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AIM in the Classroom
(Bookshare Condensed)
Adapted from the works of Christa Lohman, ATRC, CPS
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What is Bookshare?
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What is Bookshare®?
 Bookshare is an online library of accessible
media for readers with print disabilities.
 More than 155,000 Members
 More than 10,000 schools and other
organizations
 More than 125,000 titles
 More than a thousand new books
added every month
Bookshare
believes that
people with print
disabilities should
have the same
ease of access to
books and
periodicals that
people without
disabilities enjoy.
Funded by an award from OSEP, the Office of Special Education Programs in the U.S. Department of Education.
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What Bookshare Offers
 Digital books for
individuals with print
disabilities
 FREE memberships
for qualified U.S.
students through
OSEP award
 FREE assistive
technology software
 24/7 access to books
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Bookshare Library
 Textbooks
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More than 3,300 NIMAC textbooks with images
Contributions from universities and schools
 Teacher-Recommended Reading
 Special Collections
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New York Times Best Sellers
Newbery Winners
Caldecott Winners
Young Reader’s Choice
Spanish books
Bookshare
is committed to
high-quality books.
Please report any quality
issues on the book
download page.
 Newspapers and magazines
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Available through partnership with NFB
Newsline
270 national and regional newspapers and
magazines
 Book requests
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How Bookshare Gets Digital Books
Bookshare
Chop
Scan
Proofread
Volunteers
Universities
Publishers
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Accessible Instructional Materials
 What are Accessible Instructional Materials
(AIM)?
 What are Specialized Formats?
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Digital (electronic) text
Braille
Audio
Enlarged print
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Legal Requirements
IDEA 2004 requires that all students with
disabilities who need AIM should be provided:
 with the instructional materials they need
 in the formats they need
 at the time the materials are needed.
Some students served under Chapter 15
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
may need AIM.
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AIM and Access to the Curriculum
 Provides meaningful and equal access to
curricular content
 Lessens barriers posed by traditional texts
 Facilitates access to learning
 Promotes accessible curriculum
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Bookshare as a Source of AIM
 Bookshare formats available to individuals with
qualifying print disabilities (copyrighted materials)
 DAISY-3 (Digital Accessible Information System)
 global digital talking book format
 BRF (Braille Ready Format)
 digital braille
MP3 coming soon….
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Student Success Stories
 Alex, 8th grader, talks about using bookshare
to access his curriculum.
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwSwzeBCb
q8&feature=relmfu)
Jessica, a girl with a physical disability,
discusses her use of Bookshare:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJVPG4e38
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Membership
&
Registration
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Membership
&
Registration
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Easy Membership Options
Organizational
Type
U.S. Educational
Non-educational
(Public and Private
Schools,
Colleges, and
Universities)
(Libraries,
Resource centers,
Rehab agencies,
Retirement communities,
Group homes,
Community centers,
International)
Fee
Free
Sign-up
Download
Individual
U.S. Students of any
age
Non-students
Purchase book
blocks
Free
$50/year with onetime $25 sign-up fee
Teacher creates
account
Teacher creates
account
Under 18 (parent
creates);
18 and older
(individual creates)
Individual creates
own account
Teacher downloads
Teacher downloads
Student downloads
Individual downloads
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Eligible Students
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.
Record of
disability kept
at school!
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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Books and Qualifications
Bookshare Downloads
Public Domain and freely
distributable books
Who Can Download
Student Qualifications
Non-Members and Members
None
Books with U.S. copyrights
Books with International
permissions
Teachers and Students
Chafee Qualified
NIMAC-sourced books
Educators (K-12 U.S. public
schools, some private schools
and agencies)
Chafee + IEP
Bookshare is authorized to produce digital books
in accessible formats through an exemption in
the U.S. copyright law called the Chafee
Amendment.
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Organizational Membership
 Identified a Primary Contact
 Created an account online
 Agreed to Bookshare terms
 Provided names of Sponsors and qualified
Members on roster
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Primary Contact
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Responsible for overall account management
Point of contact for the organization
Agree to terms
Designate one or more Sponsors
Primary Contacts:
Teacher, VI teacher, Special Education teacher, Special Education Director,
Itinerant teacher, AT Specialist, Resource Specialist
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Sponsors
Download books for students
Agree to terms
Maintain their rosters
Sponsors examples:
Teacher, VI teacher, Special Education teacher, Special Education Director,
Itinerant teacher, AT Specialist, Resource Specialist, Librarian, Counselor,
Administrative Assistant
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Organizational Management Tools
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Member Roster
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Access Bookshare at Home
Benefits:
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Students can take school work home and study
Install free reading tools on home computer
Download own books, including fun, leisure books
Build reading skills and independence year-round
FREE for all students who qualify at school, sign
them up today!
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Individual Members
Teachers Can Make the Process Easy!
 Teachers print pre-filled Individual Membership forms
 Proof of Disability already on file at school
 Select “Individual Membership Form” in “My Organization”
 Send home forms with the Bookshare letter for parents
 Parents just need to sign and send back to Bookshare!
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SAMPLE letter to Parents
Dear Parent,
As you may know, your child has been using a great reading resource at school called
Bookshare (www.bookshare.org). Through Bookshare, your child gets access to tens of
thousands of accessible digital books over the Internet, as well as assistive reading tools that
help them to read and study independently. Did you know that your child can also get
access to Bookshare at home for FREE?
