International Literacy Day, celebrated annually on 8 September, is an opportunity for Governments, civil society and stakeholders to highlight improvements in world literacy rates, and reflect on the world's remaining literacy challenges.
World Braille Day 2020
Celebrating the importance of braille as an important method of communication for people who are blind and partially sighted.
UNESCO World book and Copyright Day 2020
Annual event on April 23rd to celebrate and promote the enjoyment of books and reading.
NIPI Conference on Inclusive Publishing 2020
This conference, coordinated by several DAISY Members, is designed to connect key participants from the Nordic world of reading and inclusion with the goal of initiating the joint work on inclusive publishing.
London Book Fair 2020
This popular mainstream publishing event consistently has at least one session related to accessibility and inclusive publishing practices, and is typically attended by DAISY staff.
Accessing Higher Ground 2020
Accessible Media, Web and Technology Conference The conference has a particular focus on US Higher Education and often includes sessions on accessible format creation and using digital publications.
Assistive Technology Industry Association Conference—ATIA 2020
ATIA is the premier organization for manufacturers, sellers and providers of assistive technology (AT)—products, equipment and systems that enhance learning, working and daily living for persons with disabilities. The organization’s annual conference promises to be a stellar line up of speakers and workshops with over 350 session planned!
Inclusive Design 24
Inclusive Design 24 is a free online 24-hour global event streamed through YouTube. As in previous years there is a strong web accessibility focus, with sessions highlighting innovative work taking place around the world. For people unable to watch the live stream, all the sessions remain available on YouTube to view on demand.
2019 Africa Forum on Visual Impairment
This 5 day event will focus on the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goal #4: achieving equality in education through innovation, access and lifelong learning. Contributing to a full week of sessions, Richard Orme DAISY CEO is presenting a sessions on: Introducing Visionary Learning through Technology The Future of Technology Beyond the 7th Africa Forum Getting
LIA Foundation – Accessibility Camp
This invite-only one day event will connect participants with national and international experts in digital accessibility, and will include workshops on: Accessible Math in production workflows Reading solutions: platforms and reading experiences Discoverability: user requirements Image description: how to produce them in an efficient and sustainable way Avneesh Singh from the DAISY Consortium will be