I’m looking out at the world from Sweden, a 10 million country in the wealthy north Europe, where ebook and audio book retail has had an increase of 50 % of sales per year 2015-2018. The Swedes’ digital book consumption…
Transparency that Empowers
Creating and delivering accessible content for all users is not a new initiative, but recent global trends have seen a more fervent demand for accessible publications to be the mainstream. Achieving this cannot be the work of one publisher, platform,…
Update from the CSUN Assistive Technology Conference 2019
The CSUN Assistive Technology conference is said to be the largest annual conference on technology and accessibility. As usual the event was packed with informative sessions, interesting exhibits and the opportunity to meet with experts and collaborators from around the world. George…
European Directive to Improve the Accessibility of Mainstream Ebooks
New legislation in the EU which includes accessibility requirements for both reading systems and content, could have a positive and lasting impact on practices around the world. The following article from Fondazione LIA takes a closer look at the new European Directive.…
Accessible Publishing Lessons from an Ironman
Training for any sporting endeavour takes dedication, commitment—and most of all—motivation. Contrary to popular opinion, I do not roll out of bed in the morning, leap to my feet and run downstairs to the treadmill with a smile on my…
DAISY Music Braille Collaboration – latest news
Our Second Round Table was held in London on 31 October, to further discuss and plan the future direction of standards and tools for the production and sharing of music braille files, following on from the first Round Table Meeting…
Information Sharing from Sweden
The Swedish DAISY Consortium consist of 42 members, including universities, regional libraries, Swedish Agency for Accessible Media and related organizations. We are a full member of the DAISY Consortium. We held our annual conference in Stockholm in November. This year’s…