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DAISY Consortium Named a 2008 Tech Awards Laureate by The Tech Museum of Innovation

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0600

The DAISY Consortium is nominated for the 2008 Katherine M. Swanson Equality Award for developing AMIS software, which implements synthetic speech to make text and multi-media information available to people who have print disabilities such as visual impairments, cognitive or learning disabilities such as dyslexia, and people who are unable to hold a keyboard or printed publication. Details are provided in the DAISY Press Release.

DAISY Consortium President Hiroshi Kawamura Receives 2008 Dr. Dayton M. Forman Award

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0600

Mr. Hiroshi Kawamura, President of the DAISY Consortium, received the Dr. Dayton M. Forman Memorial Award from the Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB). The award recognizes Mr. Kawamura's work to ensure equitable information services for people with print disabilities throughout the world. Details are provided in the DAISY Press Release.

George Kerscher receives the 2008 Dr. Roland Wagner Award

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0600

Kerscher accepted the award by teleconference to Linz, Austria during the ICCHP Conference on the evening of July 10. This is the third prestigious award presented to the DAISY Consortium in less than two months. All are in recognition of the Consortium's work in the development and promotion of international standards and technologies which enable equal access to information and knowledge by all people with print disabilities and which also benefit the wider community. Details are provided in the DAISY Press Release.

George Kerscher receives Dr. Jacob Bolotin Award from National Federation of the Blind

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0600

Kerscher, DAISY Consortium Secretary General, has been named among the first recipients for the Dr. Jacob Bolotin Award which recognizes individuals and organizations working in the field of blindness that have made outstanding contributions toward achieving the full and equitable integration of individuals who are blind into society. Full details are provided in the DAISY Consortium press release.

DAISY Consortium Receives World Telecommunication and Information Society Award, For release, Thursday, May 15, 2008

Thu, 15 May 2008 00:00:00 -0600

Hiroshi Kawamura, President of the DAISY Consortium, was honoured to accept the World Telecommunication and Information Society Award on behalf of the DAISY Consortium today in Cairo Egypt.

Microsoft "Save As DAISY XML" Translator, For release, Wednesday, May 7, 2008, 12:01 PDT

Wed, 07 May 2008 00:00:00 -0600

The first official release of Microsoft's "Save As DAISY XML" translator for Microsoft Office Word was announced today. This is an open source collaborative project.

DAISY Pipeline: New Version, New Features, For release, Wednesday, May 7, 2008, 12:01 PDT

Wed, 07 May 2008 00:00:00 -0600

The DAISY Consortium announces a new release of the DAISY Pipeline, a free, downloadable transformation suite that transforms documents into accessible multimedia formats.

Mellon Technology Collaboration Award Honors TPB's On-going Contributions to the DAISY Consortium

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0700

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MELLON AWARD HONORS INTERNATIONAL EFFORTS TO IMPROVE READING TECHNOLOGY FOR PEOPLE WITH PRINT DISABILITIES

Award-winner Swedish Library of Talking Books and Braille shares the spotlight with the DAISY Consortium supporting the fundamental human right for access to printed materials.

Microsoft - DAISY Consortium Collaboration, For release, Tuesday November 13, 2007 at 09:01 CET

Mon, 12 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0700

In a new collaborative initiative, Microsoft and the DAISY Consortium will work together to develop an Open XML to DAISY XML Converter: "Save As DAISY XML". DTBook, the DAISY XML file which will be generated from the free downloadable plug-in for Microsoft Word, is the foundation of the DAISY/NISO Standard for reading and publishing navigable, multimedia content.

NISO Press Release Announces: "Save as DAISY" Integrates Digital Talking Book Standard

Tue, 16 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0600

NISO, the National Information Standards Organization, a non-profit association accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), identifies, develops, maintains, and publishes technical standards to manage information in today's changing and ever-more digital environment.

NISO recognizes that standards must reflect global needs and is designated by ANSI to represent U.S. interests as the Technical Advisory Group (TAG) to the International Organization for Standardization's (ISO) Technical Committee 46 on Information and Documentation.

Read the NISO Press Release announcing this DAISY Consortium/Microsoft collaboration: "NISO Standard at the Heart of Microsoft Translator for Open XML to DAISY XML".