Now You Can Download Your DAISY RFB&D Books Directly onto Your Computer or Playback Device In case you've been so busy with finals, or life that you didn't notice, here's a reminder about the latest news from RFB&D: Now you can download your books directly, as DAISY files, onto your...
ReadHowYouWant (RHYW), a Sydney, Australia-based company that reformats books for people who are blind and visually impaired, has opened its online bookshop featuring accessible formats including 24 pt. large print, DAISY (Digital Accessible Information System) and braille-formatted books. The braille...
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If you are a person with a print disability, for example, a visual impairment or a learning disability that makes it hard for you to read or process print, then you need to know about Bookshare.org, the not-for-profit online community that allows people with disabilities to share and download copyright...
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The rumors started a couple of days before Amazon.com announced a pending release date for the new and improved Kindle, the very successful wireless e-book reader which the company began selling in 2007. The online forums and interactive list-servs frequented by people who are blind and visually impaired...
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