Tools & Services

This DAISY 3 reading software was developed by the Dorina Nowill Foundation for the Blind in Brazil and is free to use and share. The DAISY books can be read by synthesized voice, pre-recorded narration, or text only. The DDR DAISY reading software can be downloaded in 3 different language versions: English, Español, and Português (Note: DDR is the first free Portuguese DAISY 3.0 reader).

DDR is designed as an add-on to the Firefox browser and is available from the Firefox add-on site. Links to DDReader tutorials in each language are also available on the download page and are included in the add-on (press T for tutorial on any DDR mode).

The gh Player® 2.2 Premium Version provides the functionality present in gh Player® 2.2 Standard, but also includes additional features.

The latest update includes a number of small improvements to the gh PLAYER™. Among these are:

• Improved support for \Save as DAISY XML\ files
• Improved support for SVG images
• Additional units of 1 and 2 seconds to the Time Navigation mode for recorded audio
• Additional checkbox in My Library to show only book titles
• Support for ADPCM2 audio files used by some DAISY 2.02 books

The gh PLAYER® 2.2 Standard and 2.2 Premium provide people with disabilities access to multiple information sources, with improved features and easier navigation. Full details are provided on the gh LLC Web site.

For more information, please visit the official website for gh Player® 2.2 Premium Edition.

The Stream Companion software has been renamed to HumanWare Companion because this software now supports both of the HumanWare digital talking book players: Victor Reader Stream and ClassMate Reader. Users do not need to uninstall the previous version of Stream Companion or ClassMate Companion. Previous programs can remain on your computer along with the new HumanWare Companion. Once you are familiar with the new HumanWare Companion, you can then remove the old Stream or ClassMate Companion using the Windows Add/Remove option of Control Panel. HumanWare Companion can be downloaded from the HumanWare website.

The Korean Braille Library has developed the KBLL Reader 1.0 with the Sims Line, a software developing company in Korea.

KBLL Reader supports only audio and NCC DAISY books. The software is able to set book marking, control speed and volume, and allows the reader to move to chapter, page, or sentence. KBLL Reader can also search word and number (for instance page).

If you close the KBLL Reader to end reading, it automatically says the end page of reading. If a user uses KBLL Reader in a common place, like a library or school, this function is very useful. Because many users use KBLL Reader together, nobody set book marking.

We provide KBLL Reader to users, libraries and schools free of charge. Everybody can download KBLL Reader free of charge, at http://infor.kbll.or.kr/.

KBLL Reader currently supports only Korean, so we are considering supporting other languages. We also are considering having KBLL Reader 2.0 support audio and full text.

For more information, send email to youk@kbll.or.kr.

For more information, please visit the official website for KBLL Reader.

Features:

• Support for MathML, NIMAS 1.1., & DAISY/ NISO 2005. ReadHear Mac is the first DAISY DTB player that supports all updated specifications on the Macintosh.
• Roaming Activation for greater portability. The license can be moved from one computer to another making it cost-effective for school licensing, at home and at work.
• Continuous audio when using another program simultaneously. ReadHear Mac works like a media player, so it will continue reading while you do other things on your computer.
• Optimized for large books. From encyclopedias to textbooks, any large book will open quickly, navigating and processing at the speed of a smaller book.
• Automatic Update. ReadHear Mac regularly checks for updates so users will always have the most recent version available.
• Bookshare, RFB&D AudioPlus, Educational Publishers, e-Pub, & DRM Supported soon

TPB Reader is a DAISY 2.0 and DAISY 2.02 compliant software player designed to be easy to learn even by those with little or no computer experience. Even though it is easy-to-use, the software is powerful enough to satisfy more "advanced" users.

TPB Reader works on Windows® operating systems.

Feature highlights include:

• Auto-detection of available books. TPB Reader automatically scans the system and presents available DTBs to the user in a bookshelf;
• NCC-only and Full Text view modes;
• Time Scale Modification - ability to speed up or slow down the narration without affecting the pitch;
• Fully selfvoicing - external speech synthesizer is not necessary;
• Stylesheets - the user may apply his/her own or predefined Cascading Stylesheets (CSS) to control the visual display of the text;
• IPP Support - TPB Reader can play protected DAISY DTBs; and
• National Language Customization - The user interface (auditory and textual prompts) of TPB Reader can be translated into any language.

TPB Reader is made available at no cost worldwide. However, TPB (The Swedish Library of Talking Books and Braille) does not offer end-user support outside Sweden.

For more information, please visit the official website for TPB Reader.