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Countdown to EAA Webinar Series: Accessible Math and Science in Digital Publications, T-94
March 26, 2025
This webinar, hosted by CELA, aims to explore the evolving landscape of audiobook accessibility, focusing on the challenges and opportunities in making commercial audiobooks more inclusive for all readers, with special attention to individuals with print disabilities. Drawing insights from the Accessible Commercial Audiobooks Project, the webinar will discuss the current state of audiobook practices, the needs of readers with and without print disabilities, common barriers, and practical solutions to enhance accessibility in audiobook production—both in the short and long term—while keeping in mind the realities of the commercial audiobook industry.
The European Accessibility Act (EAA) is rapidly approaching its enforcement date of June 28, 2025. Is your business ready? Join this BISG hosted webinar to understand the steps you need to take to ensure compliance before the deadline. Learn how to avoid costly mistakes, gain insights into penalties and risks, and find out how to implement changes in your digital infrastructure that will not only protect you legally but also make your brand more inclusive, expand your market reach, and enhance your customer experience.
The Bologna Book Fair is one of the most prominent fairs dedicated to the publication of material for children globally. Now entering it’s 7th decade the fair continues to inspire and excite children’s publishers throughout the world and there is always an important focus on accessibility.
This year there will be a 2 events organised by the APACE project which will focus on image descriptions in children’s books:
- Bringing Stories to Life: Inclusive Strategies for Accessible Illustrations in Children’s Books and More. Text and images each contribute in their own way to the experience of a story in children’s books. Making images accessible to readers is essential for a complete and inclusive reading experience. In this seminar participants will experience what it means when you miss out on illustrations, and learn the art of doing justice to the richness of images through image description.
- Accessibility Meet Up on Image Description. Following the above seminar, participants are invited to join a networking event with international colleagues and accessibility experts. After a short introduction, participants will be able to choose to join 2 discussions led by accessibility experts: on AI and Images OR Image Description and Publishing Accessible Ebooks.
Ace by DAISY New Release
/in News /by Sarah HilderleyThe DAISY team are pleased to announce updated versions of both the Ace by DAISY app and the command line tool used by publishers […]
The EAA Drives Increased LIA Foundation Membership
/in News /by Sarah HilderleyAccessibility is now a priority for many Italian publishers, driven by the upcoming European Accessibility Act (EAA) which comes into effect from 28 June 2025. […]
Advancing Digital Accessibility for Scientific and Technical Publications
/in News /by Sarah HilderleyThe DAISY Consortium, the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) and the National Information Standards Organization (NISO) are pleased to announce that they are partnering […]