Bookshare

=Bookshare= Accessible Books and Periodicals for Readers with Print Disabilities
 * **Bookshare™ is free for all U.S. students with qualifying disabilities.** Student memberships are currently funded by an award from the U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP).
 * **Bookshare dramatically increases the accessibility of books.** Bookshare believes that people with disabilities deserve the same ease of access to books and periodicals that people without disabilities enjoy.
 * **A searchable online library.** Bookshare offers more than 45,000 digital books, textbooks, teacher-recommended reading, periodicals and assistive technology tools.
 * **Readers of all ages.** Bookshare offers affordable membership, unlimited library privileges and a community of Members, Volunteers, parents, publishers and authors.

Information About Bookshare:

 * Click [|here] to go directly to Bookshare.
 * Software that can be used with Bookshare.
 * Kurzweil (available in district - contact Paul Cassatta for assistance with installation.)
 * ReadOutLoad (available free through Bookshare under Reading Tools. [|Download])
 * Click [|here] to go to the ReadOutLoud (Bookshare edition) User Manual
 * Additional Voices - Acapela TTS Voices by Acapela Group (available free through Bookshare under Reading Tools. [|Download])

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