RSS Overview

RSS (Really Simple Syndication) is an XML-based format for sharing and distributing Web content, such as news headlines or blogs.

Instead of returning to a Web site to get updated information, if there is a prepared RSS feed, you can have the content delivered via an RSS feed reader. First you choose and install the RSS Reader of your choice. Signing up for an RSS reader is pretty easy. Just log on to these sites and follow the sign up instructions and download the tools to your desktop. Once you've done that, you can subscribe to feeds which are often indicated by RSS button or XML button icons next to links to indicate that they have an RSS feed.

More information about RSS and accessibility:

• A good article from the AFB: Reading and Subscribing to Blogs Through RSS: How accessible is this world to people with vision loss?
• RSS and the Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)
• About WAI RSS Feeds
• Two accessible RSS readers are:
  • Bloglines "Notifier"
  • Webbie, an accessible RSS reader from the UK

Current DAISY RSS Feeds:

• Current DAISY News
• DAISY Press Releases
• Requirements Gathering - most recent comments
• Recent daisy.org Web site updates (coming)