It should be further noted that Daisy audio is more available outside the United States then it is within the US. Currently, the only major source for Daisy audio in the United States are books that have been recorded and repaired by RFB&D, and those books are not currently supported on the BN. I have heard that Rnib does have Daisy audio books available, and I have also heard that they are available in Canada. So, folks from the UK and Canada, chime in here if I am full of nonsense about this.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sarah Cranston Sent: Friday, September 29, 2006 11:47 AM To: Braillenote List Subject: RE: [Braillenote] Why do we need DAISY? Sorry if this has already been dealt with, I've got a truly remarkable amount of messages from this very list, and am seriously behind, but here goes anyway. Daisy is not a type of book. Daisy is not a text file, it is not an audio book, and it is not a Braille book. Daisy is a method of placing marks throughout a book, no matter what format that book is in. These marks can include, but are not limited to, chapter headings, section headings, subsection headings, parts, (as in part one, part two, etc), and page numbers. With Daisy, for instance, a student can open his/her textbooks and go immediately to the exact section, chapter, and page all the sighted students have flipped to in their print copies of the same book. The student can use a Daisy text file, a Daisy talking book, or a Daisy book that includes both text and narrated audio. Daisy can be useful in other ways, such as quickly jumping from section to section and article to article in a newspaper. So, to clear up a couple of blatantly untrue statements: Daisy is NOT synonymous with "talking book" or "audio book," so a deaf-blind person is perfectly capable of using Daisy. Also, Daisy is NOT synonymous with "straight text" or "plain text". The reason Daisy books are larger than the same book in plain text is because it incorporates all those useful place markers. I hope this has helped to clear things up. ___ To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote ___ To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
