News & Events

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

New Releases: Ace By DAISY

The DAISY Consortium are pleased to announce new releases for both versions of the Ace By DAISY EPUB accessibility checking tool: the Command Line […]

EPUBCheck: W3C Announces Release of Version 4.2.5 and New Website

W3C are pleased to announce the latest production-ready release of EPUBCheck, version 4.2.5, providing support for checking conformance to the EPUB 3.2 family of […]

WIPO Accessible Books Consortium International Excellence Awards 2021: Call for Nominations

Nominations are now open for the Accessible Book Consortium’s (ABC) International Excellence Award for Accessible Publishing, which recognizes a publisher and a project initiative […]

Accessibility in Publishing

May 3rd, 2021

This presentation is to be given at the Council of Science Editors (CSE) Annual Meeting which is open to members and non-members. DAISY Chief […]

Webinar: Exploring the Accessible Mobile Reading Revolution

March 24th, 2021

The Covid-19 pandemic has changed the way many of us work, learn, and engage in leisure activities. People have chosen, and in some cases […]

The Future of Inclusive Publishing in Australia

March 18th, 2021

Join experts Dr Agata Mrva-Montoya and Mr Greg Alchin at this free online event on 18 March to discuss the latest on inclusive publishing […]

Free DAISY Webinar: Word Document Accessibility 101

March 10th, 2021

Microsoft Word is one of the most widely used applications for originating content globally. People use Word to create all types of content from […]

TechForum 2021

March 9th to 18th, 2021

The team at TechForum have announced that they will go ahead with a virtual event this year and they will running webinar sessions throughout March […]

Webinar: Implementing Extended Descriptions in Digital Publications, Best Practices and Practical Advice

February 24th, 2021

Previous webinars have discussed in detail the methodology for describing images, and this webinar is focused on the next step of implementing those extended […]

Press Release From The LIA Foundation in Italy

Mario Barbuto Confirmed as President of Fondazione LIA Barbuto: “We have come a long way and we are now looking ahead to the implementation […]