The DAISY Format What is DAISY?
• DAISY is an audio format that uses the DAISY standard – it stands for Digital Accessible Information SYstem. • DAISY talking books have narration that is linked to some or all of the text from a printed book. The DAISY books at the CNIB Library use human narration. • DAISY was developed in 1995 by a large collective body of experts based on input from readers who are blind or visually impaired from around the world. The CNIB Library and its clients participated extensively in the development of the DAISY standard. The DAISY format gives people who are blind a better way to read a book.
