[nfbwatlk] FW: [Wcb-l] The Bard app is out

[Mike Freeman]

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From: Wcb-l [mailto:wcb-l-bounces at wcbinfo.org] On Behalf Of Meka White
Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2013 9:08 PM
To: wcb-l at wcbinfo.org; Peninsula Council of the Blind
Subject: [Wcb-l] The Bard app is out

Subject says it all. I saw it on Twitter and had to let you guys know. 
Below is the link to it in the Itunes store, and the description.

Go forth and download!

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/bard-mobile/id705229586?mt=8

A service of the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically 
Handicapped (NLS), Library of Congress

The BARD Mobile app provides access to braille and talking books directly 
from the NLS Braille and Audio Reading Download (BARD). BARD contains nearly

50,000 books, magazines, and music scores in audio and braille formats, with

new selections added daily.

With BARD Mobile, you can play the audio materials on your iPhone, iPad, or 
iPod Touch. If your device is connected to a refreshable braille display 
through Bluetooth, you can also read the braille materials available on 
BARD.

Before you can use this BARD Mobile app, you must be registered with a 
braille and talking-book library in the NLS network of cooperating 
libraries. If you aren't registered but think you qualify for this service 
because you cannot read regular print as a result of a visual or physical 
disability, locate your local library for the blind and physically 
handicapped at http://www.loc.gov/nls/find.html or call  1-800-NLS-READ  to 
apply for service.

Once you have an account, you are ready to begin using BARD Mobile.

Download the free app and sign in with your BARD user name and password.
You'll 
only need to do this the first time you use the app. The app contains a user

manual that you may access through the Help feature.

The National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS),

Library of Congress, administers the braille and talking-book program, a 
free library service available to residents of the United States and its 
territories and American citizens living abroad whose low vision, blindness,

or physical disability makes reading regular print difficult. Through its 
national network of cooperating libraries, NLS mails digital audio players 
and books and magazines-in audio and in braille-directly to enrollees at no 
cost. Music instructional materials are available in large-print, braille, 
and recorded formats. Select materials are also available online for 
download.



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