The National Conference on Disability, postponed earlier this year due to summer heatwaves, is set to take place this Friday, September 4, at the "Prisme" in Bobigny. During the event, President Emmanuel Macron officially announced the upcoming launch of the Portal of Adapted Publishing, a project that has been both eagerly awaited and repeatedly delayed. The initiative aims to create a centralized system for making books accessible to people with disabilities, particularly those that are no longer commercially available or have complex layouts. A "catch-up plan" for accessible books is being introduced to speed up the adaptation of book catalogs. This plan is part of a broader national accessibility strategy for the years 2026–2030, which seeks to ensure that everyone can access culture, education, and public services under the same conditions. The plan is based on preparatory work by the National Institute for the Blind (INJA) and includes funding for the years 2027–2028, according to Jérôme Belmon, head of the library department at the Ministry of Culture. Coordination with publishers is a key component of the plan, aimed at preventing overlapping efforts and ensuring efficiency. The plan will be implemented alongside the development of the National Portal of Accessible and Adapted Publishing, scheduled for launch in 2028 or early 2029. Managed by the Bibliothèque nationale de France, the portal will allow specialized organizations to consult a catalog of adapted books. This initiative is part of a growing global movement to make digital content more inclusive, as seen in a European directive introduced in June 2025. This directive requires publishers to ensure that books sold in online bookstores are "natively accessible" to readers with disabilities, with some exemptions for small publishers or when accessibility would impose a disproportionate burden. Two publishing companies, Les Liens qui Libérent and Mengès, have been summoned by the Audiovisual and Digital Communication Regulatory Authority (Arcom) for failing to comply with the obligation to deposit digital files with the National Library of France. The plan specifically targets books that have been removed from the commercial market, are no longer in print, or have complex layouts, particularly school and para-school books, for which a strong demand has been expressed by advocacy groups.