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List of Digital Accessible Information System software

List of Digital Accessible Information System software is a computer science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand List of Digital Accessible Information System software rather than just read about it. In short: Digital Accessible Information System (DAISY) books can be heard on standalone DAISY players, computers using DAISY playback software, mobile phones, and MP3 players (with limited navigation). DAISY books can be distributed on a CD/DVD, memory card or through the Internet.

Key takeaways

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Reproduce the core statement of List of Digital Accessible Information System software from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Digital Accessible Information System (DAISY) books can be heard on standalone DAISY players, computers using DAISY playback software, mobile phones, and MP3 players (with limited navigation). DAISY books can be distributed on a CD/DVD, memory card or through the Internet. A computerized text DAISY book can be read using refreshable Braille display or screen-reading software, printed as Braille book on paper, converted to a talking book using synthesised voice or a human narration, and also printed on paper as large print book. In addition, it can be read as large print text on computer screen.

Software players Currently available software-based players include, in alphabetical order:

Discontinued software players AMIS - Adaptive Multimedia Information System: a discontinued open-source self-voicing player for Windows XP, Vista and 7 that works with several screen readers and is available in many languages. It was developed by the DAISY Consortium. Android Daisy ePub Reader: a discontinued open-source project for the Android platform, last updated in 2013 AnyDaisy discontinued extension for Firefox 3.x by Benetech (does not work in Firefox 4 or above) ButtercupReader: a discontinued web-based silverlight application for DAISY 3 books DAISYPlayer: discontinued free player for Microsoft Windows; only available in Spanish DaisyWorm: player for DAISY 2.02 (2002) and DAISY 3 (2005), for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad; iOS 4 or higher, released commercially in 2010, since discontinued Darwin Reader: a discontinued reader for Android, reads DAISY 2.02 and 3.0 text and audio books Go Read: an open source DAISY reader for older Android devices (will not install on Android 10) GoDaisy: discontinued online DAISY player, in Swedish InDaisy Reader, a discontinued player for iPhone and iPod, accessible with VoiceOver; supports Daisy 2.02 and Daisy 3 Kolibre Vadelma, a discontinued open source DAISY 2.02-player supporting DAISY Online. Downloads and build instructions available for the Raspberry Pi-platform, compile instructions available for Debian Linux. MAX DaisyPlayer, a discontinued free player for Microsoft Windows. Mobile DAISY Player, a discontinued commercial player for Symbian phones Read2Go: a discontinued accessible, commercial e-book reader for Apple iOS devices (iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch), specifically for books from Bookshare, an online library for people with print disabilities; developed by Benetech Read:OutLoud 6 (discontinued commercial program for Mac OS and Microsoft Windows) Read:OutLoud Bookshare Edition {discontinued} ReadHear (commercial, discontinued; for Mac OS and Microsoft Windows)

Server tools Daisy Uppsala Archive Project, server-side system for managing DAISY files Online Daisy Delivery Technology, open-source software to deliver DAISY books online

Hardware players There are a wide range of hardware products available that can play DAISY content, usually in a portable form factor. Some of these devices are dedicated to playback of books, while others focus on other functionality, such as PDA or mobile Internet access, and offer DAISY playback as either a feature of the unit or as a software add-on. A short (incomplete) list of products that have built-in support for DAISY playback includes:

American Printing House for the Blind, Inc., Book Port Plus and Book Port DT Pratsam Mobile, a portable handheld DAISY player that supports cellular networks, the DAISY Online Delivery Protocol, customized for use by the blind and visually impaired Victor Reader Stream, a hand-held portable DAISY player for the blind, visually handicapped and print impaired, produced by HumanWare Victor Reader Wave, also by HumanWare, is a portable CD player that can play DAISY content from CD media BookSense, a similar, smaller unit produced by GW Micro; the advanced XT model features built-in flash memory and Bluetooth headset support for playback, as well as an FM radio The National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) in the United States has developed a proprietary DAISY player designed for use by its print-disabled patrons. The player will replace the aging cassette-based distribution system. SensePlayer by HIMS, is an advanced, accessible multi-media player, including field recorder, handheld tactile keyboard for the smart phone and tablet, and also including customized portable OCR device. The SensePlayer from HIMS based on Android operating system and paired with a classical, tactile keyboard.

Production systems Add-ins or extensions to create DAISY files from office software are also available:

Microsoft and Sonata Software created a Save as DAISY add-in for Microsoft Word to convert Office Open XML text documents to DAISY. odt2daisy (OpenOffice.org Export As DAISY): an extension for Apache OpenOffice and LibreOffice that exports OpenDocument Text to DAISY XML or to Full DAISY (both XML and audio). Other tools for DAISY production include:

List of products by the DAISY Consortium Anemone Daisy Maker, an open-source program to make Daisy books from recordings with optional text and timings data Book Wizard Producer DAISY Demon, an open-source shell around the DAISY Pipeline to help automate the production of DAISY talking books, MP3, ePub, Word and HTML from XML file; developed by the Open University DAISY Pipeline daisy-validator Dolphin Publisher Obi: DAISY/Accessible EPUB 3 production tool Pipeline GUI PipeOnline, a web interface for the DAISY Pipeline PLEXTALK Recording Software Pratsam Producer, a production system for producing DAISY (with or without audio), import and management of PDF and XML, content quality measuring tools, automatic export of XHTML, DTBook, EPUB or Microsoft Word documents Tobi: an authoring tool for DAISY and EPUB 3 talking books

References

External links DAISY Consortium DaisyNow.Net - The first online DAISY delivery web application Daisy 3: A Standard for Accessible Multimedia Books

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with List of Digital Accessible Information System software

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what List of Digital Accessible Information System software claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In computer science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to List of Digital Accessible Information System software before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about List of Digital Accessible Information System software ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of List of Digital Accessible Information System software

In research: List of Digital Accessible Information System software appears in computer science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses List of Digital Accessible Information System software in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: List of Digital Accessible Information System software is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Accessible information, Audiobooks, Blindness equipment, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for List of Digital Accessible Information System software outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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