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How do you read books? (self.Blind)
submitted by BeneMichael
Do you all know about Bookshare?
Bookshare is a nonprofit ebook library that makes reading easier for people with low vision or blindness. You can read ebooks in accessible formats like audio, large print, and digital braille. Members get unlimited access to over one million titles, including *New York Times* bestsellers, periodicals, upskilling books, and new releases available the same day as bookstores.
**Bookshare is free for U.S. students of any age with a qualifying disability.** A Bookshare membership is also free for New York Public Library patrons. Everyone else with a qualifying print disability pays less than a dollar a week for unlimited reading. Membership is available worldwide. $1
Thank you to the mods for letting me post about Bookshare!
Bookshare is a nonprofit ebook library that makes reading easier for people with low vision or blindness. You can read ebooks in accessible formats like audio, large print, and digital braille. Members get unlimited access to over one million titles, including *New York Times* bestsellers, periodicals, upskilling books, and new releases available the same day as bookstores.
**Bookshare is free for U.S. students of any age with a qualifying disability.** A Bookshare membership is also free for New York Public Library patrons. Everyone else with a qualifying print disability pays less than a dollar a week for unlimited reading. Membership is available worldwide. $1
Thank you to the mods for letting me post about Bookshare!
oncenightvaler 1 points 2y ago
I either listen to audio books or read them in Braille (which takes up a lot of space) I sometimes use my Braille display screen but more often I like to hold the physical book.
Dark_Lord_Mark 1 points 2y ago
I’m sure but Scherer has as many or more books that the national library service here in the United States offers. Every state has a program with well I use the national library services Talking Books library here in Nevada provides audiobooks for people who are blind or print disabled for free. They will Maria mail you cartridges to a machine they’ll send you or you can use an iPhone or android app to download the box over the Internet. Many of the books are commercial audiobooks. Again, for free. I don’t know that much about book share and I know that a lot of people use it but I couldn’t tell you the difference. I find too many books available on Talking Books to really be concerned about needing another service, but I would love to hear other peoples opinions about the difference between these two programs.
Wiseinsanity 1 points 2y ago
Audio books is what my husband uses
snow671 1 points 2y ago
I think an informative title would have brought more attention to this post
niamhweking 1 points 2y ago
It's also available in Ireland through NCBI, overdrive and dolphin easy reader too
I would think rnib in UK does it
I would think rnib in UK does it
retrolental_morose 1 points 2y ago
In the UK RNIB have Bookshare for education, which is great if you're a student.
If you are not, you're limited to paying for access to the US one with international restrictions, or using RNIB Reading Services, which has DAISY audio and some electronic braille, but ery little ePub or anything mainstream.
If you are not, you're limited to paying for access to the US one with international restrictions, or using RNIB Reading Services, which has DAISY audio and some electronic braille, but ery little ePub or anything mainstream.
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