We are sorry to note the passing of Monthian Butan, Thai Senator and disability advocate, who, amongst an extensive portfolio of achievements, played a critical role in the early days of the DAISY Consortium. Our thoughts are with his family…
BOINIT Launch Korean Word to DAISY Format Service
Named BUCC, the Boin Universal Contents Converter is a web service for converting Microsoft Word documents to the DAISY format. This service is specifically designed for Korean content, enabling the quick creation of DAISY files in a Korean work environment,…
BANA Presents Braille Excellence Award
The Braille Authority of North America (BANA) has awarded Dr. Sarah Morley Wilkins the Darleen Bogart BANA Braille Excellence Award in recognition of work in the field of Tactile Graphics, and for leading international work on the DAISY Music Braille…
Congratulations to ABC Excellence Awards Winners 2023
Many congratulations to the winners of the Accessible Books Consortium International Excellence Awards for Accessible Publishing, announced today at The Sharjah Book Fair. The awards are divided into 2 categories with an impressive set of finalists for each. Publisher Award Winner: Bokförlaget Hegas…
Shortlist Announced for ABC International Excellence Awards 2023
The short-list for the 2023 ABC International Excellence Awards in Accessible Publishing has been announced in advance of the awards ceremony to be held at the Sharjah Publishers Conference on October 39th, 2023. There are two categories of awards, publishers and initiatives,…
GCA Celebrates 5 Years Since Launch
Our congratulations to everyone who has worked on the Benetech Global Certified Accessible initiative since its launch 5 years ago. The DAISY Consortium are delighted to be so closely affiliated with the program, which has grown from a pilot project of a…
Nominations Open – International Excellence Award for Accessible Publishing 2023
Nominations are now open for the WIPO Accessible Books Consortium International Excellence Award 2023. 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…
Avneesh Singh Re-Elected to W3C Advisory Board
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. Avneesh’s submission blog piece is available to read on the W3C submissions pages. The W3C Advisory Board “provides ongoing…
DAISY Annual Report 2022
Following approval at the AGM in May, the Annual Report of DAISY Consortium activities conducted in 2022 has now been published. With messages from our President and Treasurer, brief summaries of tool development, project activity, and training, along with contributions…
EPUB 3.3 Becomes a W3C Recommendation
The W3C have issued a press release to announce the publication of EPUB 3.3 as a W3C Recommendation. This is a significant development and this iteration of the EPUB format offers the greatest opportunity for accessible content to date. Accessibility of EPUB…