Books without Barriers - Accessible books, magazines and periodicals

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.