The W3C has announced that the following documents are now W3C Candidate Recommendation Snapshots: EPUB 3.3 EPUB Reading Systems 3.3 EPUB Accessibility 1.1 EPUB 3 defines a distribution and interchange format for digital publications and documents. The EPUB format provides…
Join us for the DAISY AGM
The DAISY Consortium Annual General Meeting is being held virtually this year and we’re delighted to open the doors to the wider DAISY community. In the general meeting we transact the formal business required under our articles and governing regulations,…
ABC Training and Technical Assistance
The Accessible Books Consortium (ABC) is inviting expressions of interest from organizations in developing and least developed countries for training and technical assistance in the production of accessible books. The deadline for application is April 15th 2022. Further details and the…
Ace by DAISY updates released
A new update to Ace by DAISY, the Accessibility Checker for EPUB, has been released, updating both the Ace App and the command line version of the tool. The Ace App moves to version 1.1.4 and the command line application…
Thorium 1.8.0 New Improvements For Accessibility
Thorium Reader is the free desktop EPUB reader published by EDRLab. Version 1.8.0, recently launched, includes new features, improvements and bug fixes, notably the following accessibility features: Full DAISY format 2.02 support in addition to the previously supported DAISY 3. “where…
Congratulations to the 2021 ABC Excellence Awards Winners
Many congratulations to the winners of the Accessible Books Consortium International Excellence Awards for Accessible Publishing, announced today at The Frankfurt Book Fair event Accessibility Now. The awards are divided into 2 categories with an impressive set of finalists for each. Publisher Award…
Common Position on the Importance of Accessible Reading
On September 8th 2021, the International Literacy Day, six DAISY Member organizations collaborated to publish a common position on the importance of accessible reading. This work has been driven at least in part to aid the publishing industry in preparations…
Finalists Announced for ABC International Excellence Awards 2021
The finalists for the 2021 ABC International Excellence Awards have been announced and we’d like to pass on our congratulations to all candidates who have been shortlisted in each category. The finalists for the Initiative Category are: Dorwina Nowill Foundation…
EPUB Accessibility: EU Accessibility Act Mapping
The European Accessibility Act (EAA) is an EU directive that establishes accessibility targets to be met by many different types of products and services in order to strengthen the rights of people with disabilities. It is relevant for the publishing industry as…
DAISY General Meeting 2021 – recording
The DAISY Consortium Annual General Meeting was held via Zoom webinar on May 26 2021. In addition to conducting the formal business required, the AGM also included a showcase of collaborative projects highlighting just a few ways that DAISY Members…