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On 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...
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On 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...
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On 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,...
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On 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...
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On 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...
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On 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...
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On 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:...
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On 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...
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On 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...
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On 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...
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On 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...
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On 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...
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On Oct 08, 2021 6:57 AM
WIPO’s Accessible Books Consortium (ABC) is pleased to announce that the ABC Global Book Service hit an important milestone recently with the Pancyprian Organization of the Blind of Cyprus becoming...