ABE Lab Report Released

The newly released Accessible Backlist Ebooks (ABE Lab) project report on Backlist Data and Gap Analysis provides relevant information for all looking to remediate their backlist ebooks to make them compliant with the accessibility requirements of the European Accessibility Act (EAA). The report was officially released on October 30th 2023 and is available for free download on the ABELab deliverables webpage.

ABE Lab is a collaborative project aiming to provide publishers with detailed information about options and costs for remediation to make backlist ebooks accessible. European Digital Reading Lab (EDRLab), Fondazione LIA and Koninklijke Bibliotheek the National Library of the Netherlands are partners of this Creative Europe funded project. A complete description of the project is available at the ABE Lab project webpage.