Multimedia Design for All DAISY Way

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Multimedia Design for All DAISY Way

• Hiroshi Kawamura
• National Rehabilitation Center for Persons with
  Disabilities

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AccessibilityWho require What and When?

• User's Profile
• Physical Abilities (NOT disabilities)
• Cognitive/intellectual abilities
• Computer Literacy/Cultural background
• Mode of a user
• Driving
• On a platform
• Blackout, etc.

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Digital Accessible Information System (DAISY)

• DAISY Specifications
• 2.0, 2.01, 2.02, 3ANSI Z39.86
• Production Tools
• SigtunaDAR, LpStudio Pro, MystudioPC
• Playback Tools
• AMIS, EasyReader, hardware players
• DAISY Consortium
• Standard Development
• Software Development
• DAISY For All

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Adaptive Multimedia Information System (AMIS)

• Skin
• UNESCAP, WSIS
• Plug-in
• Braille, Game controler, Switch, Voice, Large
  font
• Open Source
• Local language support
• Sample applications
• Digital Talking Books for Print Handicapped
  Persons
• Education/Training Materials
• HIV/Disaster Prevention Tools
• Publication Tools for Indigenous Languages

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Conclusions

• Open, inter-operable and non-proprietary standard
  development for synchronized multimedia contents,
  such as DAISY in combination with adaptive
  modular user interface development based around
  established accessibility guidelines will
  maximize the Digital Opportunity to bridge the
  digital divide.
• DAISY Open Source Initiative including the DAISY
  For All Open Source Workshop will enhance local
  language support including languages with no
  writing scripts so that every individual in the
  community may take part in the global sharing of
  the knowledge.
• Intellectual properties system need to be
  reconsidered so that emerging multimedia global
  knowledge sharing system may meet the requirement
  of all individuals including persons with severe
  disabilities.

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Hiroshi KawamuraDirector, Department of Social
RehabilitationResearch InstituteNational
Rehabilitation Center for Persons with
Disabilities

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• hkawa_at_rehab.go.jp