hellow sir. I am using jaws 11 and I got fs reader with it. so, can I convert my word files in to daisy formet? if yes, then how to convert word or notpad files into daisy by fs reader? please guide me about this. with warm regards,
On 7/8/10, Sandeep Kaler <sandeepkaler...@yahoo.co.in> wrote: > Hello > > > > Greeting!! > > We would like to provide the information about daisy standard and daisy > players. > > > > WHAT IS DAISY? > > DAISY: BEST WAY TO PUBLISH > > > > In the DAISY Way, a single source document is prepared on the computer. From > this source document, all accessible formats such as Braille, Talking book, > large print book or the e-text book can be prepared in matter of minutes. > > DAISY: BEST WAY TO READ > > Reading experience of DAISY Book is rich in features such as: > > · jumping to any page of the book > > · jumping to next or previous chapter or sub-section > > · moving to next or previous sentence > > With all these features the book can be read in following ways: > > · Braille book printed on paper or on refreshable Braille display > > · DAISY Talking books can be played on CD players, mobile phones, > computers, flash memory players such as I-Pod, etc > > · Large print can be read on the computer screen or on paper > > · E-text can be read out on computer by even free of cost screen > reading software > > > > The alternative formats to print are: > > > > 1. Braille > > > > Braille Production: The computerization of the Braille production has been > accepted method in all parts of the world. > > > > 2. Talking Books > > > > Talking Books: The Digital recording provides in numerable benefits the > analog recording and therefore digital talking books recorded using PC and > stored on CD are becoming common in the developed world. Efforts are also > being made to provide the benefits of this technology to the developing > countries. > > > > 3. E-text > > > > E-text: The screen reading software loaded on a PC becomes an excellent > reader of electronic text, which is easy to produce and distribute among > persons with blindness or print disabilities. > > > > 4. Large Print > > > > Large Print: The electronic text can be viewed as large print on a PC and > the large font printing of the book in e-text has made large print > production easier than ever before. > > > > The DAISY Forum of India (DFI) is working for "The Print Disabled" which is > defined seperately in different states. It may be defined as the inability > to access print due to a visual, perceptual, or physical disability. > Examples of print disabled include persons with blindness, low vision, > learning disabilities, and the inability to hold a book. Other groups like > aged persons, persons with cerebral palsy, illiterates are also likely to > benefit from DAISY. > > www.daisyindia.org > > > > More information on Daisy Consortium is available on its official website - > www.daisy.org > > > > Daisy playback Tools: > > > > So many softwares and hardwares are available in the market which can read > the daisy books , a few of them are given below: > > > > AMIS: it is open source software. To download visit: > > http://www.nabdelhi.org > > FS reader: This software is available free with Jaws 11 > > TPB Reader: This software is also easily available. > > Buddy: This is a portable light weight hardware which can play daisy books > and is available with WWW.saksham.org > > Angel : This is a portable player which sports daisy as well as e-text > books. > > Victor Reader Classic: It is another portable devise, to read the daisy and > e-text books. > > > > In case of any other clarification, you can talk directly with the NAB > Assistive Technology Helpline Team at the following address:: > > 011 64556968 > > E-mail: helpl...@nabdelhi.org > > website: www.nabdelhi.org > > > > > > > > > > > > -------- > Thanks > Sandeep Kaler, > Project Manager & DAISY Consultant > > Send free SMS to your Friends on Mobile from your Yahoo! Messenger. Download > Now! http://messenger.yahoo.com/download.php > > Voice your thoughts in the blog to discuss the Rights of persons with > disability bill at: > http://www.accessindia.org.in/harish/blog.htm > > To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with > the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please > visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > -- Yusuf vohra bazar road chhotaudepur district vadodra gujarat pin: 391165 mo: +919879409087 e-mail id: dr.yusu...@gmail.com skype id: yusuf.vohra Voice your thoughts in the blog to discuss the Rights of persons with disability bill at: http://www.accessindia.org.in/harish/blog.htm To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
