IPA President Bodour Al Qasimi, Vice-President Karine Pansa, and Secretary General José Borghino attended the recent Guadalajara International Book Fair (26 November to 4 December 2022), participating in a broad range of meetings.
Taylor & Francis, publisher of academic books and journals, has signaled its ongoing commitment to accessibility by signing the Accessible Books Consortium (ABC) and Publishing Accessibility Action Group UK (PAAG) charters.
Publishing house Kogan Page of the United Kingdom and Mr. Ashoka Bandula Weerawardhana of Sri Lanka are the winners of the 2022 ABC International Excellence Award for Accessible Publishing.
The ongoing APIF-DAISY Consortium accessible publishing initiative will enter its next phase in December when it brings African publishers to Nairobi for face-to-face training.
The International Publishers Association team was delighted to be back at Frankfurt Book Fair with a full week of meetings.
A special accessibility seminar for professionals will be held at the Guadalajara International Book Fair on Tuesday 29 November 2022, which will also include the announcement of the winners of the 2022 ABC International Excellence Award for Accessible Publishing.
On 21 September 2022, South Africa’s Constitutional Court delivered a unanimous decision in favour of Blind SA to allow print-impaired persons access to reading materials. Blind SA has been in a long-standing battle to ensure disabled persons’ rights.
The Accessible Books Consortium has partnered with accessibility experts at the DAISY Consortium to produce a new ABC course on accessible publishing. The new module, which is offered free of charge, covers key topics for publishers including best practices, accessibility standards and accessibility metadata.
