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Thorium 3.0.0 Released & 3.1 in Beta

The 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

The 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

Discoverability 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

The 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

Inclusive 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

Nominations 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

The 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

A 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 […]

DAISY Releases Version 5.0 of Obi, the Audio Production Tool

The DAISY Consortium is pleased to announce the latest release of Obi, the popular open source navigable audio book creation tool. Obi produces books […]

InDesign Latest Release Includes New Accessibility Features

In the recent update to version 19.2 (February 2024) of InDesign, new features were introduced to improve the export of accessible EPUBs, thanks to […]