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EPUBCheck Intermediate 4.1 Release

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A maintenance release of EPUBCheck—version 4.1.0— has been published by the DAISY Consortium which includes various improvements and bug fixes that have been contributed and […]

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Call for Nominations: Accessible Books Consortium International Excellence Award 2019

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ABC is now inviting nominations for the 2019 Accessible Books Consortium International Excellence Award for Accessible Publishing. This award recognizes outstanding leadership and achievements in […]

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Accessibility in Modern Publishing Workflows at Digital Book World

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Digital Book World 2018 took place at the beginning of October – re-imagined and re-invented by its new owners Score Publishing, in Nashville Tennessee, […]

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EPUBCheck Development Update

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EPUBCheck plays a significant role within the ebook production process, checking EPUB files against the specification to ensure they validate. As the EPUB specification […]

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The DAISY Consortium is Announced as a DBW Award Finalist

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The Digital Book World Awards Committee has announced that The DAISY Consortium is a finalist in their category, Innovation in Accessibility at the conference […]

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W3C’s Judy Brewer: SIGACCESS Award for Outstanding Contribution 2018

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On 25 July it was announced that Judy Brewer is the recipient of the 2018 SIGACCESS Award for her Outstanding Contributions to Computing and Accessibility. Judy […]

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Epubcheck Development Update and Maintenance Request for Proposal

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The Publishing Business Group of the W3C is looking for a developer/technical lead to: oversee enhancements, developments, maintenance, and future direction of the epubcheck validation […]

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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Celebrates GAAD with Demonstrations for In-House Teams

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This news post was kindly submitted by Katy Mastrocola from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt To celebrate Global Accessibility Awareness Day (#GAAD), the Trade Digital Managing […]

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Accessible Publishing to Feature at DPUB Summit in Berlin

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The Digital Publishing Summit Europe, being held in Berlin on the 16th and 17th of May, 2018, has a significant focus on accessibility this […]

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Hachette Livre and DAISY Forum of India Celebrate Success at the International Excellence Awards

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Congratulations go to Hachette Livre and the DAISY Forum of India, worthy winners of the ABC International Excellence Awards at the London Book Fair […]

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