News & Events

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

Accessing Higher Ground 2019

November 18th to 22nd, 2019

This 5 day conference, presented and hosted by AHEAD focuses on the implementation and benefits of: Accessible media, Universal Design and Assistive Technology in […]

And The Winner Is….

The DAISY Consortium were delighted to be part of the Digital Book World 2019 Awards, with the DAISY Award for Accessibility in Publishing. It’s […]

Inclusive Design 24

October 10th, 2019

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 […]

Reading System Accessibility Roundup – Updated

Reading systems (software and apps) are always being updates as developers work to add new features and improvements. Many updates are minor and have […]

4 Strong Finalists Revealed for DAISY Award at DBW

The shortlisted finalists for the DAISY Award for Accessibility at Digital Book World 2019 have been announced. The winner from this impressive list of […]

Announcing the New Ace by DAISY App

Following feedback from our users who found the Ace by DAISY command line tool useful but in some instances challenging to use, we are […]

Cressida Cowell, Children’s Laureate, Creates Charter for Reading

Cressida Cowell, author of the How to Train your Dragon series,  has been elected as Children’s Laureate in the U.K. Speaking to an audience […]

NADP Anniversary Conference 2019

June 25th to 26th, 2019

The National Association of Disability Practitioners Annual Conference 2019 is celebrating its 20th year with a focus on “Enhancing the Student Experience—the Full Lifecycle”. […]

Avneesh Singh Elected to W3C Advisory Board

Many congratulations to Avneesh Singh, Chief Operating Officer at the DAISY Consortium, who has been elected to the W3C Advisory Board alongside other esteemed candidates […]

Society of Scholarly Publishers Annual Meeting

May 29th to 31st, 2019

The SSP’s annual meeting is presented this year with the theme Shaping the New Status Quo: Global Perspectives in Scholarly Publishing. The conference is […]