Capacity Building
ABC establishes projects in developing and least-developed countries that provide training and technical assistance to:
- Non-governmental organizations serving people with print disabilities.
- Departments of education.
- Commercial publishers.
We provide training in the following: EPUB3, DAISY and Braille (both electronic and embossed paper).
Recent ABC training and technical assistance projects
How do we work?
Through our projects we provide training, technical assistance and funding for the production of educational materials in national languages to be used by primary, secondary and university students who are print disabled.
ABC partners in developing and least-developed countries are encouraged to promote collaboration among all relevant stakeholders, including government agencies and commercial publishers, to ensure enhanced awareness about the production of materials in accessible formats. In this manner, ABC seeks to ensure the sustainability of accessible book production in the medium and long term in the country where a project has been implemented.
Who are our partners?
We are looking for viable partners to act as champions for accessibility within a country. Generally, our partners:
- are not-for-profit organizations that assist people with print disabilities;
- have some experience in producing accessible books;
- commit to work to gain support in the country for the ratification of the Marrakesh VIP Treaty (if applicable) and the production of accessible format books so that activities will continue to be sustainable for the foreseeable future.
List of previous and current ABC training and technical assistance partners
Total number of organizations with which we signed an agreement since 2015: 50