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Refreshable Braille displays and iPads can be a useful combination for instantly accessing large amounts of content, such as book files from RNIB Bookshare.Set up is reasonably easy once you know how. The steps can vary a little depending on which display you have.... more
Educational booksRNIB Bookshare resources in brf format can be downloaded and embossed using the school or college’s own embosser.Ivybridge Personal Transcription cannot provide large print and braille revision guides, curriculum materials and textbooks. These... more
Please download BRF files using a computer or braille note-taker. Do not try to download BRF on a tablet or smartphone using these steps.Staff (Primary Contacts and Sponsors)Search for the book you need. If the book is available it will appear in the search results.... more
If you are using a Braille Note Touch device, the easiest way to find, download and open your books from is to:Download the Go Read application from the Google Playstore (Playstore is pre-loaded on the Touch)Open Go Read on the Touch and download the book(s) the... more
RNIB Bookshare titles can be used on a computer or laptop. They are great to be able to use with the access technology that a learner is already using. Here we look at the file formats available on RNIB Bookshare and give some thought to how this format could be used... more
Our titles are available as as either an accessible PDF, and/or downloadable from an EPUb file as Epub, DAISY, audio, MP3, BRF or Word formats. It depends upon individual publishers as to which formats are provided.If we don't have your preferred format, it may be that... more
If your learner wants to read a physical copy of a title on RNIB Bookshare it is important to find out the most appropriate way to present materials for them. Different learners will have different requirements, depending on their particular print disability.A great... more
Do you have any questions about Dolphin EasyReader? Here's some Dolphin and RNIB have already been asked. Why not also check out our other help article: Using Dolphin EasyReader.There are different ways of using the titles on RNIB Bookshare, that is where Dolphin comes... more
What is RNIB Personal Transcription service?Ivybridge Personal Transcription cannot provide large print and braille revision guides, curriculum materials and textbooks. These materials are strictly for educational organisations to provide to students. Ivybridge... more
To help save you and your learners' time, you can set their download preference so that's the first format to be offered when it's available. So if nine times out of 10 you know your learner would like a Word file you can set this as the preference; you'll be able to... more
RNIB Bookshare titles are available in various file formats, we do ask publishers for all available formats. The format of the title you need is provided at the publishers choice. One of the most common is PDF format, it is always an accessible PDF, that is 'text... more
Educators, download your first book from RNIB BookshareHow do you download books and resources from RNIB Bookshare? This video will show you how, with an RNIB Bookshare sponsor account, you can log in, add learners, find and download your first title.
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DefinitionATAssistive Technology - examples are Read:OutLoud, Victor Reader, AMIS, Read2GoBRFBraille Ready FormatDAISYDigital Accessible Information SystemEPUBelectronic publicationPCPrimary Contact is we contact regarding registration or account management... more
Some DAISY books have human narration, and many do not. RNIB Bookshare books only contain digital text.DAISY format is an extremely flexible file format that permits both digital audio (such as recorded human speech) and digital text (that can be read with any of the... more
Learners, download your first bookThis video will show learners and parents who have access to an RNIB Bookshare member account how to log in, search, download a title in the accessible format that you need and use a reading list.
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