News & Events

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

The DAISY Consortium is Announced as a DBW Award Finalist

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The Digital Book World Awards Committee has announced that The DAISY Consortium is a finalist in their category, Innovation in Accessibility at the conference […]

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W3C’s Judy Brewer: SIGACCESS Award for Outstanding Contribution 2018

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On 25 July it was announced that Judy Brewer is the recipient of the 2018 SIGACCESS Award for her Outstanding Contributions to Computing and Accessibility. Judy […]

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Accessing Higher Ground

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This 5 day conference, presented and hosted by AHEAD in collaboration with ATHEN, EASI and the University of Colorado-Boulder. focuses on the implementation and […]

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W3C Workshop on Digital Publication Layout and Presentation

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The W3C have announced the latest in a series of workshops exploring the capabilities needed to ensure that the web delivers on its full potential […]

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

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

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An Introduction to Screen Readers: Live Webinar

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

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Accessible Publishing to Feature at DPUB Summit in Berlin

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

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

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

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Aspire Project to Launch at London Book Fair Accessibility Seminar

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Among several of the strategies for success that will be examined at the annual Accessibility Action Group Seminar at London Book Fair this year, […]

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

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

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