2019 Reading Systems Roundup
Individuals and organizations need to choose reading systems that offer the accessibility features they need. Requirements vary between individuals, and might include support for […]
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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 […]
Inclusive Publishing Readers Discount Code for ebookcraft 2019
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Inclusive Publishing readers can get 10% off tickets to ebookcraft and Tech Forum 2019, March 18-19 in Toronto, by using the promo code DAISY10. Take […]
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 […]