A Tool for the Disabled by DAISY XML
May 8, 2008 by Jerome Locson
Filed under Computers
Who says that the blind and print-disabled individuals cannot enjoy the technology we people enjoy? Here’s a great software for you to checkout; where Microsoft, Sonata Software Ltd. and the Digital Accessible Information SYstem (DAISY) Consortium joined forces to create this. The “Save as DAISY XML” add-in was created through an open source project with Microsoft, Sonata Software Ltd. and the Digital Accessible Information System (DAISY) Consortium and can be downloaded on Sourceforge.
“This new ‘Save as DAISY XML’ functionality for Microsoft Word has the potential to break down barriers for millions of visually impaired individuals around the world and enhance the experience for virtually anyone who loves to read,” said Chris Capossela, senior vice president of the Information Worker Product Management Group at Microsoft. “We are proud of our collaboration with the DAISY Consortium and Sonata Software to deliver valuable benefits for people with a visual impairment. This tool will make it easier for anyone — from a child writing to his or her grandparent, to a government agency providing vital information to its citizens — to create accessible content.”
For installation instruction, please click here.
[ via PR Newswire ]
