Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2019
May 16th, 2019
Global Accessibility Awareness Day is designed to get everyone talking, thinking and learning about digital access and inclusion for people with different disabilities. Last […]
A DAISY Consortium InitiativeNews & Events
Here you will find all the latest news as well as upcoming and previous events.
Book Summit 19
June 18th, 2019
/in Upcoming events /by Sarah HilderleyThis event is Presented by the Book and Periodical Council, the Association of Canadian Publishers and the Literary Press Group of Canada in association with the Toronto International Festival of Authors. […]
Avneesh Singh For W3C Advisory Board
/in News /by Sarah HilderleyAvneesh Singh, Chief Operating Officer (Strategy and Operations) at the DAISY Consortium, is standing for election to the W3C Advisory Board which “provides ongoing guidance on issues […]
EDRLab Announces Program for DPUB
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EDRLab has announced it’s program for June’s European Digital Publishing Summit with a heavy focus on accessibility. DAISY colleagues, Avneesh Singh and Romain Deltour […]
2019 Reading Systems Roundup
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Individuals and organizations need to choose reading systems that offer the accessibility features they need. Requirements vary between individuals, and might include support for […]
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 […]
Frankfurt Book Fair 2019
October 16th to 20th, 2019
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Frankfurt Book Fair is one of the most important marketplaces worldwide for printed and digital content and a great social and cultural event. Publishing experts, […]
TPAC 2019
September 16th to 20th, 2019
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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 […]
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 […]