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正在进行 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...

正在进行 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...

正在进行 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...

正在进行 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...

正在进行 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...

正在进行 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...

正在进行 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...

正在进行 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...