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 60,000 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.
Latest Bookshare News and Events:
U.S. Dept of Education Grants Funding to Bookshare to Convert Open Content Textbooks to Accessible Formats
Encyclopaedia Britannica Grants Digital Rights to Bookshare
K-12 Publications, Parent Magazines and Educational Organizations Talk About the Benefits of Bookshare
This project is supported by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs (Cooperative Agreement #H325U040001). Opinions expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the position of the U.S. Department of Education.