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Dolphin EasyReader For Windows Now Free! The EasyReader application from DAISY Friend, Dolphin, has, for a long time, offered a flexible way for people to read DAISY Format and EPUB titles. This latest news will enable even more people to enjoy reading through the application directly on their desktop. The EasyReader Apps are now freely available on iOS, Android and Windows, offering direct access to library services around the world. |
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Welcoming New Members The DAISY membership is a fairly diverse group of organizations distributed all around the world, but all with a common goal of supporting and delivering accessible reading and publishing. Our Inclusive Publishing Partner category brings together organizations whose work typically relates to mainstream publishing, and this is the category our two newest members selected. BoinIT are a technology company from the Republic of Korea who have developed authoring, conversion and reading tools for EPUB and DAISY format, incorporating support for the Korean language. Colibrio Software AB are based in Sweden and the creators of Colibrio Reader, an innovative reading system SDK built on the modern web platform. Welcome to the DAISY family! |
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Thorium Reader update Thorium Reader is a free desktop EPUB reader for Windows, iOS and Linux and the latest update brings a host of new accessibility features and improvements including: DAISY Format 2.02 support in addition to the already supported DAISY 3 Better experience for screen reader users Improved MathML synthetic speech access read the full Thorium update list |
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DAISY Information Sharing Day recordings Towards the end of last year we held an Information Sharing Day extended webinar, with 3 hours of presentations with contributions from all around the world. All the resources from these webinars including the video recordings are now available on the DAISY site, divided into 3 areas: DAISY Project Updates: highlighting some of the innovative international projects which the DAISY Consortium leads or contributes towards, including developments on tools, accessible reading solutions, COVID response and more. Member Updates: bringing together activities by DAISY Consortium Member organizations globally to share innovative developments and learning points with the wider community. This includes braille, smart speaker and artificial intelligence innovations, and implementing DAISY reading services on the journey to Marrakesh. Accessible Publishing Updates: providing updates on the latest developments as the DAISY Consortium and its members drive the global movement towards a new era of born accessible publishing. Topics include the latest technical developments, mapping standards to legislation and the all-important issue of accessibility metadata. All the videos from the day have also been edited into an Information Sharing Day playlist on YouTube. |
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Quick Links DAISY news and articles: Inclusive Publishing 2021 - Annual Review How Publishers Can Get Alt Text Right European Accessibility Act Case Studies and Resources DAISY Webinars archive Recent tool updates: Ace by DAISY - updates were released to both the App and command line versions, reflecting the latest accessibility practices and updating the underlying technology. WordToEPUB - update 1.0.8 was released in December adding support for text colors, MathType expressions, and numbered headings. Improvements were also made to text alignment and French localization. Obi - version 4.7 was released in December with a range of enhancements including simplified production workflows. Many of our other tools have received minor updates to work towards scheduled development goals. Other things you may have missed: IPA accessibility interview with Taylor & Francis UNESCO publishes resource pack for promoting inclusion and equity in the classroom WIPO’s ABC Welcomes 100th Entity Joining the ABC Global Book Service NVDA screenreader updated with support for the new HID Braille specification |
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