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Moira Clunie [email protected]
Making a digital difference: technology and information access for print-disabled readers
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Disability is the process which happens when one group of people create barriers by designing a world only for their way of living, taking no account of the impairments other people have.
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Print disability (Copyright Act 1994)
a person has a print disability if he or she— (a)Is blind; or (b)Suffers severe impairment of his or her
sight; or (c)Is unable to hold or manipulate books; or (d)Is unable to focus or move his or her
eyes; or (e)Suffers a handicap with respect to visual
perception.
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braille
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talking book machines
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Digital allows for difference
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del.icio.us
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Digital is different
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www.gutenberg.org
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www.dailylit.com
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Digital Talking Books
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www.daisy.org
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"The best thing (with DTBs) is that I don't have to worry if the postman has put the parcel out of the rain."
- Aileen
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"Even with everyone's best intentions, you can run out. And a day or night without a talking book can be a very long time. With digital books, they are there in a minute."
- Ronnie
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"As soon as I finish a book, another book arrives without any trouble at all - if I push the right button!”
- Kitty
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Digital can make a difference
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www.nzetc.org
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Digital can make a difference
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“Digital content that is developed from the beginning in a flexible, standards-based, interoperable way, rather than in a proprietary format or converted from print, is a cornerstone of an inclusive digital society.”