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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]>
To: Save as DAISY Microsoft Beta Testing
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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 (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
Post your comments and feedback to the Save as DAISY add-in forum:
http://www.daisy.org/forums/save-as-daisy-microsoft
Kind regards,
Varju Luceno
Director of Communications
DAISY Consortium
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