Projects
The DAISY Consortium leads and contributes to a range of projects around the world.
Our current projects include:
- ABC—contributing to the Accessible Books Consortium governance and delivery
- Baseline for accessible EPUB3—creating industry-wide specifications for defining ebook accessibility requirements and developing the infrastructure to supporting implementations throughout the whole supply chain
- Braille File Formats—exploring braille file formats to enhance user experiences
- EPUBCheck—updating EPUBCheck tool for industry-wide validation requirements
- EPUB in Higher Education– working group to realize the potential of accessible reading in Higher Education
- European Inclusive Publishing Forum—collaboration network to support the implementation of the European Accessibility Act as it relates to digital publications
- Erasmus+ Audio Textbooks Project—collaborative project to support students with dyslexia and other reading disabilities by providing them with digital books in DAISY format
- Inclusive Publishing Website—DAISY led information and news hub for accessible publishing
- Music Braille—working towards improved global solutions for the production and sharing of music braille resources benefitting blind musicians in education, employment and for leisure
- Reading Apps User Requirements—documenting requirements for accessible reading for users with diverse print disabilities
- Reading systems evaluation—the de facto benchmark for testing reading systems accessibility
- Regional Networks—establishing networks to raise awareness, build capacity, and provide accessible reading and writing solutions for inclusion of individuals with print disabilities
- TIES—Transition to an Inclusive EPUB 3 Ecosystem