News & Events

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

Inclusive Design 24 #id24: Call For Papers

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 […]

A Practical Guide for Using EPUB in K-12 Teaching and Learning

The DAISY Consortium, in collaboration with Benetech and CAST, are pleased to announce the development of a new set of guidance to provide practical […]

EPUBCheck Version 5.0.0 Available for Preview

W3C has announced that the latest preview release of the next major version of EPUBCheck, v5.0.0 is now available. “For the first time, this version fully implements the […]

Shortlist Announced for ABC International Excellence Awards 2022

The short-list for the 2022 ABC International Excellence Awards in Accessible Publishing has been announced in advance of the awards ceremony to be held at the […]

Nomination Deadline Extended – International Excellence Awards for Accessible Publishing 2022

The WIPO Accessible Books Consortium International Excellence Award 2022 is open for nominations. As in previous years, there are two categories for the awards, […]

Reading System 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 […]

Updates to DAISY Ace and SMART Support EPUB Accessibility 1.1

The DAISY Consortium has announced updates to its Ace EPUB Accessibility Checker and the SMART Tool: Ace By DAISY Ace by DAISY is the […]

Inclusive Publishing Partner, RedShelf, Wins EdTech Award

Inclusive Publishing Partner, RedShelf, has been named 2022 Publishing Software of the Year by EdTech Breakthrough Awards program-winning the award for the second consecutive […]

Announcement: EPUB 3.3, EPUB Reading Systems 3.3 and EPUB Accessibility 1.1 Move to Candidate Recommendation

The W3C has announced that the following documents are now W3C Candidate Recommendation Snapshots: EPUB 3.3 EPUB Reading Systems 3.3 EPUB Accessibility 1.1 EPUB […]

UK AAG Launches Publishing Industry Accessibility Survey

The Accessibility Action Group, in the UK, has launched an accessibility survey to reflect on the progress in the work towards publications that can […]