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Texas School for the Blind & Visually ImpairedOutreach Programwww.tsbvi.edu512-454-8631

Superintendent William Daugherty

Outreach Director Cyral Miller

DAISY Files: Why Carry All That Paper?

Date: October 13, 2009Time: 1:30-3:30 PMLocation: TETN Broadcast # 35063

Presented byPatrick van Geem, Technology Consultant, Texas School for the Blind & Visually Impaired [email protected]

Developed by Patrick van Geem, Technology ConsultantTexas School for the Blind & Visually Impaired Outreach Program

mailto:[email protected]

http://www.tsbvi.edu/

TETN #35063 – DAISY Files – Patrick van Geem, October 2009 1

Why Carry All That Paper?How to order, read, manage and produce DAISY format information

What is DAISY? Digital Accessible Information SYstem A standard for producing accessible and navigable multimedia

documents.

Why DAISY? To produce written materials in digital voice output format To provide a structure for easy navigation To provide print disabled readers access to more written information

Features Included in DAISY Books Human narration voice output A mark-up file (xml or html) Time points Navigation controls

Six Types of DAISY BooksFull audio with Title element onlyFull audio with Navigation Center Full audio with Navigation Center and partial textFull audio and full textFull text and some audioText and no audio


Full Audio with Title Element Audio only No navigation structure Linear audio (like MP3 files) Only the title is announced Direct access point is not available Full Audio with Navigation Center Audio file only Provides navigation structure Some provides page navigation

Full Audio with Navigation Center and Partial Text It is an audio file File has structure to navigation system File contains some text Audio and text components are synchronized Text is used in keyword search, index, and glossary

Full Audio and Full Text Has a complete audio and text structure Audio and text are synchronized Can be used to generate Braille

Full Text and Some Audio Contains complete text and some audio Used as a dictionary (audio for pronunciation) Audio and text are synchronized

Text and No Audio Can be used for Braille production Contains a navigation structure in electronic text only


Ways to Listen to DAISY Files Stand alone DAISY Players Computer playback software Mobile phones MP3 players - limited navigation

Accessing Digital DAISY Files Read by using a Braille display or screen reading software Braille book on paper Converted to a talking book Printed on paper Large print text on screen

BENEFITS FOR STUDENTSBookmarking: locating materials more efficiently when studying. Able to use APA standards for essays and other papers Record lectures and talks


WHERE DO I GET THESE DAISY BOOKS?

Bookshare www.bookshare.org

Figure 1Illustration of the Bookshare home page website.

Bookshare: Delivery of Service It is an online library of digital books (catalog/search). All books are copyrighted. Account is for people with qualifying disabilities. 50,000-60,000 books are ready for downloading. 417,000 requests for downloads of textbooks.


http://www.bookshare.org/

BOOKSHARE: WHO IS SERVED?

People with Visual Impairments Text-to-speech (reader applications) Materials in Braille or large print

People with Physical Disabilities Single switch technology (easier to navigate)

People with Learning Disabilities Full text available in digital format Reading support software applications

The “Share” part of Bookshare Obtain books through purchase or donation. Volunteer or staff scans books into computers. Books are proofread for scanning errors. Staff does a final review of the books. Books are uploaded to the Bookshare website.

BOOKSHARE: ACCESSIBLE DIGITAL FORMATSDAISY 3 text file Talking book format (DTB) Various voice-out methods (reading software, reading devices,

screen readers)

BRF (Braille Refreshable Format) Hard copy embossing Refreshable Braille devices


NATIONAL LIBRARY SERVICE www.loc.gov/nls/reference/factsheets/webbraille.html

Figure 2 Illustration of the National Library home page website.

Web-Braille Available Information Many books are in Braille Some music scores are available. All Braille magazines are available.

Who Is Eligible? Visually Impaired Individuals with 20/200 acuity or less qualify Individuals with a reading disability qualify Has to be a legal US resident or citizen Can use the TSL* ID number for registration

*Texas State Library-Talking Book Program


http://www.loc.gov/nls/reference/factsheets/webbraille.html

Where to locate books Online Catalog: www.loc.gov/nls/catalog Keyword search (title, author, or subject) User ID/password (download protection)

Braille Book Review: www.loc.gov/nls/bbr Links are setup for incoming books Can search here for new books NLS Web-Braille

In what format are the files? All files are format in contracted Braille (ASCII-computer Braille) Each file contains one volume Each volume contains a BR number All files on Web-Braille are .brf files


http://www.loc.gov/nls/bbr

http://www.loc.gov/nls/catalog

RECORDING FOR THE BLIND AND DYSLEXIC www.rfbd.org

Figure 3 Illustration of the RFB&D homepage website

RFB&D: Service Delivery Is an accessible audio book library Serves visually impaired and dyslexic Have titles in every subject and grade level Contains core textbooks used in K-12 Contains textbooks used in colleges

RFB&D: File Format Audio textbook files: Windows Media Player Audio DAISY files DAISY CD Downloadable DAISY files (.zip) Downloadable WMA files (linear audio)


http://www.rfbd.org/

RFB&D: Member Benefits Free access to large audio book library Human-narrated with description of images 24/7 online member services Various downloadable formats


AUDIBLE BOOKS www.audible.com

Figure 4 Illustration of the Audible Home page website.

