Transcript Bookshare Presentation

Introducing Bookshare
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What is Bookshare®?
 Bookshare is a nonprofit online library of accessible
eBooks for students with print disabilities
 Over 158,000 downloadable materials including:
 Textbooks
 Educational books
 Children’s books
 Literature
 Newspapers and magazines
 Bestsellers like Harry Potter and more!
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How Do You Read Bookshare eBooks
Multi-modal
Digital Text
See and hear
words as they
are highlighted
Large Print
Read with
enlarged font
Audio
Listen with high
quality text-tospeech voices
Digital Braille
Read with
refreshable
braille displays
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What Bookshare Offers
 FREE memberships for
qualified U.S. students
through OSEP award
 Digital accessible books
for individuals with print
disabilities
 FREE assistive
technology software
Funded by an award from OSEP, the Office of Special Education Programs in the U.S. Department of Education.
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Who is Eligible for Bookshare?
Disability
Qualified/Not Qualified
Visual Impairment (VI), such as
blindness or low vision
Qualified
Physical Disability (PD) which affects
the ability to read print, such as
inability to hold a book or turn pages
Qualified
Severe Learning Disability that affects
the ability to read standard print
Students with a severe enough
disability, and a professional
certifying that the disability is severe
enough and the individual needs
accessible formats.
Examples of Certifying
Professionals
A family doctor, ophthalmologist,
neurologist, psychiatrist, optometrist,
physical therapist, or other medical
professional.
Teacher of the visually impaired,
special education teacher, learning
disability specialist, school
psychologist, clinical psychologist
with a background in learning
disabilities, resource specialist or
other educational professional
Certification from the National Library
Service
Proof of membership with RFB&D
Autism
Emotional disabilities
ADHD
Other Learning Challenges
Not qualified, unless accompanied by
a visual or physical disability, or a
qualified reading disability that has a
physical basis
Not applicable
ESL and ELL
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Two Membership Options
Organizational
Membership
Individual
Membership
• Access Bookshare at
School
• Access Bookshare at Home
• Teacher downloads for
students
• Student downloads for
himself/herself
• Download all books,
including NIMAC
textbooks
• Download books, except
NIMAC textbooks
• Free for all organizations
serving U.S. students with
qualifying print
• Free for all U.S. students
with qualifying print
disabilities
Get Bookshare at Home!
 Your student or child already has Bookshare
at school
 Get access at home with the following easy
steps!
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What to Do Next
 Read and sign the Membership Agreement
(provided to you by your teacher)
 Return signed form to your teacher, or
 Mail or fax to:
Bookshare
The Benetech Initiative
480 South California Ave., Suite 201
Palo Alto, CA 94306-1609
FAX to +1 (650) 475-1066
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