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Korean woman reading e-book on tablet with large accessible text in a modern Seoul library

Korea's E-Book Accessibility Push Sets a New Standard for Inclusive Digital Reading

South Korea's Publication Industry Promotion Agency has rolled out 37 accessibility features across the iOS apps of Kyobo Book Centre and Aladin, covering font customisation, colour contrast, table-of-contents navigation, and support for images, tables, and footnotes — directly benefiting readers with disabilities, visual impairments, and older users.

March 23, 2026Asia Business Daily

Accessibility E-Books Korea

Diverse readers with disabilities using accessible digital reading devices in a modern library

Production Technology

BISG Launches Two Accessibility Surveys to Map Industry Compliance Gaps

The Book Industry Study Group has launched two short surveys — one for content creators, one for recipients — to assess how publishers, distributors, retailers, and libraries are approaching accessibility compliance ahead of the ADA Title II deadline in April 2026.

March 12, 2026Book Industry Study Group

BISG Accessibility ADA Compliance

Person using assistive technology at a computer

Production Technology

Project Gutenberg Tackles Accessibility with AI-Assisted Alt Text Tool

Project Gutenberg has deployed an AI-assisted tool to generate descriptive alt text for images in its vast catalogue of public domain e-books, making tens of thousands of titles more accessible to visually impaired readers.

March 6, 2026Project Gutenberg

Accessibility AI Tools E-books