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على Sep 24, 2018 1:13 PM

In his welcoming remarks to the 2018 WIPO Assemblies of Member States, WIPO’s Director General, Mr. Francis Gurry, explained that the Accessible Books Consortium (ABC) is a successful, active and...

على Apr 11, 2018 9:10 AM

Hachette Livre, France and the DAISY Forum of India are the winners of the 2018 ABC International Excellence Award for Accessible Publishing, which was announced at the awards ceremony held at the...

على Mar 19, 2018 10:02 AM

The Accessible Books Consortium (ABC) is pleased to launch a Guide for the production of Braille books in India using digital content. The Guide, produced by the DAISY Consortium with the generous...

على Feb 23, 2018 10:11 AM

The short-list for the 2018 ABC International Excellence Award in Accessible Publishing is out! The names of the winners will be announced at the awards ceremony to be held at the London Book Fair...

على Dec 01, 2017 4:50 PM

ABC is now inviting nominations for the 2018 Accessible Books Consortium International Excellence Award for Accessible Publishing. This award recognizes outstanding leadership and achievements in...

على Oct 06, 2017 12:37 PM

The Accessible Books Consortium (ABC) premiered a video on its capacity building project in Argentina at WIPO’s headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland on October 6th, 2017. This is ABC’s first project...

على Oct 05, 2017 9:46 AM

In his annual report to the 2017 WIPO Assemblies of Member States, WIPO’s Director General, Mr. Francis Gurry, cited the “excellent results” achieved by the Accessible Books Consortium (ABC) since...

على Jun 01, 2017 7:00 AM

The Accessible Books Consortium (ABC) has launched its rebranded "ABC Global Book Service" (previously known as the TIGAR Service) that enables libraries for the blind in different countries to...

على Mar 15, 2017 7:28 AM

The winners of the 2017 ABC International Excellence Award for Accessible Publishing were announced last night. SAGE of the UK won in the publisher category, and Tiflonexos of Argentina won for...

على Feb 08, 2017 7:47 AM

The finalists for the 2017 ABC International Excellence Award for Accessible Publishing were announced today. The six short-listed organizations come from all corners of the globe. The ABC Award...

على Nov 07, 2016 9:21 AM

The ABC is now inviting nominations for the 2017 Accessible Books Consortium International Excellence Award for Accessible Publishing. This award recognizes outstanding leadership and achievements...

على Oct 10, 2016 9:52 AM

The inaugural session of the Marrakesh Assembly was held at WIPO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland on October 5, 2016. The contracting member states of the Marrakesh Treaty met for the first time...

على Oct 05, 2016 6:35 AM

Exchanging accessible books across borders – as easy as ABC

على Oct 04, 2016 3:16 PM

During his opening address to the Assemblies of WIPO Member States, Director General Francis Gurry noted the "significant progress" made by the Accessible Books Consortium (ABC). Director General...

على Sep 30, 2016 7:43 AM

To mark the entry into force of the Marrakesh Treaty, WIPO has organized a symbolic transfer of accessible books in audio format from Canada to Australia through the book service of the Accessible...

على Sep 02, 2016 7:53 AM

India’s largest collection of online accessible books called “Sugamya Pustakalay” was launched last week. This marks a huge step forward for the print-disabled community, since this online...

على Jul 22, 2016 12:10 PM

Stevie Wonder Congratulates UN Delegates on Entry into Force of Marrakesh Treaty

على Jun 30, 2016 7:34 AM

Two years after its launch on June 30, 2014, the Accessible Books Consortium (ABC) is celebrating positive results in all three of its main areas of activity, aimed at increasing the availability...

على Jun 30, 2016 7:33 AM

It is two years ago today that the Accessible Books Consortium (ABC) was born. And we are delighted to be able to celebrate with the news that Canada's accession today to the Marrakesh Treaty to...

على Jun 22, 2016 2:17 PM

From May 16 to 18, 2016 over 300 delegates, speakers and moderators from more than 20 countries participated in the Take Part Conference in Stockholm to exchange experiences and information about...