Aug 29, 2020. CUCAT Olearia, an open-source DAISY reader for Mac OS X; DAISY Book Reader, open-source player for the GNOME desktop (GTK) Daisy Delight: open-source player for DAISY 2.02, for Mac OS X and Unix-based systems; daisy-player, an open source, multilingual, ncurses-based program for Linux to play DAISY books from the command line. Supports DAISY 2.02 and DAISY 3 formats. Book Wizard Reader. Cost is $39 US for a digital download ($49 for a CD-ROM). Daisy Delight. Free and open source but no documentation available at this time. Cross-platform (Windows, Mac, Linux), free program, but has no instructions and is no longer being developed.
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More and more devices are available that enable people who are blind or have low vision to access literature and printed information.
New commercial eBook readers are becoming more user friendly for people who are blind or have low vision.
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Products designed especially for people who are blind or have low vision include audio book players or DAISY players. These are designed to play back audio books that are very easy to navigate and access because they are produced using a format called “DAISY”.
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Audio book players using the DAISY format
Audio book players designed to support DAISY format give people who are blind or have low vision a lot of functionality to access and enjoy audio books.
DAISY stands for Digital Accessible Information System. It is a digital talking book format that offers many advantages over traditional audio books on a traditional audio CD.
A DAISY book may contain both sound and text. DAISY books can be read on a portable digital playback device, a regular mp3 player or on a computer equipped with playback software.
DAISY books offer people who are blind or have a print disability a better way to read, and have numerous advantages over traditional books on CD including:
In order to provide these features, a special digital playback device or software program is recommended.
DAISY audio book players are designed for people who are blind or have low vision. They give prompts and describe the function of each button so there is no need to remember too many instructions.
Some DAISY audio book players have a built-in speech synthesizer that reads documents aloud from a variety of sources such as a Word Processor or the Internet. They can also play audio books or music files and access DAISY books (link to Digital playback).
Further features of these devices include the ability to:
To use a number of these DAISY audio book players, you will need access to a computer to enable the books and documents to be transferred to the device. Once the documents have been transferred across, the unit can be used independently of the computer.
Usually the battery life of these units is in the range of 4-5 hours.
Prices from $600.
Common DAISY audio book players
A range of DAISY audio book players are available. Some are designed to sit on a desk while others are more portable and can fit in your pocket or handbag. Here is a list of models available.
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Olympus DM-5 (Available from Vision Australia’s Equipment Solutions)
BrailleSense and VoiceSense notetakers (Available from Pacific Vision)
BrailleNote and VoiceNote notetakers, and the Classmate Reader (Available from Humanware)
You can also access DAISY audio books through your iPod Touch, iPhone or iPad. To do this you need to download an app. Visit our Podcaststo find out more.
If you have a Mac or Windows computer you can use DAISY playback software to access audio books. Find more about this technology by listening to this podcast: Jamie's review.
Some free examples of DAISY playback software include:
Some examples of commercial DAISY playback software products include:
NoteThis product listing does not constitute an endorsement of these products by Vision Australia. Prices are approximates only.
For further details phone Vision Australia on 1300 84 74 66.
Frequently Asked Questions about DAISY
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What is DAISY?
Will I find it hard to use this new technology?
Do I have to use a power point?
How can I receive assistance/training for the digital playback device?
How do I have a digital playback device repaired?
Your digital playback device will need to go back to the place of purchase or manufacturer for repair.
DAISY book player training guides & support
Need assistance with your DAISY player? Then contact the Readers Services team on 1300 65 46 56 to book a DAISY telephone training session. Alternatively you can download one of our DAISY training guides.
For queries relating to handheld devices and i-access ® online, please contact the i-access support team on 1800 00 59 65.
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