HOMEMicrosoft "Save As DAISY XML" Translator, For release, Wednesday, May 7, 2008, 12:01 PDT
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.
DTBook, the DAISY XML file which is generated from the free downloadable add-in for Microsoft Office Word, is the foundation of the DAISY Standard for reading and publishing navigable, rich media content. This joint project is a major breakthrough in the movement to provide feature-rich, structured information to the millions of people around the world who are unable to read print due to a visual, physical, perceptual, developmental, cognitive, or learning disability.
The Microsoft Press Release is available online. Additional information and links are also available in the Microsoft "Save As DAISY XML" area of the DAISY Web site.
