Offer Extended to Any Qualifying American In recognition of the 20th anniversary of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Bookshare announces a free membership opportunity for all Americans with qualifying print disabilities, regardless of age or student status. With this offer, Bookshare celebrates the huge strides forward towards inclusion and equality for […]
Breakthrough Agreement Reduces Costs for Postsecondary Institutions; Improves Timely Access to Core Textbooks in Accessible Formats December 14, 2009, Nyack, NY and Palo Alto, CA – Flat World Knowledge, the leading publisher of expert-authored, open content college textbooks, today became the first dedicated college textbook publisher to supply its digital textbooks to Bookshare, the world’s […]
Open Content Textbooks Available to All without Proof of Disability The U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) has awarded Bookshare $100K in supplemental funding to create the first accessible versions of open content digital textbooks. The initial planned conversion of open content textbooks, which are distributed freely under a license selected […]
Major Reference Collections Now Accessible for Individuals with Print Disabilities Worldwide Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc., today announced an agreement with Bookshare to grant worldwide digital rights to its major reference collections. Bookshare is the world’s largest accessible online library for people with print disabilities. These collections will add a wealth of academic resources to Bookshare. They […]
Agreements with the University of Chicago Press, the University of California Press and New York University Press Expand Availability of Academic and General Interest Books Three prestigious university publishers have joined the Bookshare Publisher Partner Program to provide digital books for Bookshare’s accessible online library for people with print disabilities. The University of Chicago Press, […]
