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Bookshare.org Library Now Free to All U.S. Students with Qualifying Disabilities
Memberships for U.S. schools and qualifying U.S. students of all ages including K-12, post-secondary and adult education, are now free, thanks to special funding from the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP). Here's the announcement about the OSEP award. To sign up for Bookshare.org, please read more about student access.
Bookshare.org believes that people with print disabilities deserve the same ease of access to books and periodicals that people without disabilities enjoy. The Bookshare.org library provides print disabled people in the United States with legal access to over 40,000 books and 150 periodicals that are converted to Braille, large print or digital formats for text to speech audio. More about Bookshare.org
Bookshare.org News and Events:
- Join Bookshare.org for a Back to School Webinar - Register Today!
Register here for Bookshare.org 101 on Thursday, Sept. 11 at 3:00 pm EDT
Register here for Ready, Set, Read on Tuesday, Sept. 16 at 3:00 pm EDT
For an accessible version of this free online training please email us at events@bookshare.org
- View Bookshare.org Webinars: 'Bookshare.org: Ready, Set, Read' and 'Bookshare.org 101'
- April 4, 2008 - eSchool News Covers Free Text Reader from Bookshare.org and Don Johnston
- March 28, 2008 - Benetech Wins AT&T Technology Innovation Award
- More News
Useful Links:
Book Shelf |
- Children and young adult books: Check out the list of
teacher recommended reading for middle
and high school students. Additionally, we have all Newbery
Award Winners.
- Embossed Braille: Any excellent- or good-quality book
can be ordered in embossed Braille, by members or non-members. Find out more about
ordering embossed Braille books.
- Favorite Downloads: Browse the list of books read most often by
subscribers.
- Get Your Daily News from Bookshare.org: More than 150
national, regional and local newspapers and magazines are
available for download in BRF and DAISY formats through a partnership with the National
Federation of the Blind's Newsline® System.
- July 2008 Best Sellers: Bookshare.org is proud to be able to bring to
its subscribers all the books that have appeared
in the top 10 on the New York Times® Best Sellers lists in fiction and nonfiction, hardcover
and paperback alike, from September, 2005 through June, 2008. These titles are available
now for download by our subscribers in both DAISY and BRF formats. We're working on our
July 2008 best sellers; as new titles appear on these lists, we purchase these books,
process them in-house, and add them to our collection. Visit our New York Times® Best Sellers page.
- The collection is growing: Volunteers are
approving more each day. Share your love of reading with others by submitting your favorite books.
Purchase a gift subscription to Bookshare.org
If you would like to purchase a gift subscription to Bookshare.org for a friend or to make a
donation enabling us to purchase books or help those who need help with their subscription fees,
you can learn more on our gift subscription information page.
Bookshare.org services available for schools!
Register for a pre-set number of books to download and deliver directly to your qualified students,
or sponsor individual subscriptions for your students to access Bookshare.org on their own. Services
are now free to all U.S. Schools and students with a qualifying print disability. Find out more
about services for schools.
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