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The lack of accessible books is a very real barrier to getting an education and leading an independent, productive life. More than 90% of these are resident in developing countries, where the World Blind Union estimates that people who are blind have only a one in ten chance of going to school or getting a job. ContextĪccording to a 2017 estimate by the World Health Organization, 253 million people worldwide are visually impaired. The winners were selected by an expert jury composed of eleven representatives of authors, publishers, standards bodies, and organizations representing people who are visually impaired, as well as accessibility experts. This is the fifth year anniversary of the ABC International Excellence Award, which is now a much anticipated annual event in the field of accessibility, with an ever increasing number of diverse nominations from around the world. Left: Monica Halil (WIPO), Pedro Milliet, Roberto Maluhy Jr., and Mauricio Barreto of (ED5) | Right: Monica Halil, Matt Utterback (eKitabu) and Lawrence Njagi (Kenya Publishers Association) (Photos: London Book Fair) The awards went to EDITORIAL 5 (ED5) of Brazil who won in the publisher category and eKitabu of Kenya who won in the initiative category.ĮD5 and eKitabu were recognized for their achievements to improve the accessibility of e-books and other digital publications for people who are blind, visually impaired or otherwise print disabled. The 2019 winners of the ABC International Excellence Award for Accessible Publishing were announced at the awards ceremony held at the London Book Fair. Accessible Books Consortium Announces Winners of 2019 ABC International Excellence Award