Avneesh Singh Re-Elected to W3C Advisory Board
Many congratulations to Avneesh Singh, Chief Operating Officer at The DAISY Consortium, who has been re-elected to the W3C Advisory Board, as reported in W3C’s announcement. The […]
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Here you will find all the latest news as well as upcoming and previous events.
W3C Releases First Public Working Draft for Specification for Spoken Presentation in HTML
/in News /by Sarah HilderleyAnnouncement from the W3C: “The Accessible Platform Architectures (APA) Working Group has published a First Public Working Draft of Specification for Spoken Presentation in HTML from the Pronunciation Task […]
How to Grow Your Accessibility Maturity-for HE and FE Professionals
May 26th, 2021
/in Upcoming events /by Sarah HilderleyAbilityNet is delivering this 2 hour course on how to take a strategic and joined-up approach to improve outcomes, reduce culture and change the […]
Accessibility Metadata-A Digital Textbook Superhero! RedShelf Webinar for GAAD
May 20th, 2021
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Join Inclusive Publishing Partner, RedShelf, on May 20th as they recognize Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) by unmasking the powers of accessibility metadata. Learn […]
BISG Accessibility Metadata Workshop
June 15th, 2021
/in Upcoming events /by Sarah HilderleyIn this 90 minute workshop, BISG’s workflow committee will lead a discussion of best practice that make books accessible for print-disabled audiences. Those attending […]
London Book Fair 2021
June 21st to July 2nd, 2021
/in Upcoming events /by Sarah HilderleyThe London BookFair 2019 plays host to a number of events which will be of interest to our inclusive publishing audience. The decision has […]
Frankfurt Book Fair 2021: Accessibility Now Seminar
October 20th to 24th, 2021
/in Upcoming events /by Sarah HilderleyFrankfurt Book Fair is one of the most important marketplaces worldwide for printed and digital content and a great social and cultural event. Publishing experts, […]
Digital Book World 2021
September 13th to 15th, 2021
/in Upcoming events /by Sarah HilderleyThe popular mainstream publishing and technology conference, Digital Book World 2021 will feature presentations on a range of topics. We look forward to updating […]
Accessing Higher Ground 2021
November 15th to 19th, 2021
/in Upcoming events /by Sarah HilderleyThis 5 day virtual conference, presented and hosted by AHEAD focuses on the implementation and benefits of: Accessible media, Universal Design and Assistive Technology […]
Deque Basic Accessibility Fundamentals Bootcamp for GAAD 2021
May 20th, 2021
/in Upcoming events /by Sarah HilderleyIn celebration of this year’s Global Accessibility Awareness Day, Deque is offering free training of its basic accessibility fundamentals bootcamp. This training provides an […]