Avneesh Singh For W3C Advisory Board
Avneesh Singh, Chief Operating Officer (Strategy and Operations) at the DAISY Consortium, is standing for election to the W3C Advisory Board which “provides ongoing guidance on issues […]
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EDRLab Announces Program for DPUB
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EDRLab has announced it’s program for June’s European Digital Publishing Summit with a heavy focus on accessibility. DAISY colleagues, Avneesh Singh and Romain Deltour […]
2019 Reading Systems Roundup
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Individuals and organizations need to choose reading systems that offer the accessibility features they need. Requirements vary between individuals, and might include support for […]
VitalSource Announces New Transparency Initiative to Promote Accessibility
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VitalSource has announced details regarding their new initiative to encourage greater accessibility transparency in the digital marketplace. Publishers will be able to identify accessible […]
Canadian Budget Announces Major Focus on Accessible Publishing
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The 2019 Canadian budget has a strong focus on the “inclusion of Canadians with visual impairments and other print disabilities.” An exciting funding program […]
New European Legislation Welcomed by FEP
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Charlotte Eyre from The Bookseller has reported: “The Federation of European Publishers (FEP) has welcomed a European act of parliament created to make products […]
Congratulations to the 2019 Winners of the ABC International Excellence Awards
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The winners of the Accessible Books Consortium International Excellence Awards were announced last night at the London Book Fair 2019. Nominees were judged on […]
Funding Boost for Australian Inclusive Publishing Initiative
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The Australian Publishers Association (APA) has announced that it has been successful in securing funds from the Copyright Agency’s Cultural Fund for the production of […]
Finalists Announced for the 2019 ABC International Excellence Awards
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The short-list for the 2019 ABC International Excellence Awards for Accessible Publishing has now been published and the winners will be announced at the […]
Accessibility in EPUBs—Kobo Writing Life Podcast
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Kobo Writing Life, Kobo’s self-publishing platform, produces a regular podcast for authors to learn more about the industry. In January’s episode they covered accessibility […]