Taylor and Francis: Advancing Accessibility in Publishing
The DAISY Consortium is delighted to welcome Taylor & Francis to the Inclusive Publishing Partner program where we look forward to collaborating with them […]
A DAISY Consortium InitiativeNews & Events
Here you will find all the latest news as well as upcoming and previous events.
Finalists Announced for the 2024 ABC International Excellence Awards for Accessible Publishing
/in News /by Sarah HilderleyThe short-list for the 2024 ABC International Excellence Awards in Accessible Publishing has been announced in advance of the awards ceremony to be held at the […]
InDesign 2025 Is Out
/in News /by Sarah HilderleyIf you use InDesign to create EPUBs, check your Creative Cloud app and update to InDesign 20.0 which has just been released. As a […]
CELA Launches Accessible Commercial Audiobooks Project
/in News /by Sarah HilderleyThe Centre for Equitable Library Access (CELA) is conducting a research project funded by Accessibility Standards Canada called the Accessible Commercial Audiobooks Project. The […]
W3C Publishing Working Group Minutes from TPAC 2024
/in News /by Sarah HilderleyThe Publishing Maintenance Working Group has published draft minutes from it’s annual meeting at the 2024 TPAC conference. DAISY’s Avneesh Singh and Matt Garrish […]
September Closing Date for ABC Award Nominations
/in News /by Sarah HilderleyNominations are open for the WIPO Accessible Books Consortium International Excellence Awards 2024 but the closing date of September 16th is getting close! Make […]
InDesign 19.5: EPUB Export Updates
/in News /by Sarah HilderleyThe Accessible EPUB from InDesign Expert Group has been engaging with the InDesign engineers since February 2022 on a series of issues relating to […]
Thorium 3.0.0 Released & 3.1 in Beta
/in News /by Sarah HilderleyThe latest version of the Thorium Reader, version 3.0.0 was released at the end of June 2024. The Thorium Reader is now in it’s […]
BISG Launches New Working Group on Accessibility Metadata
/in News /by Sarah HilderleyThe Book Industry Study Group has announced the launch of a new working group on accessibility metadata to help prepare the US book industry […]
Accessibility Metadata for International Distribution and Export
/in News /by Sarah HilderleyDiscoverability and distribution have been identified as major challenges in accessible publishing and with the European Accessibility Act fast approaching, publishers need more tools and support […]