EU member states have just over a year to implement the Marrakesh Treaty
A Directive and a Regulation published in the Official Journal on 20 September 2017 has set a deadline for implementing the Marrakesh Treaty to facilitate access to published works for … The post EU...
View ArticleGTA Workshop on changes to digital accessibility standards and legislation
The 24th workshop of the Groupe de Travail AccessiWeb brought together around 45 digital accessibility professionals for a day of presentations and discussions on digital accessibility standards. Held...
View ArticleWorking together to improve access to books
BrailleNet, Arald and the Enssib are organising a professional meet-up on the 7th December in Lyon to look at ways to improve access to reading for people with disabilities. This … The post Working...
View ArticleStudy day on access to books and reading for the print-disabled
On the 7 December 2017, BrailleNet, Arald and Enssib organised a study day on access to books and reading for people with print disabilities. Over 80 publishing professionals attended the … The post...
View ArticleAlex Bernier talks to Radio Nova for World Braille Day
To mark World Braille Day on the 4th January, Radio Nova’s breakfast show, Plus près de Toi, included a piece on how Braille is used today. Over 100 years after the … The post Alex Bernier talks to...
View ArticleThe Fondation de France supports the OPALINe project
The Fondation de France has announced that it will be providing funding for the OPALINe project (Outils Pour l’Accessibilité des LIvres Numériques) as part of its ongoing efforts to improve equality...
View ArticleBrailleNet celebrates 20 years of digital accessibility
2018 is a significant year for BrailleNet who has just turned 20. In the place of the annual European e-Accessibility Forum, a celebratory event will be held on the 14 … The post BrailleNet celebrates...
View Article“e-Accessible Culture” White Paper available to download
Each year, in partnership with the Global Initiative for Inclusive ICTs (G3ict), BrailleNet publishes a white paper which picks up and builds on the topics discussed at the European e-Accessibility …...
View ArticleAccessiWeb workshop 25 : Assistive Technologies Today
Cité des Sciences, Paris | Tuesday 16th October | 10am to 5pm In digital accessibility jargon, “assistive technologies” refers to the tools, applications and devices that persons with disabilities use...
View ArticleNational Meeting on Accessible Digital Books
After the success of the first national meeting on access to books and reading organised the 7th December 2017, BrailleNet, the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Centre for Books and Reading and the French … The...
View ArticleThe French government’s report on digital accessibility
Fernando Pinto Da Silva, on behalf of BrailleNet and the Fédération des Aveugles de France (French blind union), works to support an inclusive society through the use of accessible digital … The post...
View ArticleResults from the SIDPT questionnaire on inclusive publishing
Supporting Inclusive Digital Publishing through Training (SIDPT) is a strategic partnership co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union. The aim of the SIDPT strategic partnership is to...
View ArticleBrailleNet awarded 2020 Fondation Free prize
BrailleNet has become the 7th organisation in 2020 to win a Fondation Free prize. The prize recognises BrailleNet’s efforts to simplify access to audio books through the use of such solutions … The...
View ArticleNational meeting on accessible digital books 2021
The National meeting on accessible digital books will take place on Thursday 21 January 2021, from 9.30 to 12.00, online via video conference. Since 2017, BrailleNet has joined forces with the … The...
View ArticleNew French language adaptation of the DIAGRAM Center “Image Description...
BrailleNet is delighted to announce the publication of the DIAGRAM Center’s « Image Description Guidelines » in French. Our sincere thanks to the DIAGRAM Center and the NCAM for permission to publish...
View ArticleAn introduction to inclusive digital publishing
Producing born accessible digital books is an important challenge for the publishing sector. According to the terms of the European Directive 2019/882 on the accessibility requirements for products and...
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