[visionrehabtherapist] Good news regarding access to Bookshare content for individuals in Canada!
- From: Scott Davert <scott.davert@xxxxxxxx>
- To: Professionals Serving Deaf-Blind Consumers <PSDBC@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2013 10:41:29 -0400
Hi all.
Those living in Canada can now get a year free of Bookshare access through the
CNIB! The article is pasted below the link for your convenience.
Scott
http://www.cniblibrary.ca/iguana/www.main.cls?v=6d0059d6-6493-4520-a5f4-8a3b8395e49c&CSPCHD=0000020700002czdIc0b7x0000HaGv2Ho1KJyQ7t7ZN48ujA--#bookshare
Bookshare now available through the CNIB Library!
CNIB clients can now sign up for a free one-year subscription to Bookshare, an
accessible online library for people with qualifying print disabilities! Why
join Bookshare?
* Access over 110,000 titles, including New York Times bestsellers,
novels, mysteries, science fiction, nonfiction, children's books,
foreign-language books and more!
* Get timely access to books at or near the same time print titles hit
the bookstore.
* Read books with text-to-speech, enlarged font, or refreshable braille.
* Read books using a variety of technologies: computers, Apple iOS and
Android tablets and smartphones, MP3 players, braille displays and more.
Download books in DAISY Text, DAISY Audio, MP3, and Braille Ready Format.
Note: DAISY Audio and MP3 books from Bookshare are in synthetic speech, not
human narration.
Subscriptions through the CNIB Library are limited and available on a
first-come, first-served basis, so sign up for Bookshare
today<http://www.cniblibrary.ca/iguana/www.main.cls?surl=bookshare>!
Scott Davert, MA, VRT
Senior Instructor, Adaptive Technology Department and Communications Learning
Center
Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults (HKNC)
141 Middle Neck Rd.
Sands Point NY, 11050
516-393-7561 (Voice)
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