Round Table on Information Access for People with Print Disabilities Inc

What Round Table on Information Access for People with Print Disabilities Inc does

Round Table on Information Access for People with Print Disabilities Inc is a nonprofit membership organisation established in 1981 and incorporated in Australia, operating as the primary coordination and standards body for accessible information across Australia and New Zealand. It convenes stakeholders from education, government, disability service providers, publishers, libraries, and advocacy organisations to develop, maintain, and disseminate guidelines for producing accessible formats including audio, braille, large print, e-text, tactile graphics, clear print, and 3D prints. Its core products are not commercial software but rather a portfolio of knowledge assets: a flagship annual conference, freely distributed accessibility guidelines under Creative Commons licensing, the Australian Braille Authority (ABA) and Australia New Zealand Accessible Graphics Group (ANZAGG) subcommittees, The Access Circle monthly newsletter, and a members-only online portal.

Name

Round Table on Information Access for People with Print Disabilities Inc

Legal name

Round Table on Information Access for People with Print Disabilities Inc

Website

https://printdisability.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1981

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Round Table on Information Access for People with Print Disabilities is a 1981-founded nonprofit membership organisation that convenes education, government, disability, publishing, and library stakeholders across Australia and New Zealand to develop and share accessibility-format guidelines and standards for people with print disabilities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Accessibility Standards and Advocacy

NAICS

Libraries and Archives (51921), Web Search Portals, Libraries, Archives, and Other Information Services (519)

SIC

Miscellaneous Publishing (2741)

akta.pro primary industry

Accessibility, Universal Design for Learning (UDL) & Inclusive Content Services (EDAGAKAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Accessible Media Production (Alt Formats, Captioning, Audio Description) (EDALAGAC), Accessible Instructional Materials (AIM) & Format Conversion (Braille, Large Print, DAISY) (EDAKAIAH), Assistive Technology (AT) & Accessible Learning Tools (EDALAGAB), Accessible & Alternative Format Materials (Braille, Large Print, Audio, Tactile Graphics) (EDAGAMAD), Special Education & Accessibility-Optimized Media (UDL, AAC, Captioning) (EDAGALAH)

Keywords

• Accessible information standards
• Print disability advocacy
• Alternative format production
• Accessible publishing guidelines
• Braille accessibility authority

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: Annual membership fees constitute the primary revenue stream. Standard annual membership is AUD $575 (excluding GST), with a reduced rate of AUD $275 for organisations with fewer than 10 employees. New members pay a pro-rata amount based on when they join during the year. Membership fees are reviewed annually by the Executive Committee.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Round Table on Information Access for People with Print Disabilities Inc is a membership organisation established in 1981 that operates as a coordination and standards body across Australia and New Zealand. It develops and disseminates comprehensive guidelines for producing accessible formats (audio, braille, large print, e-text, tactile graphics, and 3D prints), runs an annual conference for accessibility professionals, and maintains subcommittees including the Australian Braille Authority (ABA) and the Australia & New Zealand Accessible Graphics Group (ANZAGG) to set and harmonise accessibility standards in the region.

Product overview

Round Table on Information Access for People with Print Disabilities Inc is a membership organization established in 1981 that operates as a coordination and standards body across Australia and New Zealand. Rather than a single unified product, the organization offers a portfolio of services including its flagship annual conference for accessibility learning and networking; comprehensive accessibility guidelines for producing alternative formats (braille, audio, large print, e-text, tactile graphics, 3D prints); and two key subcommittees—the Australian Braille Authority (ABA) for braille standards and accreditation, and ANZAGG for accessible graphics strategies. Additional offerings include the Tammy Axelsen Lifetime Achievement Award, a members-only portal with exclusive resources, and The Access Circle monthly newsletter. The organization does not develop or sell commercial software products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Round Table Annual Conference Annual three-day flagship conference bringing together users and providers of accessible information for learning, collaboration, networking, and knowledge sharing on accessibility best practices across workplaces, educational institutions, libraries, and all levels of government.
• Accessibility Guidelines Comprehensive suite of free downloadable guidelines for producing accessible formats including audio, braille, large print, e-text, tactile graphics, 3D prints, clear print, and accessible assessment. Guidelines are issued under Creative Commons license for use by alternate format producers.
• Australian Braille Authority (ABA)

Quantifiable outcome

• 2024 Accessible Book Consortium International Excellence Award from World Intellectual Property Organization
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers23 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• UK Association of Accessible Formats (UKAAF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational partnership for sharing best practices and standards in accessible formats between Australia/New Zealand and the UK. UKAAF is the UK body for accessible format standards, making this a key international collaboration for harmonising accessibility approaches.
• South Pacific Educators in Vision Impairment (SPEVI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional partnership connecting educators in vision impairment across the South Pacific. Facilitates collaboration on educational approaches for people with print disabilities, particularly in braille education and accessible learning materials.
• International Council for Education of People with Visual Impairment (ICEVI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal partnership connecting education professionals working with people with visual impairments. Round Table participates in international initiatives including the Global Braille Literacy Campaign jointly launched with WBU in January 2026.
• Australian Inclusive Publishing Initiative (AIPI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational partnership promoting inclusive publishing practices in Australia. Collaborates on resources including 'Inclusive Publishing in Australia: An Introductory Guide' to advance born-accessible content standards.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Bookshare (Benetech): Online accessible library serving people with print disabilities globally with ebooks in DAISY and other formats. Comparable as a downstream accessible-format distribution platform that depends on the same DAISY/born-accessible standards the Round Table helps define.

Direct peers

• American Foundation for the Blind (AFB): US non-profit focused on expanding access to information and technology for people with vision loss; produces accessibility standards, publications, and convenes practitioners in the same way the Round Table does in ANZ.
• CNIB (Canadian National Institute for the Blind) Foundation: Canada's leading blindness and low-vision service organisation, producing accessible-format guidelines, advocacy, and practitioner resources. Directly comparable member-based standards-and-services body in a single national jurisdiction.
• National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (NLS, Library of Congress): US library-administered program distributing accessible formats (braille, audio) and setting practice standards. A comparable institutional standards-and-distribution body for print-disabled users, operating at a national scale.
• American Printing House for the Blind (APH): US institution producing accessible educational and lifetime-learning materials and setting standards for braille and tactile graphics. Comparable as a regional standards-and-production authority for the print disability sector.
• DAISY Consortium: International consortium developing the DAISY standard for digital talking books and accessible publishing. Highly comparable mission around accessible format standards and guidelines for print-disabled users globally.
• National Federation of the Blind (US): US consumer/membership organisation of blind people that sets policy positions, distributes accessible information, and runs annual conventions. Comparable as a membership-based consumer-anchored standards body, with the Round Table being its ANZ analogue via its Consumer Representative role.
• Vision Australia: Australia's largest blindness and low-vision service provider and a Round Table member. While primarily a service provider rather than a standards body, it produces accessible formats at scale and feeds practitioner expertise into Round Table leadership, making it a closely related operating peer in the same ecosystem.
• UK Association of Accessible Formats (UKAAF): The UK body for accessible format standards and a named strategic partner of the Round Table. Operates a near-identical membership-and-guidelines model in the United Kingdom, making it the closest structural peer.

Broad incumbents

• W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI): Global standards-setting body for web accessibility (WCAG). Operates at a much broader scope than the Round Table but is highly relevant as the upstream standards authority whose work the Round Table's accessible-content guidelines complement.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/round-table-on-information-access-for-people-with-print-disabilities-inc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

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