PRWeb.com Press Release Feed - PRWeb Press Release Account Feed http://www.prweb.com PRWeb.com Press Release Feed - Press Releases en PRWeb Distribution Newswire http://www.prweb.com/images_v4/prweb_logo_hv.jpg http://www.prweb.com 200 46 xml@emediawire.com xml@emediawire.com 30 DAISY Consortium President Hiroshi Kawamura Receives 2008 Dr. Dayton M. Forman Award http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/08/prweb1197574.htm CNIB, a nationwide, community-based, registered charity committed to research, public education and vision health for all Canadians, presents the 2008 Dr. Dayton M. Forman Memorial Award to Mr. Hiroshi Kawamura, President of the DAISY Consortium in recognition of his dedication and commitment to the development of equitable information services for people with print disabilities throughout the world. (PRWeb Aug 12, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/08/prweb1197574.htm DAISY Consortium Secretary General George Kerscher, PhD Receives 2008 Dr. Roland Wagner Award at the 11th International Conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs (ICCHP) http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1096034.htm George Kerscher, PhD, Secretary General of the DAISY Consortium, receives the 2008 Dr. Roland Wagner Award. This is the third prestigious award presented to Kerscher and the DAISY Consortium in as many months for efforts to develop and promote international standards and technologies which enable equal access to information and knowledge by all people with print disabilities and which also benefit the wider community. (PRWeb Jul 12, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1096034.htm George Kerscher, PhD, DAISY Consortium Secretary General, Receives Dr. Jacob Bolotin Award from National Federation of the Blind http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1077924.htm George Kerscher, PhD, Secretary-General of the DAISY Consortium, is named among the first recipients of the Dr. Jacob Bolotin Award. Presented by the National Federation of the Blind, the award recognizes individuals and organizations working in the field of blindness that have made outstanding contributions toward achieving the full and equitable integration of individuals who are blind into society. Kerscher was selected to receive the award for his work to provide full and equal access to all kinds of information by the blind and print disabled. (PRWeb Jul 7, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1077924.htm DAISY Consortium Recognized with World Telecommunication and Information Society Award http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/05/prweb947464.htm United Nations International Telecommunication Union selects DAISY Consortium for its outstanding contribution toward building an inclusive and more equitable Information Society (PRWeb May 17, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/05/prweb947464.htm DAISY Pipeline Improves Information Access for People with Print Disabilities http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/05/prweb923424.htm The DAISY Consortium releases the newest version of the DAISY Pipeline, a free open source tool that transforms documents into accessible formats. (PRWeb May 8, 2008)

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