1. 1/3/2017 SC Cyberworld = Malaysia's Latest IT News: NCBM INTRODUCES ‘SAVE AS DAISY XML’ FOR MICROSOFT WORD
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NCBM INTRODUCES ‘SAVE AS DAISY
XML’ FOR MICROSOFT WORD
‘Reading’ Becomes Easier for People with Assistive Needs
in Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur, September 5, 2008 – The National
Council for the Blind, Malaysia (NCBM) presented a new
software feature that will allow anyone to create
documents with content that can be accessible by
Malaysians with assistive needs including the blind,
visually impaired or physically challenged. The function
known as the ‘Save As DAISY XML’ add­in, designed for
Microsoft Word 2007, Word 2003 and Word XP, will allow
users to save Open XML­based text files into DAISY XML
– the foundation of the globally accepted DAISY
standard for reading and publishing navigable
multimedia content.
Dato’ S. Kulasegaran, President of NCBM, shared that “In
recent decades, individuals with assistive needs have
increasingly accessed information using a wide variety of
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2. 1/3/2017 SC Cyberworld = Malaysia's Latest IT News: NCBM INTRODUCES ‘SAVE AS DAISY XML’ FOR MICROSOFT WORD
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assistive technologies such as screen readers, large
print, refreshable Braille and text­to­speech
synthesizers”. As it was not possible to navigate complex
page layouts, they often struggle to keep up with the
demands of today’s increasingly information­dependent
society. The ‘Save As DAISY XML’ makes it possible to
navigate quickly through a document by heading or page
number as well as the use of indices and references. The
add­in not only provides access to an unprecedented
amount of data and documents that was previously
unavailable but also provides the ease of finding
information needed within those documents.
(Clockwise from bottom left)
Moses Choo, Assistant Executive Director, NCBM
Dr. Dzahar Mansor, National Technology Officer, Microsoft Malaysia
Iriani Zulkifli, Community Affairs Manager, Microsoft Malaysia
Dato’ S. Kulasegaran, President, NCBM
“The new ‘Save As DAISY XML’ functionality for Microsoft
Word has the potential to break down barriers for
individuals with assistive needs and enhance the
experience for anyone who wants to read, not only
materials created locally but also on a global level,”
added Dr. Dzahar Mansor, Microsoft Malaysia’s National
Technology Officer.
Microsoft’s initiative to put ‘Save As DAISY XML’ in
Microsoft Word is the first step to bring fully accessible
content to people with assistive needs. With much of the
information on documents today being created with
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3. 1/3/2017 SC Cyberworld = Malaysia's Latest IT News: NCBM INTRODUCES ‘SAVE AS DAISY XML’ FOR MICROSOFT WORD
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Microsoft Word – the new add­in provides a historic leap
forward in the nationwide effort to make information
available to all. The effort is part of Microsoft’s Unlimited
Potential initiative to help bridge the digital divide by
creating more programmes that will help the community,
transform education and support partnerships through
technology.
Today, about 600 visually impaired people in the country
use Microsoft Word and will be able to experience
immediate benefits from this feature. Dr. Dzahar shared
that “because Microsoft Word is a commonly used tool,
this add­in allows for content creators in different fields
to produce accessible digital material by and for
Malaysians, especially individuals with assistive needs.”
The ‘Save As DAISY XML’ tool also presents the
opportunity for organisations and independent software
vendors to explore ways in which the technology may be
used to format their information to be accessed by
people with assistive needs. Organisations in the fields of
insurance and healthcare or those who publish training
manuals will also be able to make their information
accessible to Malaysians with different needs.
Kulasegaran added “There have been specific challenges
that universities and public institutions face in providing
books and materials for those who cannot read.
Functionalities like the new ‘Save As DAISY XML’ feature
within Microsoft Word can reduce the expense and
increase the ease of delivering accessible content to
Malaysians who require it.”
The event also included a demonstration on the usage of
the ‘Save As DAISY XML’ feature by Moses Choo,
Assistant Executive Director of Blind Professional
Assistance Service (BPAS), a section of the NCBM.
For more information on the ‘Save as DAISY XML’ tool,
please visit the NCBM website on www.ncbm.org.my.
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