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Planet 2013-04

1. George Kerscher to be appointed to key White House Administration Post

2. WIPO Treaty Text: Final Attempts before Marrakech

3. Future Publishing & Accessibility: New Perspectives & Solutions

4. Obi 2.6: More Advanced, Backward Compatible, & Even Easier to Learn

5. Accessible E-Book & International Exchange of Books for People with Print Disability: Workshop

6. Inclusion: A Path Worth Taking

Planet 2013-03

1. Technologists, Educators and Assistive Technology Users Reunite

2. Readium.org Open Source Foundation

3. 7th European Accessibility Forum: e-Accessibility Skills are Crucial

4. SALB Survey Leads to Strategies

5. Towards WSIS +10 and Beyond

6. Missoula Accessibility Camp

7. Accessibility is Diversity

Planet 2013-02

1. WIPO Special Session: "Marrakech Express?"

2. Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, Which App or Format is the Best of Them All?

3. Bookshare's New Tools Make Reading Easier

4. Workshop: Benefits of Inclusive Publishing for Educators

5. 'Free Post for the Blind': UN Rules Modernized

Planet 2013-01

1. Future Publishing and Accessibility: Facing the Challenge

2. Making the Transition from MyStudioPC to Obi

3. Accessible Digital Book Production Training

4. Open Letter to Louis Braille

5. Connecting the Dots: A Brighter Spin on the Future of Braille

Planet 2012-12

1. Landmark WIPO Decision: Will 2013 be the 'Year of the Treaty'?

2. DAISY Consortium Authoring Tools: Obi 2.5 and Tobi 2.0

3. PLEXTALK®/Shinano Kenshi Wins the Prime Minister's Award

4. NFB Protests Amazon for Accessible Kindle eBooks

5. Free 3-month Bookshare Membership for WBU-ICEVI Attendees

Planet 2012-11

1. Proposed Treaty Moves Forward, But...

2. LIA: Libri Italiani Accessibili (Italian Accessible Books)

3. Major Players Come Together in Bangkok

4. Kjell Hansson Retires from the DAISY Board

5. Reaching Across Borders: RoboBraille Conference

6. Publishing and Inclusion - Accessible Publishing for All

7. ABWA & Scribe Publications Partner for Equal Access

8. Future Publishing and Accessibility Conference

Planet 2012-10

1. US Court Ruling Makes Millions of Accessible Books Available

2. Image Description & Authoring Support Resource

3. Frankfurt Book Fair 2012

4. Kolibre: Information Systems as Tools for People with Print Disabilities

5. New Offerings from Bookshare and Learning Ally

6. Print, DAISY & Braille

7. SIGACCESS 2012 ASSETS Conference

Planet 2012-09

1. Technology for Life

2. Mongolia Library Success Sparks Law Change

3. SVG Software & 3D Printers for Tactile Graphics

4. Inspiring, Surprising, Empowering!

5. "Gateway to New Developments"

6. Training Focused on Organizational Requirements

7. 8th China Information Accessibility Forum

Planet 2012-08

1. New DAISY/NISO Standard Published

2. The Conclusions: WIPO/SCCR 24

3. Let's Read: Reading and Print Disabilities in Young People

4. Dipendra Manocha Receives Universal Design Award

5. MathML Guidelines: Updated & Online

6. Hyderabad Eye Institute Team to Produce DAISY DTBs

Planet 2012-06

1. Inclusive Publishing: Conference Exceeds Expectations

2. Transforming Braille

3. Using Mobile Phones as DAISY Players

4. Accessible Arabic Collection from Bookshare & Mada

Planet 2012-05

1. Major Milestone: New Copyright Act Passed in India

2. Champions of Change: STEM Leaders

3. DAISY Implementation in Developing Countries: 2012

4. Learning & 'Training the Trainers' in Baltimore

5. The Future of Digital Publishing: An Optimist's View

Planet 2012-04

1. Tobi 1.7: You Can Make Images 'Speak'

2. Web Library: Estonian Library for the Blind

3. Inclusive Publishing and eBook Distribution

4. Mainstreaming Accessibility

5. ORIONWebbox Receives SCTE 2012 Award

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