TPAC 2019
September 16th to 20th, 2019
The W3C Technical Plenary and Advisory Committee Meetings (TPAC) brings together W3C technical groups, the Advisory Board, the TAG and the Advisory Committee for an […]
A DAISY Consortium InitiativeNews & Events
Here you will find all the latest news as well as upcoming and previous events.
Digital Book World 2019
September 10th to 12th, 2019
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The popular mainstream publishing and technology conference, Digital Book World, will feature presentations on accessible publishing content and we look forward to updating you […]
Digital Publishing Summit Europe 2019
June 25th to 26th, 2019
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The DPUB Summit Europe 2019 encourages participants to exchange thoughts and views on technical and business innovations in the publishing industry. Talks, panels, and lots […]
Webinar: Creating Accessible Content
March 20th, 2019
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Tzviya Siegman, Information Standard Lead at Wiley and member of the W3C Advisory Board is taking part in this NISO webinar entitled: Long Form […]
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 […]
Accessible Publishing and the Marrakesh Treaty – Are You Ready?
March 14th, 2019
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The Marrakesh Treaty allows for copyright exceptions to facilitate the creation of accessible versions of books and other copyrighted works for visually impaired persons. […]