DAISY Technologies, Projects and Services
Software
DAISY leads the development of software used in the creation, conversion and validation of accessible publications. We invite you access our Information and Help area if this is required.
- Ace by DAISY—Accessibility Checker for EPUB
- Obi —audio book production tool for digital talking books
- Pipeline—content conversion processes available in multiple formats for technical and more novice users
- Save As DAISY—produce DAISY Format material from structured MS Word documents
- Tobi—audio book production tool for human narrated titles
- WordToEPUB —rapidly create EPUB publications from structured word processing documents
Standards
- eBraille—modern digital braille file format
- EPUB—leading mainstream ebook standard
- DAISY—original digital talking book standard
- DODP—DAISY Online Delivery Protocol, for transfer of digital content from service providers to end users
- PDTB —Protected Digital Talking Books
Services
- Consultancy—bespoke services we can offer your organization
- SMART—Simple Manual Accessibility Reporting Tool to ensure your EPUB publications are accessible
- Training—We conduct a range of tailored training services to organizations around the world
Projects
- ABC—contributing to the Accessible Books Consortium governance and delivery
- Baseline for accessible EPUB3—creating industry-wide specifications for defining ebook accessibility requirements and developing the infrastructure to supporting implementations throughout the whole supply chain
- EPUBCheck—updating EPUBCheck tool for industry-wide validation requirements
- EPUB in Higher Education– working group to realize the potential of accessible reading in Higher Education
- European Inclusive Publishing Forum—collaboration network to support the implementation of the European Accessibility Act as it relates to digital publications
- Erasmus+ Audio Textbooks Project—collaborative project to support students with dyslexia and other reading disabilities by providing them with digital books in DAISY format.
- Inclusive Publishing Website—DAISY led information and news hub for accessible publishing
- Music Braille—working towards improved global solutions for the production and sharing of music braille resources benefitting blind musicians in education, employment and for leisure
- Reading Apps User Requirements—documenting requirements for accessible reading for users with diverse print disabilities
- Reading systems evaluation—the de facto benchmark for testing reading systems accessibility
- Regional Networks—establishing networks to raise awareness, build capacity, and provide accessible reading and writing solutions for inclusion of individuals with print disabilities
- TIES—Transition to an Inclusive EPUB 3 Ecosystem