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على Apr 22, 2016 2:52 PM

World Book and Copyright Day is on April 23, 2016 and will be celebrated by millions of book lovers around the world. Many of these book lovers are fully-sighted; able to pick up a bestseller in a...

على Apr 13, 2016 5:30 AM

The winners of the 2016 Accessible Books Consortium (ABC) International Excellence Award for Accessible Publishing were announced during a popular awards ceremony at the London Book Fair last...

على Apr 11, 2016 1:22 PM

The Accessible Books Consortium (ABC) and the International Authors Forum (IAF) today launched the Accessible eBook Guidelines for Self-Publishing Authors . The guidelines describe how people with...

على Mar 10, 2016 10:47 AM

The 2016 ABC International Excellence Award for Accessible Publishing shortlist has been announced. Nominees were judged on the criteria of outstanding leadership or achievements in improving the...

على Dec 02, 2015 2:38 PM

The ABC is now inviting nominations for the 2016 Accessible Books Consortium International Excellence Award for Accessible Publishing. This award recognizes outstanding leadership and achievements...

على Oct 15, 2015 9:27 AM

A new documentary film meets Nidhi, a 15-year old student living in northeastern India. Nearly a decade ago, an accident caused the blindness that could have ended her education. With the help of...

على Oct 12, 2015 9:24 AM

World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Director General Francis Gurry opened the Assemblies of the WIPO Member States on October 5, 2015 by noting the progress in public-private...

على Oct 07, 2015 10:29 AM

As a result of discussions held at the Africa Forum on the poor availability of accessible educational materials, the Accessible Books Consortium is now inviting project proposals from...

على Jul 09, 2015 11:42 AM

The Patent Landscape Report on Assistive Devices and Technologies for Visually and Hearing Impaired Persons was launched at WIPO in Geneva on June 29, 2015. This report is the first in the patent...

على May 18, 2015 12:19 PM

At a recent WIPO-UN event, panelists highlighted the key role that the WIPO Marrakesh Treaty and the ongoing development of assistive technologies play in addressing the “book famine” faced by...

على Apr 15, 2015 6:28 AM

April 15, 2015 Cambridge University Press and Bangladesh’s Young Power in Social Action are the joint winners of the inaugural Accessible Books Consortium International Excellence Award for...

على Mar 23, 2015 12:57 PM

The shortlist for the 2015 Accessible Books Consortium (ABC) International Excellence Award for Accessible Publishing has been announced. Nominees were judged on the criteria of “outstanding...

على Feb 06, 2015 3:27 PM

The ABC International Excellence Award for Accessible Publishing 2015 is now accepting applications and nominations. This award recognizes outstanding leadership or achievements in improving the...

على Jan 14, 2015 10:47 AM

Leading advocate Maryanne Diamond cites ABC in TEDx talk

على Dec 22, 2014 11:09 AM

Prominent leaders of the visually impaired community attending a WIPO-hosted meeting on December 9, 2014, emphasized the critical importance of collaborative efforts amongst civil society, the...

على Dec 16, 2014 9:26 AM

The Accessible Books Consortium has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with The Action on Disability Rights and Development (ADRAD) for the production of 140 textbooks for primary and secondary...

على Dec 04, 2014 9:42 AM

Uruguay ratified the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired or Otherwise Print Disabled (the Marrakesh VIP Treaty) on December 1,...

على Dec 04, 2014 9:27 AM

Bangladeshi Coordinator recounts his personal journey to obtain accessible books in Bangladesh’, (DAISY Planet Newsletter, November 2014)

على Nov 03, 2014 9:54 AM

The Accessible Books Consortium signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Saksham, a non-governmental organization serving persons who are visually impaired, for the production of approximately 180...

على Oct 30, 2014 9:53 AM

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) ratified the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired or Otherwise Print Disabled (the Marrakesh VIP...