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DAISY Playback Devices and Software Options: DAISY Playback Devices and Software Options: Unprecedented Access to Literacy through Unprecedented Access to Literacy through
Assistive and Access TechnologyAssistive and Access Technology
Joshua Irzyk, M.Ed.Joshua Irzyk, M.Ed.Teacher of the Visually Teacher of the Visually ImpairedImpairedThe Maryland School for the The Maryland School for the BlindBlind
Mike TindellMike TindellEastern Blindness Product Eastern Blindness Product SpecialistSpecialistHumanwareHumanware
Agenda
• What is DAISY
• What types of files can I use
• Where do I get books
• Software options
Agenda
• Victor Stream Reader
• Braille Note
• Uses in the classroom
• Student Successes
• Questions
What is DAISY
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SYSYstem
What is DAISY• Standard for accessible and
navigable multimedia documents
• Intended for use by anyone with a Print Disability
– Blind or visually impaired– Learning Disability– Physical Disabilities that prevent
holding a book
What is DAISY• Often referred to as a Digital
Talking Book
• Utilizes marked-up and indexed text
• Navigable by page, chapter and headings
• More like a “Book” than any other current or past audio formats
What is DAISY• Audio
– Synthesized voice– Live recording
• Text– Could include a text component that
can be read along with audio– File will require underlying text to be
read– Will require a device that displays text
in print or braille
Where Do I Get Books• Recordings for the Blind and Dyslexic (
www.rfbd.org)– CD– Downloadable files
• Bookshare (www.bookshare.org)– Downloadable files– Files are created by users– Scanned and edited– NIMAS files are available to