About us
Japan DAISY Consortium (JDC) is one of the full members of the DAISY Consortium which is an international association that develops, maintains and promotes international DAISY (Digital Accessible Information System) Standards. The DAISY Consortium is constituted as a not-for-profit association under Swiss law and is governed by Articles of Association.
Organizations, librates, developers, publishers, educators, advocates and individuals from More than 40 countries join the DAISY Consortium.
Japan DAISY Consortium was established in March, 2003 and plays active role in promoting DAISY Standards both domestically and internationally.
Japan DAISY Consortium holds seminars to give the information about the development of DAISY technologies and the international movement in the context of print disability issues. Japan DAISY Consortium also produces DAISY contents concerning the Great East Japan Earthquake.
Japan DAISY Consortium Technical Committee
JDC, through its Technical Committee, discusses requests from Japanese users and accessibility requirements specific to the Japanese language concerning international standards such as DAISY and EPUB, and presents effective proposals for international standards.
The international standard for EPUB accessibility (ISO/IEC 23761) was adopted by the initiative of Japan.
In Japan, the EPUB Accessibility Japan Industrial Standard (JIS X 23761) was established and published on August 22, 2022, as a standard consistent with ISO/IEC 23761, with the cooperation of the JDC Technical Committee.
With this, we actively promote the EPUB Accessibility JIS standard.
Contact
Japan DAISY Consortium(JDC)
c/o Assistive Technology Development Organization（ATDO）
Address: 2-7-4-1002, Fuda, Chofu-Shi, Tokyo, Japan 182-0024
TEL・FAX：042-485-0611
jdc@atdo.jp
Japan DAISY Consortium was consisted by the following organizations and developers.(2022.12)
●JDC Full Members
- Keio University Advanced Publishing Laboratory
- Japanese Society for Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities（JSRPD）
- Nippon Lighthouse Information and Culture Center (ICC)
- Assistive Technology Development Organization (ATDO)
- National Association of Institutions of Information Service for Visually Impaired Persons (NAIIV)