At DAISY we closely follow the latest developments in AI, working with companies to test and provide feedback on some of those initiatives. To help inform our work a few months ago we conducted a short survey of library services…
Accessibility in Practice, T-206 (W)
In our series of free weekly webinars November 27th saw a session focused on Accessibility in Practice, which coincided with the European day for people with disabilities. Understanding how people read with assistive technology, and the difference even small considerations in…
What Does EPUB 3.3 Mean For Accessibility?
EPUB 3 has widely been adopted by the commercial publishing community as the chosen format for digital books, and is being increasingly utilized for accessible format delivery by educators and specialist libraries. The new version of the standard, EPUB 3.3,…
EU Accessibility Act: Update (W)
In our series of free weekly webinars December 1st saw a session focused on the European Accessibility Act giving us a chance to check-in and find out the latest updates as we prepare for the act. This page contains: Full Video…
Creating and Editing Accessible EPUB (W)
In our series of free weekly webinars November 17th saw a session focused on “Creating and Editing Accessible EPUB”. This webinar follows our previous session on Validating and Conformance Checking EPUBs. This page contains: Full Video of the Webinar Speaker Information…
Validating and Conformance Checking of EPUB (W)
In our series of free weekly webinars November 3rd saw a session focused on the validation and conformance of EPUB content. When using the EPUB format a few simple steps can help highlight any issues and guide you on the path…
Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2021: Overview and Event Report
Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2021 (#GAAD) took place on May 20 this year and received huge attention across industries and, we are thrilled to note, the publishing industry and affiliated organisations celebrated this event more than ever. We are still…
Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2021
Resources, Event Planning and Awareness Building GAAD takes place on May 20 this year and we’d like to encourage all our members to take part so that we can build awareness and play our part to increase the accessibility of…
Exploring Reading App Accessibility (W)
Our webinar on April 21, 2021, was focused on the accessibility of reading apps from a variety of different perspectives, with tips and demonstrations to show our audience the practicalities of various systems. This page contains: Full Video of the…
Word Document Accessibility Part 2 (W)
In our series of free weekly webinars April 7th saw our second session focused on Word document accessibility – part two to the previous webinar, Word Document Accessibility 101, delivered on March 10th. This page contains: Full Video of the Webinar Speaker…