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Celia - National Library for Persons with Print Disabilities in Finland
Finnish Federation of the Visually Impaired (FFVI)
Ms Maria FinströmProject Manager, the FFVI
DAISY International Technical Conference23rd – 25th September 2009, Leipzig, Germany
“Moving DAISY online”Online delivery of DAISY content
Presentation structure
Celia and the FFVI
Purpose of the project
Content of the project
Project benefits
Conclusion
About me
Master of Political Science, Åbo Akademi University
Project Manager
Employed by the FFVI since January 2009
Federation of the Swedish speaking Visually Impaired in Finland (FSVIF), Information Manager, 2007-2009
Celia Library, short periods between 2005 and 2006
Celia and the FFVI
Key organizations on the disability field in Finland
Both members of the Finnish DAISY Consortium
The FFVI- A special service provider
- Advocate of the interests of the visually impaired people in Finland
- Offers, for example, rehabilitation, IT training, technical aids
- Produces newspapers and magazines into digital format
Celia- A library specialized on material in accessible format
- For example, Braille, electronic books and talking books
- Has approx. 25 000 DAISY titles
- On-demand lending since 2006
Purpose of the project
To improve the access to information
To offer online services to more people
To offer a non-computer based option
To offer an easy option
To create a basis for a national online delivery system
Target groups
Primary target groups: - Clients who don’t use a computer- Active clients of Celia
A total of 960 of Celia’s clients will be chosen for the project
First stage test group (approx. 100 persons) from the capital region
Clients will be chosen from specific regions
Regions were selected based on their special conditions
Target regions
Target regions:
- South-Eastern Finland, largest cities Kouvola, Lappeenranta, Imatra and Kotka
- Southern Savonia, largest cities Mikkeli and Savonlinna
- Northern Karelia, largest city Joensuu
- Päijänne Tavastia, largest city Lahti
- Capital region, largest cities Helsinki, Espoo and Vantaa
What is needed?
• Network-capable player
• Internet connection
• Online delivery platform supporting DAISY Online
• User support
Plextalk PTX1 Pro
www.plextalk.com
Benefits
Improved services
Financial savings
A more ecological alternative
A non-computer based option
Availability of current-critical material
User-friendliness
Global trend
Conclusions
Better services
Equality
Co-operation and synergy benefits
Important pilot project
A vision of the future…
