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>Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2011 14:55:31 -0700
>Subject: The DAISY Consortium Announces the Latest Release of the Save as
>DAISY for Office 2010 Add-in
>From: Varju Luceno <[log in to unmask]>
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>The DAISY Consortium Announces the Latest Release of the Save as DAISY for
>Office 2010 Add-in
>
>Building on DAISY Consortium’s collaboration with Microsoft, Save as
>DAISY for Office 2010 helps Microsoft Word
>users convert Word Open XML files to the DAISY format. The latest
>version supports Office 2003, 2007 and 2010.
>
>“We want to provide people with print disabilities equal access to the
>same information,” says George Kerscher,
>Secretary General of the DAISY Consortium. “The blind person needs a
>mechanism to navigate the page as quickly
>as a sighted person.”
>
>With the validation tools incorporated into Save as DAISY for Office 2010,
>users can convert a well-structured Word
>file into a DAISY file set that automatically conforms to DAISY
>standards.  DAISY files aid readers with print disabilities,
>as the text in DAISY XML is synchronized with synthetic-speech audio MP3
>files that are generated by a speech
>application programming interface available in the Windows operating system.
>
>Save as DAISY for Office 2010 incorporates a "Lite" version of the DAISY
>Pipeline. Users can select to generate the
>DAISY XML for further processing, or they can generate a fully conforming
>DAISY file set with full navigation and full text
>synchronized with audio. The audio is generated by the default
>text-to-speech (TTS) engine on users’ Windows
>computer.Â
>
>Save as DAISY add-in is a tool that document creators can use to easily
>convert their documents into multimedia
>publications for people who are blind or have a print disability. Â The
>add-in is available at no cost to users, helping to
>meet the DAISY Consortium’s commitment to provide equal access to
>information for all members of society.
>
>“Our work with the DAISY Consortium and Save as DAISY for Office 2010
>are key elements of Microsoft’s ongoing
>investment in accessibility” said Rob Sinclair, chief accessibility
>officer, Microsoft. “Talking documents open up a world
>of words for people with print disabilities at home, work and in the
>classroom.”
>
>E-Learning Consultant Norm Coombs (<http://easi.cc/>EASI) shared: "In 1972
>I published a history book, "Black Experience in America".
>I wrote it on a typewriter, and being blind, made lots of typos. I had it
>edited and exchanged emails with the editor
>till she was happy with the manuscript. Â But, being in print, I couldn't
>read it myself!
>
>In the late 1980s, I used a scanner and got an electronic version as a
>plain text file. Â But 200 pages with no chapters
>or headers was long and tedious. Eventually, I gave it away to Project
>Gutenberg which eventually had someone put
>out a Web version including some chapters and headers.
>
>With the arrival of the Save as DAISY add-in for Word, I had an
>inspiration. I used the 'cut and save' feature in Internet
>Explorer and pasted it into Word, now I had a document with paragraphs,
>headers, and chapters providing basic navigation.
>The add-in let me save a DAISY version which I now have on my pocket-sized
>DAISY reader. The document may not be
>'publisher perfect', but I now can read my book in a format with chapters,
>headers and the ability to both skim and move
>around as easily as if it were a print book!"
>
>By being able to navigate content in the same way a sighted reader can,
>people with print disabilities can consume
>information at the same speed as other people, making them more
>competitive in school and in business.
>
>Download the Save as DAISY add-in from the DAISY Consortium website:
><http://www.daisy.org/project/save-as-daisy-microsoft-word-add-in>http://www.daisy.org/project/save-as-daisy-microsoft-word-add-in
>
>Post your comments and feedback to the Save as DAISY add-in forum:
><http://www.daisy.org/forums/save-as-daisy-microsoft>http://www.daisy.org/forums/save-as-daisy-microsoft
>
>
>Kind regards,
>
>Varju Luceno
>
>Director of Communications
>DAISY Consortium
>
>
>
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