In our series of free weekly webinars November 3rd saw a session focused on the validation and conformance of EPUB content. When using the EPUB format a few simple steps can help highlight any issues and guide you on the path…
Creating and Reading Accessible Math (W)
In our series of free weekly webinars October 20th saw a session focused on accessible math and some of the complexities surrounding the creation and reading of math for students. This page contains: Full Video of the Webinar Speaker Information Session…
EPUB Accessibility 101 (W)
In our series of free weekly webinars October 6th saw a session focused on EPUB Accessibility. Our speakers showed everyone what happens under the hood of an EPUB file to support accessibility and managed to demystify some of the technicalities surrounding…
DAISY Information Sharing Day
On Thursday October 14th we will be hosting a free information sharing day via Zoom, bringing you updates on a broad range of projects and activities from DAISY and our member organizations. We’ve divided the session into 3 parts to…
User Experience Guide for Displaying Accessibility Metadata
The Publishing Community Group at W3C has announced the release of the report, A User Experience Guide for Accessibility Metadata this week and we welcome this additional resource for the publishing industry. Written and designed to be used by all areas…
Ways People with Print Disabilities Read (W)
In our series of free weekly webinars September 22nd saw a session focused on user experience and how people with print disabilities read and the common challenges people encounter. This page contains: Full Video of the Webinar Speaker Information Session Overview…
The Essentials for Accessible Publishing in 2021 (W)
In our series of free DAISY webinars July 21st saw a session focused on The Essentials for Accessible Publishing in 2021. This webinar was held in partnership with the UK Publishers Association, Accessibility Action Group (AAG) in place of their annual…
Memories of Garth Conboy – A True Giant in Digital Publishing
By George Kerscher I had the great pleasure of knowing Garth Conboy for more than twenty years. We first met in 1999 when the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) organized meetings to work on a new digital publishing…
Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2021: Overview and Event Report
Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2021 (#GAAD) took place on May 20 this year and received huge attention across industries and, we are thrilled to note, the publishing industry and affiliated organisations celebrated this event more than ever. We are still…
Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2021
Resources, Event Planning and Awareness Building GAAD takes place on May 20 this year and we’d like to encourage all our members to take part so that we can build awareness and play our part to increase the accessibility of…