Global Certified Accessible

Benetech’s GCA certification is the first-ever independent third-party digital accessibility certification program. Our goal is to help publishers build born accessible content that meets the needs of all readers. The program accomplishes this by helping adjust publisher workflows to ensure that the content they produce is accessible from the start. Certified publishers receive a GCA seal and associated metadata they can include in EPUB files produced by their certified workflows.

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Born Accessible

Born Accessible is an initiative of Benetech, which also operates Bookshare, the largest library of accessible ebooks in the world. We believe the time is right for the publishing world to seize this era of opportunity and that all digital content can—and should—be accessible.

Benetech’s Global Certified Accessible program makes it possible for publishers to meet the huge need for accessible ebooks. I don’t see how we could have done it without them.

David Mitchell, Director of Business Management, Guilford Publications

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Benetech’s GCA certification is the first-ever independent third-party digital accessibility certification program.

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Transform how information and education are made accessible to everyone through innovative solutions and industry initiatives.

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Kevin Lo, President, Genalyte, 1.

“Benetech’s credibility as a nonprofit focused on empowering social change is unique among the tech community. Their scalable technology solutions are recognized as driving real, sustainable social impact.”

Kevin Lo, President, Genalyte, 2.

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