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Video Tutorial: NLS as Proof of Disability
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There are several methods for providing Proof of Disability when completing an Individual Membership for Bookshare. For... more
Teachers can manage a student's Individual Membership account and link it to their school account. This permission enables teachers to assign books to Individual Members and to help manage accounts, such as renewing subscriptions, resetting passwords, and updating... more
Multiple Sponsors have the ability to subscribe to the same Reading List. To view a list of other Sponsors who have subscribed to a particular Reading List, follow these steps: Log in to your Bookshare account. Go to My Reading Lists (or go to My Bookshare > My... more
Teachers can manage a student's Individual Membership account and link it to their school account. This permission enables teachers to help manage accounts, such as renewing subscriptions, resetting passwords, and updating member information.New linked Individual... more
As a Sponsor, you can add, delete, and move multiple members from one Reading List to another. This time-saving feature will allow you to manage multiple assigned members at the same time versus making individual changes to Reading Lists.Add multiple members on one... more
How many books are available globally?Bookshare is able to provide books to readers around the world because publishers have given rights to distribute globally. Over 440,000 titles are currently available to Bookshare members around the world.Additional books... more
Who qualifies to join Bookshare?To join Bookshare, you must have a qualifying disability that prevents you from reading printed text. These include the following:Visual Impairments such as blindness, low vision, macular degeneration, and other types of vision loss that... more
If your student finds it difficult to process or comprehend printed words, see text in books or on a screen, or physically manage books or reading devices, Bookshare may be able to help. For your student to qualify for Bookshare, a professional with appropriate... more
Did you know that Bookshare includes nearly 10,000 books that are not copyrighted and available to anyone, even non-members of Bookshare?For example, here are three lists containing hundreds of freely available titles that anyone can access:Free Books for All - 208... more
If you find it difficult to process or comprehend printed words, see text in books or on a screen, or physically manage books or reading devices, Bookshare may be able to help. To join Bookshare, an expert, or Competent Authority, must confirm that you have a... more
To qualify for Bookshare, people whose first language is not English must have an accompanying qualifying condition that significantly interferes with his or her ability to read or process printed text. In and of itself, being an English Language Learner is not... more
ALERT: We are upgrading our systems. Some of our forms are temporarily out of service. We appreciate your patience as we work to be able to serve you better.Bookshare is committed to improving the quality of books within our collection, and you can help us by reporting... more
If you are using a BrailleNote Touch device, here are some ways to find, download and start reading your books is to:Dolphin Easy Reader: Download the Dolphin Easy Reader application from the Google PlaystorePlaystore is pre-loaded on the Touch, which is Android-... more
Now Sponsors on organizational accounts can more easily find the shared Reading Lists to which they wish to subscribe.Log in to your Sponsor account, select “My Reading Lists,” and then select the “Subscribe to Reading Lists” button at the bottom of your list of... more
Bookshare members can now copy their Reading Lists to make a duplicate list. Log in to your Bookshare account, then select the My Bookshare link in the top right corner.Select the My Reading Lists link on the left side of the page.Select the Copy button (“two sheets of... more