News & Events

Here you will find all the latest news as well as upcoming and previous events.

4 Strong Finalists Revealed for DAISY Award at DBW

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The shortlisted finalists for the DAISY Award for Accessibility at Digital Book World 2019 have been announced. The winner from this impressive list of […]

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Announcing the New Ace by DAISY App

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Following feedback from our users who found the Ace by DAISY command line tool useful but in some instances challenging to use, we are […]

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Cressida Cowell, Children’s Laureate, Creates Charter for Reading

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Cressida Cowell, author of the How to Train your Dragon series,  has been elected as Children’s Laureate in the U.K. Speaking to an audience […]

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NADP Anniversary Conference 2019

June 25th to 26th, 2019
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The National Association of Disability Practitioners Annual Conference 2019 is celebrating its 20th year with a focus on “Enhancing the Student Experience—the Full Lifecycle”. […]

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Avneesh Singh Elected to W3C Advisory Board

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Many congratulations to Avneesh Singh, Chief Operating Officer at the DAISY Consortium, who has been elected to the W3C Advisory Board alongside other esteemed candidates […]

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Society of Scholarly Publishers Annual Meeting

May 29th to 31st, 2019
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The SSP’s annual meeting is presented this year with the theme Shaping the New Status Quo: Global Perspectives in Scholarly Publishing. The conference is […]

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Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2019: A Success All Round

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Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2019  (#GAAD) took place on May 16 this year and we put together some tools and resources to encourage partners, […]

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DBW—Have You Submitted your Nominations for the DAISY Accessibility Award?

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Nominations for the Digital Book World 2019 Awards have now begun and we anticipate some exciting nominations for The DAISY Award for Accessibility in […]

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AIPI Launches Accessibility Guides in Australia

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The Australian Publishers Association has launched 2  publications this week as part of the Australian Inclusive Publishing Initiative (AIPI)—Making Content Accessible and Inclusive Publishing […]

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IPEd National Conference 2019: Beyond the Page

May 8th to 10th, 2019
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The Institute of Professional Editors is holding its national conference on May 8-10, 2019 where there is a significant focus on accessibility this year. […]

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