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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…

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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…

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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…

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DAISY Annual Report 2022

Following approval at the AGM in May, the Annual Report of DAISY Consortium activities conducted in 2022 has now been…

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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…

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Ace Feedback Wanted

If you use Ace By DAISY to check the accessibility of your EPUB files we would love to hear from…

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WordToEPUB version 1.0.10

The free DAISY WordToEPUB tool enables the creation of accessible EPUB files from Microsoft Word documents. WordToEPUB version 1.0.10 was…

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Google Update is a Potential Threat to Reading Solutions

Several DAISY Members and Friends are leveraging smart speaker technologies to provide simplified access to their libraries of audio and…

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Remembering Scott LaBarre

We are sorry to share the passing of Scott LaBarre, DAISY board member representing the National Federation of the Blind,…

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Congratulations to ABC Excellence Awards Winners 2022

Many congratulations to the winners and finalists of the Accessible Books Consortium International Excellence Awards for Accessible Publishing, announced this…

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