[blindkid] Braille Books-ebooks on ipad or other itool

Dr. Denise M Robinson deniserob at gmail.com
Wed Mar 14 18:27:57 UTC 2012


This question about reading accessibility or how do I get my child reading
has come up quite a bit the last couple of weeks and thought this article
may be a good one for people looking for answers.
Read2go---download ebooks for your iPad or other iToolVideoon
www.yourtechvision.com

*Read2Go <http://read2go.org/>* is the most accessible e-book reader app
for readers with print disabilities. Directly from within the Read2Go
app<http://read2go.org/>,
Bookshare <http://www.bookshare.org/> members can find, download, and read
books all on a single Apple device. No need to download books to computers,
transfer files, or decompress files! Just download and READ! from the Read2Go
website <http://read2go.org/>
 Read2Go Highlights

   - Browse and search Bookshare’s entire collection
   - Download and automatically unzip books
   - Store books on the Read2Go bookshelf
   - Connect via blue tooth to specific braille displays to read in braille
   - Read books multi-modally (see and hear words at the same time)
   - Read in text only or text-to-speech mode with built-in Acapela voices
   - Control font size, color, background, reading speed and more!
   - Volume purchase discounts available for schools

This ereader is truly one of the easiest readers to use. Once you type in
your basic information and picks your configurations, just type in the
title you want and it will instantly download from the bookshare site. Go
out and find other periodicals and more with this incredibly easy reader.
It will bring the world to your finger tips. Anyone with a reading
disability will achieve the ability to see and hear a book and what a great
way to back that up with a braille display.


-- 
 Denise

Denise M. Robinson, TVI, Ph.D.
CEO, TechVision, LLC
Specialist in Technology/Training/Teaching for blind/low vision
509-674-1853

Website with hundreds of informational articles & lessons all done with
keystrokes: www.yourtechvision.com

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