CELA Launches Accessible Commercial Audiobooks Project
The Centre for Equitable Library Access (CELA) is conducting a research project funded by Accessibility Standards Canada called the Accessible Commercial Audiobooks Project. The […]
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W3C Publishing Working Group Minutes from TPAC 2024
/in News /by Sarah HilderleyThe Publishing Maintenance Working Group has published draft minutes from it’s annual meeting at the 2024 TPAC conference. DAISY’s Avneesh Singh and Matt Garrish […]
September Closing Date for ABC Award Nominations
/in News /by Sarah HilderleyNominations are open for the WIPO Accessible Books Consortium International Excellence Awards 2024 but the closing date of September 16th is getting close! Make […]
InDesign 19.5: EPUB Export Updates
/in News /by Sarah HilderleyThe Accessible EPUB from InDesign Expert Group has been engaging with the InDesign engineers since February 2022 on a series of issues relating to […]
Thorium 3.0.0 Released & 3.1 in Beta
/in News /by Sarah HilderleyThe latest version of the Thorium Reader, version 3.0.0 was released at the end of June 2024. The Thorium Reader is now in it’s […]
BISG Launches New Working Group on Accessibility Metadata
/in News /by Sarah HilderleyThe Book Industry Study Group has announced the launch of a new working group on accessibility metadata to help prepare the US book industry […]
Accessibility Metadata for International Distribution and Export
/in News /by Sarah HilderleyDiscoverability and distribution have been identified as major challenges in accessible publishing and with the European Accessibility Act fast approaching, publishers need more tools and support […]
W3C Posts Group Note on FXL EPUB
/in News /by Sarah HilderleyThe W3C Publishing Maintenance Group has published a group note on EPUB fixed layout publications: “The main motivation behind creating fixed layout publications is […]
Inclusive Design 24 Call for Papers
/in News /by Sarah HilderleyInclusive 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 […]
Nominations Open – International Excellence Awards for Accessible Publishing 2024
/in News /by Sarah HilderleyNominations are now open for the WIPO Accessible Books Consortium International Excellence Awards 2024. As in previous years, there are two categories for the […]