Audible Books: Services Big provider of digital spoken word Up to date (current events) Popular magazine/best seller books Narration by professional readers MP3 files only (Chapter navigation) Open to all (monthly fee) Plays only on stand alone players


http://www.audible.com/

DAISY VOICE OUT DEVICES: HOW DO YOU LISTEN TO THESE FILES?

Figure 5 Braille Note mPower

Figure 6 Braille Sense

Figure 7 PacMate (QT and BT)

Portable Braille PDA/Notetakers Contain some type of “book reader”. Get support from both RFB&D and Bookshare Read Braille, MP3, text* and DAISY files. Include a Braille display features Contain internal and external storage systems

*.doc, .docx, .txt, .rtf word-processing files


Digital CD Players (RFB&D Accessible)

Figure 8 Victor Reader Wave

Figure 9 Victor Reader (Classic X and X+)

Figure 10 PlexTalk PTR2 Player/Reader

Digital CD Players: Features Plays digital CD’s Button navigation (page, chapter & section) Sturdy and light (5 lbs.) Battery rechargeable (replaceable) Good for leisure and textbook reading Not real expensive ($300-900) Various voice settings features Recording (PlexTalk PTR2)


Portable Digital Players

Figure 11Booksense

Figure 12 Victor Reader Stream

Figure 13 Plextor Pocket

Portable Digital Players: Features Portable (small and light weight) Telephone keypad navigation External SD Memory Card storage Not expensive ($200-400) Support many file formats (.xml, mp3, .txt, DAISY, .aa, mp4) Audio recording (all devices) Long battery life (12-15 hours) One has a radio (BookSense)


Digital Playback Software Easy Reader (Dolphin Access Systems) gH Player (GW Micro) eClipse Reader (ITRI Technologies) AMIS (open source DAISY reader) Victor ReaderSoft (PC and Mac) Relatively inexpensive (free-$129) Upload on several computers Many voices available (Neo-speak) Various ways to configure voices Able to bookmark (1000+) Navigation structure available Bookshare/RFB&D supportive

IMPORTANCE OF SOFTWARE PLAYERS(Study Skills and Literacy) Flip through pages (like a book) Allows search by pages, sections, words, and paragraphs. Able to examine spelling and pronunciation of words Helps with fluency and comprehension.


MAKING A DAISY FILE FROM WORDWhy do you want to do this? Nothing else to do Learn more about DAISY file. Teach students how to use a DAISY file. Turn hardcopy notes into digital files. Braille papers vs. digital files.

Making a DAISY file: prep work Download the DAISY Word Add-in file

http://www.daisy.org/projects/save-as-daisy-microsoft/ If you are still using Office (Word) 2003 FileFormatConverters.exe

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=941b3470-3ae9-4aee-8f43-c6bb74cd1466&displaylang=en

MAKING A DAISY FILE Turning a hard copy into a digital file Student gets the copy from the teacher. Gives it to you (TVI) Scan it and turn it into a digital file. Kurzweil 1000 Text Bridge Pro OmiPage Pro Simple Scan (freeware)

http://www.simpleocr.com/Download.asp

Copy/Paste/Fix in Word 2007 (or 2003) Copy all text from the scan document Paste into a Word document Make the content accessible (styles) Save as a .docx file (Word 2007 format)


http://www.simpleocr.com/Download.asp



http://www.daisy.org/projects/save-as-daisy-microsoft/

Translating into DAISY Make a folder somewhere on the computer desktop. Select save as DAISY from the “Accessibility” tab on the Ribbon

menu bar. Save all the content in the folder.


DIGITAL DOCUMENTScanned Production

Figure 14 Illustration of a freshly scanned document opened in Word. The document contains only the content without any styles.

OCR corrections are completed here. Document contains no Word styles. Spelling needs to be checked.


Word Styles Production

Figure 15 Illustration of a Word document that contains the styles title, headings, and list paragraphs

Style additions in the document include: Title Heading Paragraph


DAISY Production

Figure 16 Illustration of folder containing the book of DAISY files.

Folder name is the name of the document. All files are in the folder. Do not move files out of the folder.

GOOD LUCK


Texas School for the Blind & Visually Impaired

Outreach Program

www.tsbvi.edu

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"This project is supported by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP). Opinions expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the position of the U.S. Department of Education."


Figure 17 TSBVI logo.

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