This week Forbes released their first ever Accessibility 100, highlighting and celebrating the work of 100 organizations conducting significant work in the sector. We’re delighted to report that several DAISY member organizations were recognized on the list: Benetech Google Humanware…
Avneesh Re-Elected to W3C Advisory Board 2025
Many congratulations to Avneesh Singh, Chief Operating Officer at The DAISY Consortium, who has been re-elected to the W3C Advisory Board, as reported in W3C’s announcement. The W3C Advisory Board “provides ongoing guidance on issues of strategy, management, legal matters, process, and conflict resolution”…
Obi 5.1 Released
DAISY Consortium is pleased to announce the latest release of Obi, the popular open-source navigable audio book creation tool. Obi produces books conforming to the DAISY 3, DAISY 2.02, W3C Audio Books and accessible EPUB 3 specifications. Obi 5.1 comes…
Accessibility Metadata Display Guide for Digital Publications 2.0 is Released
The Accessibility Task Force of the W3C Publishing Community Group has announced the release of the Accessibility Metadata Display Guide for Digital Publications 2.0. After more than 2 years work by this expert team, we are delighted to share this news with…
Nominations Open – International Excellence Awards for Accessible Publishing 2025
Nominations are now open for the WIPO Accessible Books Consortium International Excellence Awards 2025. As in previous years, there are two categories for the awards, allowing both publishers and other initiatives to be celebrated for their work progressing accessibility in…
ICEVI Organizational Award conferred on DAISY Consortium
DAISY Consortium was honoured to receive the Organizational Award at the ICEVI World Conference 2024. The award citation acknowledges DAISY Consortium’s leadership and contribution to promoting accessible content for individuals with visual and print disabilities, enhancing accessibility in education and…
Congratulations to ABC Excellence Awards Winners 2024
Many congratulations to the winners of the Accessible Books Consortium International Excellence Awards for Accessible Publishing, announced last night at the International Publishers Association Congress in Guadalajara, Mexico. The awards are divided into 2 categories with an impressive set of finalists for…
DAISY in Brazil – November 2024
The DAISY Consortium just held their board meetings in São Paulo, Brazil, hosted by DAISY member Fundação Dorina Nowill para Cegos. In addition to taking care of the usual governance business, the agenda included: collaborations between specialist libraries; DAISY members…
Establishing Reading Systems Requirements
Establishing Reading Systems Requirements for Providing a Great DAISY Reading Experience We’re launching a new project to leverage the collective expertise and experiences of DAISY Consortium members and friends to develop a document that expresses user requirements for reading digital…
Finalists Announced for the 2024 ABC International Excellence Awards for Accessible Publishing
The short-list for the 2024 ABC International Excellence Awards in Accessible Publishing has been announced in advance of the awards ceremony to be held at the International Publishers Association Congress gala dinner in Guadalajara, Mexico on December 4th. There are two categories of…