DAISY-standard Accessible Reading Materials for Students with Visual and Print Disabilities

Details of the organization
Access to Information (a2i) Programme, Prime Minister's Office, Bangladesh
Bangladesh
http://a2i.pmo.gov.bd/
Governments
  • The organization has a strategy for coordinating WSIS Implementation at the national level: Yes
  • The organization has a national e-strategy: Yes

Information about the project
DAISY-standard Accessible Reading Materials for Students with Visual and Print Disabilities
DAISY-ARMs
In Bangladesh, around 37% of the population (35% illiterate and 2% visually impaired) are falling behind in society because of inaccessibility to reading materials. With the support of a2i’s Service Innovation Fund, the Young Power in Social Action (YPSA) has developed DAISY standard accessible reading materials for students of class 1 to 10 which are handed over to visually impaired students every year on Textbook Day (1st of January) by the Honorable Prime Minister. This has made primary and secondary education inclusive (SDG 4.a) and accessible for all girls and boys (SDG 4.1), and contributed to improving literacy and numeracy among the user groups (SDG 4.6).
http://a2i.pmo.gov.bd/multimedia-talking-books/
National implementation: Bangladesh
Completed from 01/04/2013 to 31/12/2015
1. Young Power in Social Action (YPSA) 2. Department of Social Services (DSS) within the Ministry of Social Welfare (MoSW) 3. National Curriculum and Textbook Board (NCTB) 4. Ministry of Education 5. DAISY Consortium 6. Accessible Books Consortium 7. World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) 8. Global Alliance On Accessible Technologies And Environments (GAATES)

WSIS information
* Access to information and knowledge
  • Goal 4: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all
  • Project