing how, and to what extent, a book, article, video or other resource has been altered to make it accessible to people with disabilities, so that libraries, universities and publishers can find and share remediated versions instead of repeating the same work. The draft, the comment form and the comments received so far are all on the working group page: https://www.niso.org/standards-committees/arm
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CQUATRE presents two practical manuals for scientific communication with integrity: This is a great initiative! I’d also like to flag a related grassroots effort from Catalonia, which may be a useful example for the Community section.
Alongside my involvement with REACH, I collaborate with a task force group at the Catalan Association of Scientific Communication (ACCC) focused on scientific policy working in collaboration with the Catalan Parliament. As part of this work, we have recently published new research integrity best-practice guidelines for science communication: :https://www.accc.cat/2026/02/03/el-cquatre-presenta-dos-manuals-practics-per-a-una-comunicacio-cientifica-amb-integritat/
Given the catalan context, a relatively small research and communication ecosystem, this kind of community-driven effort shows how research integrity initiatives can be developed, tested, and sustained at a local level, with potential relevance for other small or regional communities globally.
Happy to share more details if useful.