The Lia Foundation (Accessible Italian Books) turns 10 and celebrates with a catalog of 35 thousand titles. In fact, today there are many books accessible to blind and partially sighted people certified by the Foundation which was founded on 22 May 2014 on the initiative of Italian Publishers Association and has become a European reference. The Lia Foundation accompanies publishing houses and companies towards the objectives of the European Accessibility Act which require full accessibility of new editorial products and services by 2025. In 2017 the Italian Union of the Blind and Visually Impaired became part of the Foundation and in 2019 the Italian Library for the Blind “Regina Margherita” of Monza and the Italian Dyslexia Association were added.
Overcoming the digital divide
President Rodolfo Masto recalls Lia’s commitment to «some initiatives of important social value which have trained cultural workers, boys and girls with visual impairment and people at risk Of digital dividebut they also contributed to raising awareness among every citizen on the topic thanks to Reading in the dark in schools and those aimed at the general public”. The project was started by Aie in 2011, with the “LIA Project” which aimed to create the first catalog of digital books natively accessible and available in traditional distribution channels. This is how he was born www.libriitalianiaccessibili.it
