PageBreak

Start date: October 27, 2022 - End date: October 28, 2022

Location: San Francisco

Conference

PageBreak is a new publishing conference in the tradition of Books in Browsers and Tools of Change. We expect this conference to embrace cutting-edge technologies in publishing, incorporating a theme of accessibility.

Taking Stock of Positive Impact & Remaining Challenges: The Marrakesh Treaty

Date: July 19, 2022

Location: Hybrid - online and in person in Geneva

Conference

The Marrakesh Treaty came into force in 2016 and currently has 89 contracting parties covering 115 countries. WIPO’s Accessible Books Consortium (ABC) implements the objectives of the treaty at a practical level by increasing the number of books in accessible formats and making them available to people who are blind, visually impaired or otherwise print

Round Table on ‘Accessible Music Publishing’

Date: July 14, 2022

Time: 10:00-12:00 UTC

Location: online

DAISY

The DAISY Consortium invites music publishers and music-setters/engravers to take part in our upcoming online Round Table on ‘Accessible Music Publishing’ (materials adapted for print-disabled musicians) to help to explore and understand various sector requirements, through presentations and discussions between: mainstream music publishers; braille producers; music braille users; music setters/engravers; and music notation software producers.

DAISY Board Meeting, November 2022

Start date: November 3, 2022 - End date: November 4, 2022

Location: Milan, Italy

DAISY

The DAISY board meeting will be meeting on Thursday, November 3 and Friday, November 4, 2022. The meeting will return to an in-person event and observers are warmly invited to attend, though the board reserves the right for some agenda items to be held in private. Update - the room is now at capacity so

EDF Training on Inclusive Publishing and EPUB

Date: May 3, 2022

Location: Online via Zoom

Webinar

All organizations publish documents. Unfortunately, most of the publications are not accessible to persons with disabilities. The scale of the problem becomes bigger if we think of published books, which are still barrier for millions of persons with print disabilities. For years, disability advocates, accessibility professionals and organisations such as the DAISY Consortium have been

DAISY AGM 2022

Date: May 24, 2022

Time: 15:00 UTC

Location: Zoom webinar

DAISY

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, but there will also be presentations to showcase some of our work. Register to receive

IFLA World Library and Information Congress 2022

Start date: July 26, 2022 - End date: July 29, 2022

Location: Dublin, Ireland

Conference

The 87th IFLA World Library and Information Congress will be held in person, in Dublin, Ireland. The conference covers all topics related to library and information science, including standards and best practices, practical workshops, meetings of specialist working groups, and a large exhibition.

CSUN Assistive Technology Conference 2023

Start date: March 13, 2023 - End date: March 17, 2023

Location: Anaheim, California, USA

Conference

The CSUN AT Conference is typically one of the largest events in the world, drawing an international audience and highlighting the latest developments from across the assistive technology field.

Accessing Higher Ground 2022

Start date: November 14, 2022 - End date: November 18, 2022

Location: Denver, Colorado, USA

Conference

The Accessing Higher Grounds conference is hosted by AHEAD and as such has a higher education focus. Offering an excellent range of practical and academic presentations around supporting accessibility, conference attendees leave better equipped to address accessibility challenges in education.

International Conference on Digital Inclusion, Assistive Technology & Accessibility 2022

Start date: July 11, 2022 - End date: July 15, 2022

Location: Lecco, Italy

Conference

This year ICCHP and AAATE are coordinating a joint conference to bring together the latest research on a broad range of topics that interact with or impact digital inclusion, assistive technology, or accessibility. This international conference typically has a more academic bias, highlighting the current research in the field.