[Oabs] Cool app for mobile reading
Kaiti Shelton
kaiti.shelton at gmail.com
Mon Jan 27 01:37:08 UTC 2014
Hi all,
I came across a new app in a crazy search for a very hard to find book for
class. It's called Overdrive media Console and it's available from the app
store. Overdrive lets you borrow books from libraries you have a membership
with, and you can get them in text and audiobook formats. It works just
like a library; you have the book file for a certain amount of time, then
when the time is up you can renew it as long as there are not too many
people on a waiting list, or the book will automatically go away and be
"returned." So far the accessibility seems pretty good. And, here's the
cool part; I was browsing on the Cincinnati Public Library catalog, and
there was this big banner which said, "Accessible EBooks." I tapped it, and
it promoted the partnership with Bookshare and the LEAP program. I thought
it was really cool to see Bookshare promoted on a public forum like that,
and to see that the app was so accessible itself. I have yet to download
anything since I'm still looking for the particular title, but it looks like
a cool app worth trying.
Kaiti Shelton
University of Dayton---2016
Music Therapy Major, Psychology Minor, Clarinet
Ohio Association of Blind Students, President
NFB Community Service Group, Service Project Committee Chair
Sigma Alpha Iota-Delta Sigma
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