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Born-Accessible Music Publishing: Enabling the Creation of Accessible Digital Scores

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The DAISY Music Braille Project identified the need to develop and promote a ‘born-accessible’ agenda in the mainstream music publishing…

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EAA Backlist Confusion – Looking at Regional Differences

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The European Accessibility Act comes into effect in June 2025, bringing with it a diverse range of requirements designed to…

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Counting Down to the European Accessibility Act

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With a little over 12 months to go until the European Accessibility Act comes into force we are excited to…

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Exploring Artificial Intelligence: Image Descriptions

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Artificial Intelligence is currently a hot topic, appearing regularly in the news and often with the promise of changing the…

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Training: Confidently Create Accessible Documents

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Instructor led online training for creating accessible documents by the DAISY Consortium Duration: 3 weeks | Language: English   This…

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CSUN Conference 2024 Files

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The DAISY Consortium is delighted to once again support the CSUN Assistive Technology Conference by creating accessible digital versions of the conference materials,…

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Delivering Talking Books by Telephone

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Around the world specialist and mainstream library services are delivering talking books through a variety of ways, from conventional CDs…

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Barriers to Accessible Reading in Developing Countries

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At DAISY we are working to facilitate access to information globally, including parts of the world with the most limited…

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Free Microsoft Tools for Non-Profit Organizations

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In almost all sectors around the world, commercial, educational, government, and non-profit, people use Microsoft tools in their daily work.…

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ICEVI Africa Region 2023 Event Report

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ICEVI Africa Region organised a 3 day conference from 10-12, October 2023 in Nairobi Kenya. Several international development organisations such…

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