Secretary General DAISY Consortium, and President, IDPF
George Kerscher began his IT innovations in 1987 and coined the term "print disabled." George is dedicated to developing technologies that make information not only accessible, but also fully functional in the hands of persons who are blind or who have a print disability. He believes properly designed information systems can make information accessible to all people. George is an advocate for semantically rich content which can be used effectively by everybody.
As Secretary General of the DAISY Consortium and President of the International Digital Publishing Forum (IDPF), Kerscher is a recognized international leader in document access. In addition, Kerscher is the Senior Officer of Accessible Technology at Learning Ally in the USA. He chairs the DAISY/NISO Standards committee, serves on the USA National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard (NIMAS) Board, and also serves on the Advisory Board of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).
