technical solutions and commentary

Office Platform Team released two add-ins that help print-disabled and hearing-disabled users of Office 2010. These add-ins should be particularly important to government agencies as they need to ensure that people have access to all content. 

• The Subtitling Add-In for Microsoft PowerPoint (STAMP) helps Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 users add closed captions to the video and audio files included in their presentations, which boosts their impact for those with hearing disabilities. This also enables video and audio in PowerPoint to be localized in different languages.
• Building on our partnership with the DAISY Consortium, Save as DAISY for Office 2010 helps Microsoft Word users convert Word Open XML files to the Digital Accessible Information System (DAISY) format, which powers digital talking books and compatible software & braille readers for this with print disabilities. This version now supports Office 2003, 2007 and 2010. 

More information about these two new add-ins on the Office.com Blog.