International Telecommunication Union Workshop Accessibility to ICTs Shanghai

International Telecommunication Union Workshop “Accessibility to ICTs”, Shanghai, China, 23 July 2010 The Daisy Consortium activities in the field of accessibility Hiroshi Kawamura President The DAISY Consortium hkawa@atdo. jp ITU Workshop on Accessibility to ICTs, 23 July 2010, Shanghai, China International Telecommunication Union

The DAISY Consortium DAISY: Digital Accessible Information System Vision The DAISY Consortium envisions a world where people with print disabilities have equal access to information and knowledge, without delay or additional expense. Mission The DAISY Consortium's mission is to develop and promote international standards and technologies which enable equal access to information and knowledge by all people with print disabilities and which also benefit the wider community. ITU Workshop on Accessibility to ICTs, 23 July 2010, Shanghai, China International Telecommunication Union 2

Current DAISY users Those who are; Blind or low vision Deaf or hard of hearing with Physical disability which prevents handling of printed books with Cognitive disabilities (including Dyslexia, ADHD, Autism etc) with Intellectual disabilities with Psycho-Social disabilities with Age concerned reading difficulties Illiterate temporarily difficult to read texts such as foreign travelers Users of a language that doesn’t have written scripts In addition, those in a “mode” which makes reading a text difficult, i. e. driving a car International Telecommunication Union

DAISY = Accessible Multimedia United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Article 2: accessible multimedia, reasonable accommodation, universal design ITU Workshop on Accessibility to ICTs, 23 July 2010, Shanghai, China International Telecommunication Union 4

Born of DAISY as a free, open, nonproprietary, inter-operable standards l. International Federation of Library Associations wanted to promote international inter-library loan of talking books ØSection of Libraries for the Blind: 1986 Tokyo, 1995 Toronto l. Libraries were suffering from vulnerability of talking book collections: Magnetic tapes on a huge magnet l. Users of professional readings were frustrated with analog cassettes: Navigation issues International Telecommunication Union

DAISY develops open standards DAISY 3 = ANSI/NISO Z 39. 86 -2005 DC is the official maintenance body Based around W 3 C recommendations WAI; Web Accessibility Initiative guarantees accessibility of W 3 C recommendations ITU Workshop on Accessibility to ICTs, 23 July 2010, Shanghai, China International Telecommunication Union 6

Why open standards? Wider acceptance by industry Free: including least developing countries Open: everybody may use Non-proprietary Inter-operative Sustainability of standards Maintenance through open and transparent process: requirements gathering User participation use case development ITU Workshop on Accessibility to ICTs, 23 July 2010, Shanghai, China International Telecommunication Union 7

Sample DAISY Books Resource Manual on HIV/AIDS by DPSA DAISY initiative on Combating Against AIDS in South Africa was International presented at “ITU Forum on Accessibility & e-Health 2009, Geneva” Telecommunication Union

Example of DAISY multisensory education materials for Tsunami Evacuation • Go straight to the point • Tell what to do rather than what should not be done • Use favorite or familiar Øcharacters Øpictures Ødrawings Øvoices Øfavorites Øplaces Øtastes ØMusic, rythm • Understanding by brain and by body both International Telecommunication Union

Digital Accessible Information System DIASY is the Best Way to Read and Publish Everybody in the world including persons with print disabilities have equal access to information and knowledge, without delay or additional expenses International Telecommunication Union

DAISY 3 Revision of Standards DAISY 4 and EPUB３ Multimedia DAISY 4 DAISY Talkingboo k Multimedia DAISY Text DAISY = EPUB３ DAISY Talking Books EPUB２ International Telecommunication Union

Open Source Software Development n DAISY Pipeline 1 & 2 n DAISY Translators (ODF/Open XML to DAISY XML) n Obi/Tobi: interactive authoring tool n AMIS: Adaptive Multimedia Information System: localization features n LGPL licensing policy International Telecommunication Union

Disability Caucus in WSIS: Bridging the Divide International Telecommunication Union

WSIS and follow-up World Summit on the Information Society disability focal point Global Forum on Disability IGF, RIO, etc. ITU World Telecom 2009, Geneva ITU Workshop on Accessibility to ICTs, 23 July 2010, Shanghai, China International Telecommunication 14 Union

Disaster Session at WSIS in Tunis 2005 International Telecommunication Union

International Conference on Tsunami Preparedness of Persons with Disabilities, Phuket, January 2007 & May 2009 International Telecommunication Union

International Telecommunication Inclusive DRR Union in Manila

DAISY for All in Developing Countries International Telecommunication Accessibility Union Symposium, Kobe,

World Telecom 2009, 5 -9 October, Geneva International Telecommunication Union

World Telecommunication and Information Society Award 2008 You. Tube video on Award Ceremony International Telecommunication Union

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DAISY Focal Points International Telecommunication 24 Union

Conclusion DAISY is the best way to read and publish http: //www. daisy. org/ ITU Workshop on Accessibility to ICTs, 23 July 2010, Shanghai, China International Telecommunication 25 Union