The International Publishers Association (IPA) has published a new article by accessibility experts Laura Brady and Dr. Agata Mrva-Montoya, reflecting on the key messages from The Next Frontier of Accessibility panel at the 35th IPA Congress in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Titled “Compliance Isn't Access: Highlights from our IPA Congress Panel”, the article examines how the publishing industry can move beyond viewing accessibility as a technical or legal requirement and instead embrace it as a fundamental part of creating quality reading experiences for everyone.
About ABC
The Accessible Books Consortium (ABC) is a public-private partnership led by WIPO that, together with its many partners around the world, has had real impact over the past decade. Since its inception, the ABC Global Book Service catalogue has quadrupled in size to over one million titles thanks to the inclusion of the collections of participating authorized entities. ABC delivered a total of 240,500 accessible digital files from the ABC catalogue to persons with print disabilities through its authorized entities in 2025. In addition, through ABC’s training and technical assistance partners, more than 24,000 textbooks have been made accessible in over 40 low-income countries, improving access to education for thousands of young people. ABC was established in June 2014 to implement the goals of the Marrakesh Treaty.
About WIPO
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is the global forum for intellectual property policy, services, information and cooperation. A specialized agency of the United Nations, WIPO assists its 194 Member States in developing a balanced international IP legal framework to meet society's evolving needs. It provides business services for obtaining IP rights in multiple countries and resolving disputes. It delivers capacity-building programs to help developing countries benefit from using IP. And it provides free access to unique knowledge banks of IP information.