- From: Janina Sajka <janina@rednote.net>
- Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2010 16:51:48 -0400
- To: HTML Accessibility Task Force <public-html-a11y@w3.org>
Hi, Mike: Michael(tm) Smith (mike@w3.org) writes: > Hi Janina, > > About the DAISY player under development: Is it a Web browser, or > is it a special-purpose application? Or do you know if it is based > on a Web-browser engine? I'll ask what engine they're using. I'm sure we'll find out. To support DAISY 2.02, they're parsing HTML, but for DAISY 3 it's XML DTDs. The audio is either mp3 or AAC--forget which AAC off the top of my head. Standards can be accessed at: http://www.daisy.org/daisy-standard Janina > > --Mike > > Janina Sajka <janina@rednote.net>, 2010-06-25 11:11 -0400: > > > Since we've been discussing user requirements--and what features may, or > > may not be possible, on various platforms, I thought it important to > > share the below with you. > > > > > > Developers from the Association for the Blind of Western Australia are > > developing a DAISY player for iPhone, iPad, and iPod to be available > > from iTunes. > > > > > > They will be demonstrating it during the annual convention of the > > National Federation of the Blind (NFB) in Dallas next month. > > > > So, it appears the functionality we talk about in Section 2.5, "Content > > Navigation by Content Structure," and in Section 3.2, "Granularity Level > > Control for Structural Navigation," is being realized on mainstream > > devices even as we debate its viability. > > > > Janina > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Janina Sajka, Phone: +1.443.300.2200 > > sip:janina@asterisk.rednote.net > > > > Chair, Open Accessibility janina@a11y.org > > Linux Foundation http://a11y.org > > > > Chair, Protocols & Formats > > Web Accessibility Initiative http://www.w3.org/wai/pf > > World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) > > > > > Subject: Re: Greg Kearney, ABWA and DAISY Bookworm at NFB convention > > From: Greg Kearney <gkearney@gmail.com> > > Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2010 11:38:44 +0800 > > To: Technical Developments Discussion List > > <technical-developments@mail.daisy.org> > > X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1081) > > > > The first release will handle only DAISY 2.02 and DAISY/NISO z3986 audio only and audio full text books. The next upgrade will support DAISY 2.02 and DAISY/NISO z3986 text only books such as those from bookshare.org > > > > > > Gregory Kearney | Manager Accessible Media > > Association for the Blind of WA - Guide Dogs WA > > PO Box 101, Victoria Park WA 6979 | 61 Kitchener Ave, Victoria Park WA 6100 > > Tel: 08 9311 8246 | Fax: 08 9361 8696 | www.guidedogswa.com.au > > Tel: 307-224-4022 (North America) > > Email: greg.kearney@guidedogswa.com.au > > Email: gkearney@gmail.com > > > > On 24/06/2010, at 11:09 AM, Dipendra Manocha wrote: > > > > > Hello Greg > > > > > > Will this player capable of reading text only DTBs too? Will this player be > > > able to handel the bookshare books? > > > > > > Thanks > > > Dipendra > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Greg Kearney [mailto:gkearney@gmail.com] > > > Sent: 23 June 2010 20:31 > > > To: Technical Developments Discussion List > > > Cc: BonnieLS21@Gmail.com > > > Subject: Re: Greg Kearney, ABWA and DAISY Bookworm at NFB convention > > > > > > When released this summer it will be on the iTunes Store just like all other > > > iPhone apps > > > > > > > > > Gregory Kearney | Manager Accessible Media Association for the Blind of WA - > > > Guide Dogs WA PO Box 101, Victoria Park WA 6979 | 61 Kitchener Ave, Victoria > > > Park WA 6100 > > > Tel: 08 9311 8246 | Fax: 08 9361 8696 | www.guidedogswa.com.au > > > Tel: 307-224-4022 (North America) > > > Email: greg.kearney@guidedogswa.com.au > > > Email: gkearney@gmail.com > > > > > > On 23/06/2010, at 10:55 PM, Bonnie L. Snyder wrote: > > > > > > > > > Thanks Greg, that's great! Where do we get the player? > > > > > > Bonnie L. Snyder > > > Technology Consultant for the Blind > > > BonnieLS21@Gmail.com > > > 719.322.3854 Cell > > > 719.357.8535 Google Voice > > > http://TVIVIP.Org <http://TVIVIP.Org/> > > > > > > On 6/23/2010 12:31 AM, Greg Kearney wrote: > > > > > > Yes the player will work on the Ipad as well as the iPhone > > > and the iPod Touch. > > > > > > > > > Gregory Kearney | Manager Accessible Media > > > Association for the Blind of WA - Guide Dogs WA > > > PO Box 101, Victoria Park WA 6979 | 61 Kitchener Ave, > > > Victoria Park WA 6100 > > > Tel: 08 9311 8246 | Fax: 08 9361 8696 | > > > www.guidedogswa.com.au <http://www.guidedogswa.com.au/> > > > Tel: 307-224-4022 (North America) > > > Email: greg.kearney@guidedogswa.com.au > > > Email: gkearney@gmail.com > > > > > > On 23/06/2010, at 5:46 AM, Bonnie L. Snyder wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > Greg, > > > > > > Will the player work on an iPad? > > > > > > Bonnie L. Snyder > > > Technology Consultant for the Blind > > > BonnieLS21@Gmail.com > > > 719.322.3854 Cell > > > 719.357.8535 Google Voice > > > http://TVIVIP.Org <http://TVIVIP.Org/> > > > > > > > > > On 6/22/2010 3:37 PM, Greg Kearney wrote: > > > > > > > > > It's an iPhone player we are only just > > > starting on an android one. > > > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > > > Greg Kearney > > > Association for the Blind of Western > > > Australia > > > > > > On 23/06/2010, at 0:49, raman@google.com > > > (T.V Raman) wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > wont be there, but I'd love to play > > > with your Android Daisy player. > > > -- > Michael(tm) Smith > ihttp://people.w3.org/mike -- Janina Sajka, Phone: +1.443.300.2200 sip:janina@asterisk.rednote.net Chair, Open Accessibility janina@a11y.org Linux Foundation http://a11y.org Chair, Protocols & Formats Web Accessibility Initiative http://www.w3.org/wai/pf World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
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