Congratulations to ABC Excellence Awards Winners 2021
Many congratulations to the winners of the Accessible Books Consortium International Excellence Awards for Accessible Publishing, announced today at The Frankfurt Book Fair event Accessibility Now.
The awards are divided into 2 categories with an impressive set of finalists for each.
Publisher Award Winner: Taylor and Francis, UK
Brianna Walker accepted this award informing us that this award “represents 2 years of dedicated work” at Taylor and Francis who impressed the selection panel with their innovative approach to alt text, a key element to accessibility of their published content.
Congratulations also go to the other finalists in this category:
- House of Anansi (Canada)
- University of Michigan Press (USA)
Initiative Award Winner: National Network for Equitable Library Services, Canada
Daniella Levy-Pinto spoke to us about how this award motivates the work being done by NNELS in Canada who organize the annual accessibility summit in Canada, pushing for meaningful change at the publisher and reader level. NNELS is an Inclusive Publisher Partner of The DAISY Consortium and we are proud to collaborate with them.
Congratulations to the other finalists in this category:
- Dorwina Nowill Foundation for the Blind (Brazil)
- Sao Mai Centre for the Blind (Vietnam)
- The Interdepartmental Steering Committee for the Promotion of Born Accessible eBooks to People with Disabilities (France)
Nominees were judged on the criteria of outstanding leadership or achievements in improving the accessibility of ebooks or other digital publications for persons who are print disabled.
