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EPUB3 Working Group Requests Feedback on FXL Accessibility

Published at November 26, 2020/0 Comments/in News /by Sarah Hilderley

The EPUB3 Working Group is investigating the gap in recommendations for the production of accessible fixed-layout content in EPUB. The accessibility guidelines for reflowable […]

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Free Webinar: The Art and Science of Describing Images – Part 2

December 2nd, 2020

Published at November 25, 2020/0 Comments/in Upcoming events /by Dave Gunn

The DAISY Consortium is delighted to announce the return of this series of free weekly webinars on accessible publishing and reading. We started this […]

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Inclusion Zone: A Case Study in Digital Accessibility

December 4th, 2020

Published at October 27, 2020/0 Comments/in Upcoming events /by Sarah Hilderley

This free webinar will explore what a university press and a library are doing to support the needs of all researchers regardless of their ability. […]

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2020 DAISY Award for Accessibility in Publishing

Published at October 19, 2020/0 Comments/in News /by Sarah Hilderley

After reviewing many incredible activities taking place around the world which are working to advance the accessibility of publications, we are pleased to announce […]

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PostScript: A Series on Accessibility, Disability and Digital Publishing

October 2nd to 30th, 2020

Published at September 29, 2020/0 Comments/in Upcoming events /by Sarah Hilderley

PostScript is an online series on accessibility, disability, and digital publishing, hosted by Public Access. It will connect artists, researchers, writers, academics, students, publishers, […]

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Kogan Page Wins IPG Award for their Accessible Ebook Program

Published at September 25, 2020/0 Comments/in News /by Sarah Hilderley

The Independent Publishers Guild held its annual awards ceremony this week and we are delighted to announce that Kogan Page won the IPG Digital […]

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European Accessibility Act: A Chance for Publishing

October 16th, 2020

Published at September 17, 2020/0 Comments/in Upcoming events /by Sarah Hilderley

Last year, the European Accessibility Act was passed. This event, organized by the IPA and the conference team at FBF will highlight the opportunities of […]

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WordToEPUB Wins ALPSP Award

Published at September 16, 2020/0 Comments/in News /by Sarah Hilderley

The DAISY Consortium is proud to have been named a winner of the ALPSP Awards for Innovation in Publishing 2020 for our work on WordToEPUB. This ground-breaking […]

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Inclusive Design 24 2020

September 17th, 2020

Published at August 6, 2020/0 Comments/in Upcoming events /by Sarah Hilderley

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 […]

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