News & Events

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

Assistive Technology Industry Association Conference, 2021

January 25th to February 4th, 2021

ATIA is the premier organization for manufacturers, sellers and providers of assistive technology (AT)—products, equipment and systems that enhance learning, working and daily living for persons […]

Do More with WordToEPUB – Free DAISY Webinar

December 9th, 2020

The next session in the DAISY free webinar series on accessible publishing and reading, back by popular demand, we return to WordToEPUB. Point, shoot, and […]

EPUB3 Working Group Requests Feedback on FXL Accessibility

The EPUB3 Working Group is investigating the gap in recommendations for the production of accessible fixed-layout content in EPUB. The accessibility guidelines for reflowable […]

Free Webinar: The Art and Science of Describing Images – Part 2

December 2nd, 2020

The DAISY Consortium is delighted to announce the return of this series of free weekly webinars on accessible publishing and reading. We started this […]

Inclusion Zone: A Case Study in Digital Accessibility

December 4th, 2020

This free webinar will explore what a university press and a library are doing to support the needs of all researchers regardless of their ability. […]

2020 DAISY Award for Accessibility in Publishing 

After reviewing many incredible activities taking place around the world which are working to advance the accessibility of publications, we are pleased to announce […]

PostScript: A Series on Accessibility, Disability and Digital Publishing

October 2nd to 30th, 2020

PostScript is an online series on accessibility, disability, and digital publishing, hosted by Public Access. It will connect artists, researchers, writers, academics, students, publishers, […]

Kogan Page Wins IPG Award for their Accessible Ebook Program

The Independent Publishers Guild held its annual awards ceremony this week and we are delighted to announce that Kogan Page won the IPG Digital […]

European Accessibility Act: A Chance for Publishing

October 16th, 2020

Last year, the European Accessibility Act was passed. This event, organized by the IPA and the conference team at FBF will highlight the opportunities of […]

WordToEPUB Wins ALPSP Award

The DAISY Consortium is proud to have been named a winner of the ALPSP Awards for Innovation in Publishing 2020 for our work on WordToEPUB. This ground-breaking […]