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www.bookshare.org * Retail Price: $19.99 (download from the iPad App Store)
Where can U.S. students with qualified print disabilities (blind, low vision, a physical disability like CP or a reading disability like dyslexia), go to find instructional materials in alternative, more accessible formats? One important source is Bookshare, an online repository of over 125,000 digital books (including 6,000 textbooks), teacher-recommended readings, periodicals, and assistive technology tools.
Quality and Effectiveness: Bookshare materials are available in several formats, including HTML, text, braille and DAISY (Digital Accessible Information System). However, DAISY-formatted materials created by Bookshare contain no audio. Recently, Bookshare released Read2Go, an iPad app combining the features of a DAISY reader with the accessibility tools and functionality available in tiie Apple iOS. The advantage of using the dedicated Read2Go...