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iOS Mobile Books: BARD, Learning Ally, and BooksharePresented by: Stephanie Wambaugh, Outreach Librarian
Scott Norris, Adaptive Technology Librarian
Braille and Talking Book Library (BTBL)
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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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Bookshare continued
• 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
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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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Learning Ally continued
• $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
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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
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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
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Contact Information
• Stephanie Wambaugh – Outreach Librarian
Email: [email protected]
• Scott Norris – Adaptive Technology Librarian
Email: [email protected]
• Braille and Talking Book Library
702 W. Kalamazoo St, Lansing, MI 48909
1-800-992-9012