Mainstreaming accessible ebook distribution: accessibility metadata ingestion and display

With the European Accessibility Act in force since June 2025, ensuring the availability and visibility of accessibility metadata has become more important than ever. In today’s digital publishing landscape, accessibility metadata is delivered alongside core bibliographic information enabling retailers, libraries, and readers to identify whether a digital book meets their specific accessibility needs. However, the complexity and technical nature of this metadata can pose challenges, which the recent W3C User Experience Guides for Displaying Accessibility Metadata 2.0  address by offering practical guidance for user-friendly display.

This seminar will feature a roundtable discussion with representatives from Fondazione LIA, EDItEUR, Kobo, Bookwire, De Marque and Edigita, six key players leading the charge in accessible content distribution. Together, they will share how they are working to make accessibility metadata both visible and actionable, how they collaborate with publishers, and what lies ahead for the industry.