[Ct-nfb] E-books

[Suzanne Westhaver]

I think perhaps if you are a student, BESB might pay for membership, but when I was a member, it was $50 annually for membership and access to the collection. I wasn’t a student at the time.




From: Trevor Attenberg 
Sent: Friday, January 25, 2013 4:12 PM
To: 'NFB of Connecticut Mailing List' 
Subject: Re: [Ct-nfb] E-books

Bookshare is an online site that allows blind members and institutions like schools to download accessible textbooks from a fairly decent catalogue. I believe they use the daisy book format—which means a blind person doesn’t need JAWS or a similar program just to read the books; but there are of course portable devices that will play and store such files. I think there’s an IPhone ap for it. A blind person should be able to get free membership through BESB, or should be able to access the catalogue through a school or University with good disability resources. The NFB encourages members to join Bookshare.

Best,

Trevor A  

 

From: Ct-nfb [mailto:ct-nfb-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Janet Wallans
Sent: Friday, January 25, 2013 7:10 AM
To: 'NFB of Connecticut Mailing List'
Subject: Re: [Ct-nfb] E-books

 

What’s Bookshare? 

 

Janet 

 

From: Ct-nfb [mailto:ct-nfb-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Gary Allen
Sent: Friday, January 25, 2013 7:32 AM
To: NFB of Connecticut Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Ct-nfb] E-books

 

I don't think they are.  If I need a book I usually use bard, learning ally or bookshare.

On Friday, January 25, 2013, Suzanne Westhaver wrote:

Can anyone tell me if E-books are accessible to the blind?

 

 



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