Articles archive (page 9)

Articles archive

30 Years of Accessible Educational Resources at the Open University

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This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Open University, delivering flexible, innovative teaching and world-leading research in the United…

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New DAISY Consortium President and Treasurer

Photograph of Jesper Klein handing the symbolic DAISY tie to Maarten Verboom
As defined in the DAISY Consortium Articles of Association, the roles of DAISY President and Treasurer are elected by DAISY…

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Using Artificial Intelligence for Image Descriptions

Gregorio Pellegrino
Among the various requirements of the specifications for the creation of accessible digital content (WCAG and EPUB Accessibility Guidelines), the…

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New Zealand’s Journey Towards Born Accessible Publishing

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Written by Geraldine Lewis, Library and Studios Manager, Blind Foundation, New Zealand. Thanks to Tom Smith and Joshua Nathan, Blind…

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The Role of Public Libraries in a World of Digital Reading

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I’m looking out at the world from Sweden, a 10 million country in the wealthy north Europe, where ebook and…

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Update from the CSUN Assistive Technology Conference 2019

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The CSUN Assistive Technology conference is said to be the largest annual conference on technology and accessibility. As usual the event was…

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European Directive to Improve the Accessibility of Mainstream Ebooks

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New legislation in the EU which includes accessibility requirements for both reading systems and content, could have a positive and…

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Accessible Publishing Lessons from an Ironman

Photo of Diane and Kory at the Ironman finish line
Training for any sporting endeavour takes dedication, commitment—and most of all—motivation. Contrary to popular opinion, I do not roll out…

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DAISY Music Braille Collaboration – latest news

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Our Second Round Table was held in London on 31 October, to further discuss and plan the future direction of…

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