News & Events

Here you will find all the latest news as well as upcoming and previous events.

Digital Book World: Accessibility Master Class

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When: Tuesday, January 17th, 2017 at 4:00 pm. Presenters were George Kerscher and Charles LaPierre. Accessibility is not a rocket science, and you’re closer […]

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EPUB 3.1 Now an IDPF Recommended Specification

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The IDPF Membership has unanimously approved EPUB 3.1 as a Recommended Specification. The EPUB 3.1 revision includes a new accessibility specification and an accessibility […]

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Certifying EPUB Publications for Accessibility

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People who use accessible publications or purchase learning material want confirmation that what they get is, in fact, accessible. This concept is known as “buy […]

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EPUB 3.1 Advances to Proposed Specification

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The IDPF Board recently approved working group recommendations to advance the EPUB 3.1 specifications to Proposed Specification status. A public review and comment period will be open through November 7th. The final step according to IDPF policies is a member vote to approve as Recommended Specifications.

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Publishing Community Meeting

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Took place in Lisbon, Portugal during the World Wide Web Consortium’s (W3C) largest annual event, TPAC 2016 (Technical Plenary / Advisory Committee week). The agenda included discussions about publications on the Web, print on demand and other broader use cases for Open Web Platform technologies.

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Take Part 2016

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Take Part 2016 (May 16-18, 2016) in Stockholm focused on inclusive publishing for users, content providers, producers, and distributors.  More than 300 delegates from around […]

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DigiCon 2016

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At DigiCon 2016 (May 10-11, 2016) in Chicago, George Kerscher (Chief Innovations Officer, DAISY Consortium) shared the development of an international baseline consensus on what accessibility means and […]

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2016 EPUB Summit

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The 2016 EPUB Summit in Bordeaux, France (April 7-8, 2016) covered many subjects from mobile apps to accessibility and web development. Speakers included Virginie Clayssen – SNE Digital […]

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On Focus: EPUB Accessibility and Certification

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The EDUPUB Alliance held their meeting with a related summit on EPUB Accessibility and Certification on February 24-25, 2016 near Baltimore, Maryland.

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