News & Events

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

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Celebrates GAAD with Demonstrations for In-House Teams

This news post was kindly submitted by Katy Mastrocola from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt To celebrate Global Accessibility Awareness Day (#GAAD), the Trade Digital Managing […]

An Introduction to Screen Readers: Live Webinar

In this webinar, Steve Sawczyn, Solutions Architect at Deque Systems, will demonstrate how he uses a screen reader to navigate the web. In celebration […]

Accessible Publishing to Feature at DPUB Summit in Berlin

The Digital Publishing Summit Europe, being held in Berlin on the 16th and 17th of May, 2018, has a significant focus on accessibility this […]

Hachette Livre and DAISY Forum of India Celebrate Success at the International Excellence Awards

Congratulations go to Hachette Livre and the DAISY Forum of India, worthy winners of the ABC International Excellence Awards at the London Book Fair […]

Fondazione LIA and the Italian Blind and Partially Sighted Union Join Forces

After many years of fruitful collaboration, Fondazione LIA – Libri Italiani Accessibili (Accessible Italian Books) and the Italian Blind and Partially Sighted Union have […]

Help Improve Reading Experiences for Everyone

Can you Help Change the World? The accessibility of digital reading experiences has improved dramatically over recent years, but it is still incredibly difficult […]

Digital Publishing Summit Program Announced!

EDRLab has announced the program for their annual Digital Publishing Summit (DPUB) which will take place in Berlin May 16-17, 2018. As ever the […]

BIC Breakfast – Accessible eBooks, London

Since 2013, BIC (Book Industry Communication) has run a series of informal, monthly breakfast sessions to provide an opportunity for anyone to discuss publishing, […]

Accessibility – Strategies for Success

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 […]

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

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