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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…

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Image Description, T-269 (W)

In our series of EAA monthly webinars September 25th saw a session that explored the practical workflow approaches available to publishers to ensure image descriptions for both front and back list titles are authored in a timely fashion and to…

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Technical Approaches to Upgrading the Backlist for the EAA, T-339 Days (W)

In our new series of EAA monthly webinars July 24th saw a session focused on the complexities of reworking existing materials to incorporate accessibility. This can vary greatly depending on the nature of the published content. There are however a series…

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Countdown to EAA, T-367 Days (W)

In our new series of EAA monthly webinars, June 26th saw an overview session of the European Accessibility Act, kick starting the DAISY Countdown series of webinar events in the run up to the EAA coming into force in June 2025.…

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Opening Slide-Celebrating 10th anniversary of the Marrakesh Treaty

Celebrating 10th Anniversary of the Marrakesh Treaty (W)

In this special webinar hosted by the IFLA section Libraries Serving Persons with Print Disabilities in collaboration with the DAISY Consortium, we celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the Marrakesh Treaty, and explore the impact and relevance of the treaty after…

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New Options for Accessible Books for Readers in Low Resource Areas (W)

In our series of free weekly webinars March 29th saw a session focused on New Options for Accessible Books for Readers in Low Resource Areas. Most of the world’s people with blindess or low vision live in low- and middle-income countries…

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Lessons Learned in the Journey to Accessible Publishing (W)

In our series of free weekly webinars November 23rd saw a session focused on the lessons that have been learned by speakers from 4 different areas of the publishing industry. This was the perfect way to round off this current season of…

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Accessible Reading Systems: Requirements and Examples of Good Practice (W)

In our series of free weekly webinars October 26th saw a session focused on accessible reading systems, hosted by DAISY’s George Kerscher. In his intro George reminded us that “people want to be able to read with their eyes, ears and…

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Accessible Publishing Support (W)

In our series of free weekly webinars September 28th saw a session focused on Accessible Publishing Support which gave a round-up of training, tools and resources available to publishers and content creators. There are many resources available worldwide and this webinar…

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Accessible Publishing: The Fundamentals (W)

September 14th 2022 saw the first in a new season of free DAISY webinars with a session focused on Accessible Publishing: The Fundamentals. Accessible publishing is gaining increasing attention, with many new people approaching the topic, often driven by legislation…

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