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على Mar 05, 2026 12:00 PM

The Accessible Books Consortium has announced the shortlist for the 2026 ABC International Excellence Award for Accessible Publishing. The Award recognizes publishers and initiatives that...

على Jan 02, 2026 7:30 AM

Nicholas Hoekstra, ABC Program Management Consultant, writes of the importance of braille to his life on the occasion of World Braille Day and the launch of the ICEVI – WBU Global Braille Literacy...

على Dec 22, 2025 3:21 AM

Conrad Harris, Executive Director of the Jamaica Society for the Blind (JSB), was born blind in rural Jamaica. He had some residual vision until the age of 12, when he lost it completely. For him,...

على Nov 10, 2025 10:00 AM

WIPO’s Accessible Books Consortium (ABC) is pleased to announce that nominations are now open for the 2026 ABC International Excellence Award for Accessible Publishing. This year’s edition will...

على Nov 06, 2025 8:00 AM

WIPO’s Accessible Books Consortium (ABC) catalogue is now available through the popular Dolphin EasyReader app, which is used by people with print disabilities to search, download and read digital...

على Sep 04, 2025 4:00 AM

WIPO’s Accessible Books Consortium (ABC) announced the winners of the 2025 International Excellence Awards for Accessible Publishing during the gala dinner of the World Blindness Summit in São...

على Jul 31, 2025 6:30 AM

The list of finalists for the 2025 ABC International Excellence Award for Accessible Publishing has been released by WIPO’s Accessible Books Consortium. Finalists in the publisher category are:...

على Jul 29, 2025 12:22 PM

For years, Isaako Tuato sat quietly in class in Samoa, listening and grasping at the lessons through sound alone. Born with low vision, he didn’t have the books or resources other children had. “I...

على May 28, 2025 1:45 PM

Aria Indrawati remembers the sound of cassette tapes turning late into the night. Partially sighted since birth, her family had to record entire textbooks using an old tape recorder just so she...

على Apr 14, 2025 9:45 AM

Nominations are now open for the 2025 ABC International Excellence Award for Accessible Publishing. This global award recognizes a publisher and a project initiative that have demonstrated...

على Feb 11, 2025 10:36 AM

The Round Table on Information Access for People with Print Disabilities has been at the forefront of promoting accessibility in publishing in Australia and New Zealand. Recently, they won the 2024...

على Jan 03, 2025 7:00 AM

When Peter Hendriks turned 42, his life took an unexpected turn. Gradual loss of sight in both eyes forced him to end his career as a math and physics teacher. He joined a rehabilitation facility...

على Dec 18, 2024 1:19 AM

The Accessible Books Consortium (ABC) recently sat down with Gerbera Ediciones, the recipient of the 2024 ABC International Excellence Award for Accessible Publishing, in the “Publisher” category....

على Dec 05, 2024 2:00 AM

Gerbera Ediciones of Argentina and the Round Table on Information Access for People with Print Disabilities, representing Australia and New Zealand, have been named the winners of the 2024 ABC...

على Nov 19, 2024 12:50 PM

During a workshop held in Lima, Peru at the Congress of the Latin American Union of the Blind (ULAC), delegates from organizations for the blind from across the region shared their experiences and...

على Nov 08, 2024 1:54 PM

Disability advocates and government representatives from nine Pacific nations pledged to drive forward uptake of WIPO’s Marrakesh Treaty as well as inclusive reading initiatives during a “Right to...

على Oct 29, 2024 10:54 AM

The list of finalists for the 2024 ABC International Excellence Award for Accessible Publishing has been released by WIPO’s Accessible Books Consortium. Finalists in the publisher category are:...

على Jul 15, 2024 2:22 PM

The Accessible Books Consortium (ABC) commemorated its first decade with a video showcasing the significant role of French organizations for the blind in promoting and utilizing accessible books,...

على Jul 02, 2024 3:59 PM

Blind and partially sighted readers will have access to more titles thanks to an agreement signed recently by the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) of the United Kingdom with the...

على May 22, 2024 12:28 PM

Nominations are now open for the ABC International Excellence Award for Accessible Publishing, which recognizes a publisher and a project initiative that each demonstrate outstanding leadership and...