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On Sep 28, 2020 8:50 AM
Hachette and Accessibility: Creating Content that Can Be Used by Everyone
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On Sep 21, 2020 12:29 PM
Francis Gurry reflects on his experience over the past 12 years at the helm of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and discusses some of the major challenges that lie ahead for the...
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On Jul 15, 2020 8:24 AM
E.U. Directive on Accessibility Adds Impetus to International Efforts
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On Mar 31, 2020 11:28 AM
The Accessible Books Consortium’s (ABC) Global Book Service has passed a major milestone, with half a million accessible works now available for cross-border, clearance-free exchange to benefit...
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On Mar 10, 2020 11:20 AM
Macmillan Learning of the United States and Fondazione LIA of Italy are the winners of the 2020 ABC International Excellence Awards for Accessible Publishing. Macmillan Learning was recognized in...
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On Feb 10, 2020 8:00 AM
The list of finalists for the 2020 ABC International Excellence Award for Accessible Publishing has been released. This year’s winners will be announced during the awards ceremony held at the...
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On Oct 29, 2019 8:28 AM
Nominations for the 2020 ABC International Excellence Award for Accessible Publishing are now open and should be submitted by Monday, December 16, 2019, through the London Book Fair site. This...
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On Oct 09, 2019 12:46 PM
The Accessible Books Consortium (ABC) is now inviting capacity building project applications from organizations (or partnerships of organizations), working to produce books in accessible formats...
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On Oct 01, 2019 7:15 AM
WIPO’s Director General, Mr. Francis Gurry presented his comprehensive annual report to member States and highlighted some of the organization’s many achievements, including the excellent results...
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On Sep 26, 2019 7:00 AM
Accessible Books Consortium Welcomes Leading Publisher Hachette Livre as 100th Signatory to ABC’s Charter for Accessible Publishing
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On Sep 20, 2019 7:00 AM
In September, world leaders will gather at United Nations (UN) Headquarters in New York to signal how they will boost action to respond to the climate emergency and ensure the health and well-being...
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On Mar 12, 2019 8:30 PM
The 2019 winners of the ABC International Excellence Award for Accessible Publishing were announced at the awards ceremony held at the London Book Fair. The awards went to EDITORIAL 5 (ED5) of...
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On Mar 04, 2019 3:11 PM
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), a United Nations specialized agency, and its partners created the Accessible Books Consortium (ABC) in 2014 to help implement the Marrakesh...
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On Feb 14, 2019 4:34 AM
The short-list for the 2019 ABC International Excellence Award for Accessible Publishing has been published. The names of the winners will be unveiled at the awards ceremony to be held at the...
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On Jan 04, 2019 9:02 AM
The WIPO-led Accessible Books Consortium (ABC) celebrates January 4th as World Braille Day, which was designated as such for the first time in 2019 by the United Nations General Assembly to mark...
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On Dec 03, 2018 10:47 AM
Hugo Setzer is President-elect of the International Publishers Association and CEO of Manual Moderno, a Mexico-based publisher of educational texts. In both roles, he is working towards producing...
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On Nov 28, 2018 3:33 PM
The WIPO-led Accessible Books Consortium (ABC) and the Kalimat Foundation of the United Arab Emirates have agreed to collaborate on the production of a range of Arabic-language books specially...
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On Nov 16, 2018 4:33 PM
Four new catalogues of accessible titles containing over 42,000 titles were recently uploaded to the ABC Global Book Service. These collections were supplied by the Bibliothèque et Archives...
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On Nov 06, 2018 4:50 AM
ABC is now inviting nominations for the 2019 Accessible Books Consortium International Excellence Award for Accessible Publishing. This award recognizes outstanding leadership and achievements in...
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On Oct 02, 2018 8:02 AM
The European Union has joined the Marrakesh VIP Treaty in a big expansion in membership for the accord, which eases the creation and transfer across national boundaries of texts specially adapted...