>Delivered-To: [log in to unmask] >Authentication-Results: mx.google.com; spf=pass (google.com: domain of >[log in to unmask] designates 69.39.77.126 as >permitted sender) [log in to unmask]; >dkim=pass [log in to unmask] >DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; q=dns/txt; l=9703; > d=daisy.org;s=2011; > h=from; > bh=bwiW/PBUONAh1ko33JZXpof4sFKcYqePT4SG8xS3yrA=; > b=EmjwJqGCYYFkaGDyberjfWlySkeUu+XnmIIklj2217PKU/6/19IdlbQTPwRCoExnd1WZnnDh > zGmzDIVWN2iRDw==; >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 ><[log in to unmask]>, "Training & Technical >Support" <[log in to unmask]>, [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], >[log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] >List-Unsubscribe: ><mailto:[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: "Save as DAISY Microsoft Beta Testing" ><[log in to unmask]> > >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. > >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.  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.  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.  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 > > > > >--- > >You are currently subscribed to save-as-daisy-microsoft-test as: ><mailto:[log in to unmask]>[log in to unmask] > >To unsubscribe click here: ><http://lyris.daisy.org/u?id=153594540.9e679b0ef4a837da4403a0d51671fa39&n=T&l=save-as-daisy-microsoft-test&o=40266657>http://lyris.daisy.org/u?id=153594540.9e679b0ef4a837da4403a0d51671fa39&n=T&l=save-as-daisy-microsoft-test&o=40266657 > >(It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) > >or send a blank email to ><mailto:[log in to unmask]>[log in to unmask] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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