News & Events

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

Accessibility – Strategies for Success

April 12th, 2018
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The annual Accessibility Action Group Seminar at the London Book Fair is suitable for everyone in the book industry who is involved in producing good […]

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Webinar on Digital Equality: The Importance of Accessibility in Your Publishing Strategy

February 28th, 2018
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Compelled by clear ethical reasons and compliance requirements, most publishers are working to make content fully accessible. Creating content that is “born accessible” also […]

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The DAISY Consortium Releases Ace, the Free EPUB Accessibility Checking Tool

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The DAISY Consortium is delighted to announce the launch of Ace by DAISY, the ground-breaking free and open source accessibility checking tool for ebooks […]

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CSUN Assistive Technology Conference Program is Live!

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The program for the 33rd CSUN Assistive Technology Conference has been announced and, as ever, there is much on the agenda that is of […]

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Accessibility to Feature at Digital Book World, 2018

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The popular mainstream publishing and technology conference, Digital Book World, is scheduled to return this year with a new focus and an exciting program. […]

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Typefi User Conference, Brighton

March 22nd to 23rd, 2018
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The Typefi User Conference offers Typefi users, partners and staff an opportunity to network, share best practices, and learn from each other. If you’re […]

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Funka Accessibility Days, Stockholm

April 17th to 18th, 2018
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Funka Accessibility Days is northern Europe’s largest conference on accessible ICT. As usual, an exciting program awaits delegates with specific focus this year on the […]

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Global Audiobook Trends and Statistics for 2018

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Good e-reader has published its annual report on the audiobook industry and the latest trends and statistics can be read at: https://goodereader.com/blog/audiobooks/global-audiobook-trends-and-statistics-for-2018  

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W3C ARIA Working Group finalize digital publishing specifications

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The Accessible Rich Internet Applications Working Group has finalized several documents: Accessible Rich Internet Applications (WAI-ARIA) 1.1 is a W3C Recommendation – https://www.w3.org/TR/wai-aria/ Core […]

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Ace by DAISY: Open Source EPUB Accessibility Checker – New Beta Release 

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Ace, by DAISY, the newly developed accessibility checking tool for EPUB, has entered its last phase of testing with a new beta release this […]

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