DAISY TALKING BOOKS,
ADVANTAGES FOR EVERYONE
Presenter(s)
Blake Erickson
Telex Communications, Inc.
12000 Portland Ave S
Burnsville MN 55337
Day Phone: 952-736-4233
Fax: 952-886-3745
Email: blake.erickson@us.telex.com
The
Daisy standard offers print disable people powerful technology that makes
reading audio books much closer to reading print material. The standard allows
synchronization of text and audio that benefits audio and visual learners
alike. This multi—sensory approach to reading allows anyone to retain more
information.
Daisy
is an international standard for digital talking books. This standard allows
the packaging of text, audio, video, and other multi—media files in one
presentation. For a reader, this is highly beneficial because all people lean
differently and this standard can cater to the type of learner for each
individual. Some people learn by seeing a presentation. Others learn by
hearing. This powerful standard was initially intended for blind people but it
is shown through research that it is beneficial to learning disabled and even
mainstream students as well. It has been proven that students who use this multi—sensory
approach achieve over 40 percent than those who are left with traditional
learning tools (l).
Telex
Communications, a leading developer of playback equipment for Daisy technology
and is evolving its line of talking book playback equipment’ to bring updated
standards to life. Telex has a long history with talking book products ranging
back to the 1960s and production of record player talking book systems. Since
then Telex has supplied over 1 million people with reliable talking book
technology. From the first ever portable Daisy layer in the Scholar to the
newly introduced Professor, Telex is devoted to bringing new ideas to talking
books. Telex will display the advantages of Daisy along with the playback
features of our products, the Scholar and Professor. Both players offer unique
features that allow the Daisy format to be played in home, at school, and on
the road in between.
Down
the road Telex will look at emerging technology to evolve talking books with
new playback media options and new book delivery methods while continuing to
build players that are robust in their environment. Daisy is a standard that is
made to change with changing playback media. As new options come on line, the
same Daisy books can be played on the next media from the consumer market. We
will provide some insight into where the trends are pointed and how that might
apply to reading. We will also look at how Daisy books will evolve from audio
only or text only to the true multi—sensory synchronized text and audio. The
groundwork in Daisy is there to allow a revolutionary way to deliver book
content making it easier for students and adults from all backgrounds to get
information.
Truly, Daisy is an amazing format. It was well thought out to deliver a standard means of creating and playing a multi—media learning experience. The power of Daisy is just starting to be applied and it will be used in more learning environments as more people discover its value. Telex will be a partner as this technology shift happens. We will develop new players and delivery systems so that more people can take advantage of the Daisy format and all that it has to offer.
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