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If you have created a reading list you are able to share it with other staff (Sponsors), so they are able to use it with learners they are teaching and supporting.To share your reading list:Navigate to your readings lists pageSelect the reading list you wish to... more
The Capti Narrator is an e-reader application for Apple devices.  It is compatible with RNIB Bookshare files. It is available for Windows, Chromebook, iPhone and iPad and compatible with the following browsers: Chrome, Safari and Firefox. Capti supports PDF, Word,... more
For staff (Primary Contacts and Sponsors)When you use our online book request form your request is logged against your account allowing you to easily check its status and view any notes we’ve added.Go to "My homepage"Select "My requests" from the menuYou can view your... more
The benefit of using the Kindle app on a device is that it will reflow the text of a PDF when increasing or decreasing the font size, thereby eliminating the need to scroll left to right to read each line. Email the book to the Kindle accountIt can take up to an hour... more
The text to speech function of our Web Reader is only available on the Chrome web browser version 23 or higher, Safari or Edge. To confirm your version of Chrome, type chrome://chrome/ into the address bar. If you are on a compatible browser and still not receiving... more
How to set up accounts for your learners on RNIB BooksharePrint disabled learners can have their own accounts on RNIB Bookshare, this video shows you how so that they can be downloading and accessing resources independently. We tell you who can set up learner (member)... more
While the staff who have Sponsor accounts can view their personal download history under "My History", the Primary Contact can view all of the downloads made by your organisation. The report will tell you which Sponsor downloaded the resource and which Member it was... more
As the Primary Contact or a Sponsor on your organisation's account, you will not be able to add learners to the Member's list until the organisations account (set up by the Primary Contact) has been approved.Once the organisation account has been approved you will see... 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
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. Video of... more
All of RNIB Bookshare UK education collection's books have audio capability. How you access these audio features depends on the type of reading experience you prefer and the type of device you want to use to listen to your books. Note that we do not offer human... more
Distribution regionsThe books and accessible images in our collection are not all available in all countries. Distribution regions are set by the publisher where they have provided their files or under the remit of the copyright legislation for books that RNIB or other... more
Staff (Primary Contact and Sponsors)Your username is your email address.Learners (Members)Your username will have been set by your teacher or support staff. They will be able to remind you of your log in details or change them for you if required.Related Help Centre... more
As a member of staff (Primary Contact or Sponsor), to set a user name and password for your Learner you'll first need to ensure that you have created your learner (Member) account.  Once on the Members list:Select the last name of the learner.Enter a user name for the... more
Video Tutorial: Students can Upgrade to an Individual MembershipWith a full individual membership connected to the student's school account, students can access books that have been assigned to them by a teacher as well as search and download books independently. ... more

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