We wanted to inform you so that your child can continue to read outside of the classroom.
Evenings, weekends, and summers… mysteries, fairy tales, science fiction, adventure stories…
with Bookshare, students can read what they want, when they want!
You may wonder how all this can be free? Bookshare received an award from the Office of
Special Education Programs at the U.S. Department of Education to provide free Bookshare
access to students with qualified print disabilities, such as visual impairments, physical
disabilities, and severe learning disabilities. Your child qualifies for this program, and we
strongly encourage you to sign up your child for Bookshare at home.
I have printed out all the forms you need to get started. Please carefully read all the forms, sign,
and fax/mail the signed forms back to Bookshare (fax number and address on forms). And if you
have any questions, feel free to ask me or contact Bookshare membership directly at
www.bookshare.org/contactUs.
Sincerely,
Teacher name
1. Go to Getting Started on the top menu bar and click on
“Reading Tools”
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2. Click on “Free Readers for Bookshare Members”
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3. Choose the version of Read Out Loud (PC or Mac)
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4. Follow the remaining prompts to install Read Outloud on
your computers.
5. Consult the Read Outloud video tutorial and manual for indepth user information
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Finding books on Bookshare
Open Read Outloud
by clicking on the
icon on your
desktop
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Log in to Bookshare’s Website
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Can’t Find or Remember Your Password?
 Welcome email contains link
to set password
 Forget your password?
Use link.
 Watch for second email with
new reset link
 Check SPAM folder
 If emails blocked, contact us
http://www.bookshare.org/contactUs
 Don’t share!
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Second Password
 Download Password
 Give to students to unzip books
 Easily transfer book files when zipped
 Students unzip at home
 Create it the first time you download a book
 Visible each time you download a book
 Share with students
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Searching for Bookshare Books
Thousands of books, newspapers and magazines to
search and browse.
‘Search’
‘Browse’
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Search or Browse
Standard Search
by
‘Title or Author’
Browse by….
Author
Category
Language
New Books
Most Popular Downloads
NIMAC Books
Special Collections
Newspapers / Magazines
Internationally Available
Grade
Publisher
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Advanced Search
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All or part of author’s name
All or part of title
Language (English or Spanish)
Copyright
Category, such as textbooks and children’s books
‘Advanced
Search’
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Use the Right Search
 Quick Search
 Google-like search results
 Helpful tool for high-level view
 Standard Search
 Google-like search results
 Helpful tool for research projects
 Advanced Search
 Title and author searches
 Refined search results
 Helpful tool for specific book search
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How do I get K-12 textbooks?
What is the NIMAC?
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Demystifying NIMAC
 Central repository to store digital textbooks from
publishers: the National Instructional Materials
Access Center (NIMAC)
 IDEA 2004: Requires states to address the need for
accessible textbooks for students with print
disabilities
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Request a textbook from the Nimac
1. Do a search on the bookshare website.
2. If it’s not there, look for it here:
http://www.nimac.us/
3. Then go back to this link and request it:
http://www.bookshare.org/contactUs?sendInf
oOn=NIMAC%20Textbooks%20and%20Oth
er%20NIMAC%20Questions
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When your textbook is not in NIMAC
 Teachers contact Bookshare directly
through “contact us”
 Bookshare gets books ready for students
 When the book is scanned, the teacher is
notified and it can be downloaded
Get Book
Search
Request
Teacher
Bookshare
Teacher
Using Bookshare in the
Classroom
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4 Ways to Read
 Multi-modal reading: See and hear words
simultaneously
 View books with large font on a PC screen, or print
 Listen to them (many voice options)
 Read Braille (digital or hardcopy)
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Features of DAISY Digital Text
 Navigate forward and backward by word, paragraph,
page or chapter
 Go to any page, chapter, section header
 Support for table of contents and index
 Searchable
 Place bookmarks in the text
 Make notes in the text
 Increase and decrease the rate of speech
 May display images and descriptions if available
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Bookshare’s Specialized Formats:
BRF
 Braille Ready Format (.brf)
 Digital text format creates refreshable braille
 No images or text formatting
 Electronic representation of a braille book
 Available from Bookshare in contracted or
uncontracted braille
 Select the preferred format and cell line length in
account preferences.
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Compatible portable devices
 Any AT hardware supporting text-based files
 HumanWare VictorReader Stream
and ClassMate Reader
 Plextalk Pocket
 BookCourier and BookPort
 Braille displays like the HumanWare BrailleNote,
Freedom Scientific PAC Mate, and GW Micro Braille Sense
 LevelStar ICON™
 Intel Reader
 DAISY player for Symbian and Windows phones
 MP3 players (educator or Member converts)
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Read2Go:
Accessible e-Book Reader
 Encourage anytime,
anywhere reading and
learning
 Enable inclusive
classrooms
 $19.99 per device
 Discounts for volume
educational purchases
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ReadOutLoud for Bookshare
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Features of ReadOutLoud
• Text-to-speech reads Bookshare content
• Individualize appearance and voice settings
• eHighlighter, outlines, and note tools aide in
comprehension
• Notes can be saved and printed
Link to ReadOutLoud tutorials:
http://assets.bookshare.org/docs/Get-It_Read-It_LearnIt_Bookshare.pdf
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