Keynote presentation July 18, 2002 1 DAISY: Digital Accessible Information SYstem DAISY digital talking books are not just digital audio talking books, they are structured books that give access to people who have a visual or other print disability access equal to or greater than the access sighted readers have to print books. The DAISY Consortium was established in 1996. Its main goal since its inception has been to develop the international standard for accessible information, and to implement that standard around the globe. The time to move from analog cassette tapes which provide linear access which is limiting and restrictive, to DAISY digital talking books which allow readers to navigate through the book by heading, page number, paragraph, and even by word if the DAISY book has been created with word level synchronization, has arrived. Communication and exchange of information within the DAISY Consortium is fundamental. The center of information is our Web site, located at http://www.daisy.org. Our Web site serves to provide information about the Consortium and DAISY DTB to anyone interested in accessible reading materials, their production, playback tools; it is a comprehensive center for the best information relating to DTB standards and their implementation. The Global navigation bar at the top of each page provides links to areas such as "About Us", "Publications", "Support", and "Tools". Each of these areas also contains a local navigation bar with links to specific topics or areas of interest. Guest users can access all of the areas from the global navigation bar; some areas accessible through local navigation have restricted access limited to DAISY members or friends. "About Us" provides historic and current information about the DAISY Consortium. "Publications" provides links to specifications, standards, guidelines, training materials and other relevant publications. The FAQ, Knowledge Base, and HelpDesk are located within "Support" an important area restricted to our Members.
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