September Closing Date for ABC Award Nominations
Nominations are open for the WIPO Accessible Books Consortium International Excellence Awards 2024 but the closing date of September 16th is getting close! Make […]
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Here you will find all the latest news as well as upcoming and previous events.
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 […]
W3C Posts Group Note on FXL EPUB
/in News /by Sarah HilderleyThe W3C Publishing Maintenance Group has published a group note on EPUB fixed layout publications: “The main motivation behind creating fixed layout publications is […]
Inclusive Design 24 Call for Papers
/in News /by Sarah HilderleyInclusive Design 24 (#id24) is a free 24-hour online event for the global community. It celebrates inclusive design and shares knowledge and ideas from analogue […]
Nominations Open – International Excellence Awards for Accessible Publishing 2024
/in News /by Sarah HilderleyNominations are now open for the WIPO Accessible Books Consortium International Excellence Awards 2024. As in previous years, there are two categories for the […]
Accessible Ebook Best Practices Published in Finland
/in News /by Sarah HilderleyThe Accessibility Library Celia, in collaboration with the Finnish Publishers Association, has released a guide titled “Saavutettavan e-kirjan hyvät käytännöt”, or “Accessible Ebook Best […]
DAISY Launches Training Course for Accessible Document Creation
/in News /by Sarah HilderleyA new course on the topic “Confidently Create Accessible Documents” is being offered by DAISY via their learning platform. This is an instructor-led online training […]