iOS Mobile Books: BARD, Learning Ally, and BooksharePresented by: Stephanie Wambaugh, Outreach Librarian

Scott Norris, Adaptive Technology Librarian

Braille and Talking Book Library (BTBL)

Bookshare• Available since 1989, non-profit

• Persons with print disabilities qualify

• 330,000 books - textbooks, literature, magazines

• Refreshable braille and brf files available

• Computer narrated

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• Free for U.S. students and schools, $50/year for others

• To sign up: • Must provide proof of a print disability• https://www.bookshare.org/signUpMember

• Mobile Apps:• Read2Go - $20• Voice Dream Reader - $10

Learning Ally

• Available since 1948, non-profit

• Persons with print disabilities qualify

• 75,000 books - textbooks and literature

• No magazines or braille files available

• Human-narrated, multiple narrators per book

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• $119/year. Students K-12 waived fee.

• To sign up: • Must provide proof of a print disability• https://www.learningally.org/AboutUs/Join.aspx

• Mobile App:• Learning Ally App - Free

BARD Mobile

• Available since 2010 through NLS

• Persons with print disabilities qualify

• 60,000 books – literature and magazines

• Refreshable braille and brf files available

• Human narrated, 1 narrator per book

BARD Mobile continued• Free service!

• To sign up: • Must be a patron of BTBL• https://nlsbard.loc.gov/NLS/ApplicationInstructions.html

• Mobile App:• BARD Mobile - Free

Contact Information

• Stephanie Wambaugh – Outreach Librarian

Email: wambaughs@michigan.gov

• Scott Norris – Adaptive Technology Librarian

Email: norriss5@michigan.gov

• Braille and Talking Book Library

702 W. Kalamazoo St, Lansing, MI 48909

1-800-992-9012