About | UK education collection

RNIB Bookshare supports learners with a print disability to access the curriculum. We enable learners who cannot read standard print, including those with dyslexia or who are blind or partially sighted, to read the same books, at the same time as their peers, giving them the same educational opportunities and putting them, for the first time on a par with their peers, creating an inclusive environment in education.
We provide accessible textbooks and resources for learners with sight loss, dyslexia, dyspraxia, autism and qualifying physical disabilities under The Copyright and Related Rights (Marrakesh Treaty etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 .

We are free to all UK education organisations
We have over 1,179,899 accessible curriculum and leisure titles and over 3,000 accessible large print and tactile images for the curriculum and general interest
We nearly over 14,000 schools, colleges, universities and sensory support services across the UK
We support around 55,000 learners from early learning literacy to higher education
We work with over 1000 publishers & imprints
We process customers book requests on demand
Learners can read electronically or adapt into various accessible formats (PDF, Word, DAISY, audio, BRF)

“RNIB Bookshare has been such a positive influence on him, he is bright, but was being held back by his access to the resources he needed.” Parent of GCSE student

“I spent the majority of my first term suffering in silence, reading all my resources by eye, getting tired, frustrated and spending a lot of time trying to read. Bookshare was my saviour, I was able to download PDF text versions which were compatible with my text to speech software.” University graduate

“Between the books already available on RNIB Bookshare and the books which you have requested from the publishers, I have been able to supply a second-year nursing student with over thirty books within a week of accessing the reading lists, which is amazing for her (and us!)" University Transcription Centre

Resources

Get Started using RNIB Bookshare with our RNIB Bookshare_Getting_Started_downloadable guide (docx)
RNIB Bookshare general presentation rnibbookshare_updatesep23.pptx
RNIB Bookshare flyer RNIBBookshare_flyerv04_072024.pdf

Contact us

Email. Bookshare@rnib.org.uk

Call. 0300 303 8313

Hours. Mon-Fri 9am to 5pm

Latest news, views and stories about RNIB Bookshare