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4 Strong Finalists Revealed for DAISY Award at DBW

The shortlisted finalists for the DAISY Award for Accessibility at Digital Book World 2019 have been announced. The winner from this impressive list of contenders will be announced at the DBW Awards Dinner on Tuesday September 10th. The 4 finalists in this category are:

  • Macmillan US
  • VitalSource
  • Hachette Livre
  • Kogan Page

Congratulations to all finalists and our thanks to everyone who submitted nominations for this award. We are excited to hear who our winner is!!

Inclusive Publishing readers can still register for DBW with a 20% discount using the code DAISY. Make sure you don’t miss out on the stellar program which includes Dave Gunn’s (DAISY) presentation “Challenges and Success Stories in Accessible Publishing”.

 

DBW—Have You Submitted your Nominations for the DAISY Accessibility Award?

Nominations for the Digital Book World 2019 Awards have now begun and we anticipate some exciting nominations for The DAISY Award for Accessibility in Publishing.

Make sure you’ve submitted your entries by July 19!

Digital Book World 2019

September 10th to 12th, 2019

The popular mainstream publishing and technology conference, Digital Book World, will feature presentations on accessible publishing content and we look forward to updating you on our DAISY sessions at this event. As usual, there is wide variety of subject matter covered at this 3 day conference with many aspects of digital publishing highlighted. A stellar line-up of speakers is already stacking up so don’t miss out!

Date

September 10-12, 2019

Venue

Nashville, Tennessee

Learn More

For full program and registration details visit the Digital Book World website

Inspiring Words from Industry Leaders: Interview with Bradley Metrock, Digital Book World

Bradley Metrok, CEO of Score Publishing and producer of the Digital Book World conference. Bradley is the subject of this interviewInclusive Publishing has embarked on a series of interviews with industry leaders and their approach to accessibility. Bradley Metrock CEO of Score Publishing and Producer of Digital Book World , is committed to helping people become better interactive content creators – accessibility is at the heart of this.

It’s great that we’re collectively prioritizing accessibility in the way that we are.

Why is inclusive publishing important to your organization?

Digital Book World exists to bring together the wide world of publishing – we can’t accomplish that without understanding inclusive publishing and integrating as much of the great work going on to make content more accessible into the Digital Book World program as we can.

Why is it crucial for DBW to be so closely aligned with accessibility best practices?

Digital Book World lost relevance in the last couple of years for a variety of reasons. To restore the conference to “The Super Bowl of Publishing”, as one outlet called it, we need everyone represented. We can’t do that without accessibility being a big part of the equation.

What do you think will be the biggest game-changer for inclusive publishing in the next few years? 

Voice technology, more properly referred to as “voice-first-technology,” such as Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, Apple’s Siri, and many others, is the next frontier for accessibility in publishing. Voice assistants, and even primitive AIs, will be able to make content accessible for entire swathes of new people in ways we haven’t even thought about. But that future is very nearly here.

What do you wish you knew about accessibility 5 or 10 years ago? 

My first exposure to the importance of accessibility came when my grandmother’s vision worsened and she couldn’t read anything except large print books, which at that time were harder to find that they should’ve been. We always bought her large print books for birthdays or Christmas and she read them all. I think back to her when I see new technologies emerging that open up reading to more and more people who need assistance. It’s great that we’re collectively prioritizing accessibility in the way that we are.

Can you sum up your attitude towards inclusive publishing in one sentence?

I can sum it up in one word: essential

How would the Digital Book World accessibility awards help the shape the goals of accessible publishing?

The DBW Awards will honour worldwide achievement in publishing, including those people, books and companies doing market-leading work in accessibility. These awards will help reinforce the important idea that accessibility should be understood, celebrated and pursued. We’re excited about them.

Do you have any final thoughts on accessibility or inclusive publishing practices you would like to share? 

We’re fortunate that groups like the DAISY Consortium exist. We need groups that help galvanize understanding of accessibility best practices. We appreciate their work and are honoured to partner them at Digital Book World.

Full details regarding Digital Book World 2018 are available on our events page. Inclusive Publishing readers have been offered a 25% discount on their conference passes with the code DAISYDBW2018

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Accessibility to Feature at Digital Book World, 2018

Digital Book World Conference Logo

The popular mainstream publishing and technology conference, Digital Book World, is scheduled to return this year with a new focus and an exciting program. Accessible publishing will feature in Nashville as well as other publishing hot topics and DAISY are delighted to be be playing a significant role at the conference.  The session entitled “Building Accessibility Into Publishing Workflows: From The Ground Up” will be delivered by DAISY speakers and the Consortium will also play an advisory role in the creation of an Achievement in Accessibility in Publishing Award to be presented at the awards ceremony.

For details of the full announcement visit https://www.digitalbookworld.com/single-post/2018/01/15/The-DAISY-Consortium-joins-forces-with-Digital-Book-World-to-talk-accessibility

Digital Book World, Nashville

October 2nd to 4th, 2018

Logo for the Digital Book World conferenceThe popular mainstream publishing and technology conference, Digital Book World, is scheduled to return this year with a new focus and an exciting program. Accessible publishing will feature in Nashville as well as other publishing hot topics and DAISY are delighted to be be playing a significant role at the conference.  The session entitled “Building Accessibility Into Publishing Workflows: From The Ground Up” will be delivered by DAISY speakers and the Consortium are delighted to be one of the finalists for the DBW award Innovation in Accessibility  to be presented at the conference. Inclusive Publishing readers have been offered a 25% discount on their conference passes with the code DAISYDBW2018

Date

October 2-4, 2018

Venue

Nashville, Tennessee

Learn More

Further program and registration details can be found at https://www.digitalbookworld.com
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