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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
More than 3,300 NIMAC textbooks with images
Contributions from universities and schools
Teacher-Recommended Reading
Special Collections
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
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?
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
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:
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
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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