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The DAISY Standard e-Books for Blind
Print-disabled Readers
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What is DAISY?

• Digital Accessible Information System
• (Digital Audio-based Information System)

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What is the DAISY Consortium?
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Vision

• that all published information,
• at time of release to the general population,
• be available in an accessible, highly functional,
  feature rich format and
• at no greater cost, to persons with print
  disabilities

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Aim

• that ALL may read
• to provide information access to ALL

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e-BooksTalking BooksDTBs orDigital Talking
BooksDAISY Book
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The DAISY Book

• Synchronised file
• XML tagged file, resulting in
• hierarchical navigation
• reading choices
• different audio reading methods

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The DAISY Standard

• DAISY 3 standard
• ANSI / NISO Z39.86
• SMIL

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Playback Tools

• Intelligent Reading Systems
• DAISY Players

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Universal accessibility to information for all
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