Accessibility
Our commitment to accessibility
Leuven University Press is strongly committed to inclusive publishing and enabling access to digital content to all users. Digital accessibility is a shared responsibility of all parties involved in the publishing sector. Leuven University Press aims to integrate and maintain this awareness in every step of its workflow.
Website
We continuously try to ensure that our website is accessible to as many people as possible, and is compliant with accessibility standards and best practices. If you can’t access parts of this website, or if you require information on this website in a different format, please email info@lup.be.
Ebooks
We are committed to ensuring that all our ebooks are accessible to as many readers as possible and aim at embedding accessibility in our digital content.
Since 2024, our frontlist titles are simultaneously published in two digital formats (ePDF and ePUB) alongside our print editions.
As recommended by the DAISY Consortium, Leuven University Press uses ePUB as the format for accessible ebooks, and checks the accessibility features of its ebooks using the DAISY Consortium’s Ace Accessibility Checker.
The ePUB format is responsive and inclusive, and we produce our ePUBS in accordance with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 Level AA standard.
We are committed to working towards compliance with the following accessibility standards:
- European Accessibility Act 2025
- American Disabilities Act Title II 2026
Our backlist titles – all titles published before 2024 – are not yet meeting the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 Level AA standard. Nevertheless, Leuven University Press is doing reasonable efforts to meet reader requests on a case-by-case basis.
Making our e-content digitally accessible is a work in progress. We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of our ebooks. Please let us know if you encounter any accessibility barriers or limitations when reading our e-content.
If you’ve purchased an ebook that isn’t yet available with accessibility enhancements, you can request an accessible version. Depending on the book’s complexity and content density, the remediation process may take a few weeks. We will try to follow up on all requests we receive. However, in some exceptional cases, the cost of making a book accessible may be disproportionately high or not possible given the nature of the book.
Proceed to the Accessible Format Request form >
Accessibility Officer: Patricia Di Costanzo – patricia.dicostanzo@kuleuven.be
Ebook platforms and metadata
Our ebooks are available in ePUB and/or ePDF format, and are distributed by various ebook suppliers and vendors. The accessibility metadata of our ebooks are included in our ONIX feeds, and are sent to all suppliers and vendors in the ebook chain we are working with. We trust that the recipients of our metadata treat our accessibility data correctly and in accordance with the sector’s best practices.
On our website ebooks are hosted by Glassboxx. If you purchase an ebook through our webshop the ebook will be accessible by downloading the Glassboxx app. For more information about Glassboxx and accessibility, visit https://glassboxx.com/glassboxx-accessibility/
Our Open Access ebooks are made available in ePDF and/or ePUB format via multiple channels, such as: OAPEN Library, JSTOR, Project MUSE. Accessibility policies and features can be found on their respective websites.