Celebrating #NationalLibraryWeek with the Free Bridges Helpdesk What is Bookshare? Bookshare is a service that provides accessible books to qualifying individuals. Bookshare provides a wide range of titles including textbooks, bestsellers, children’s books, career resources, and more. As of March 26, 2021, Bookshare offered 968,601 titles from which to choose! You can search Bookshare’s digital […]
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This week brings the inauguration of the forty-sixth President of the United States (Joe Biden) the first female, first African-American, and first Asian-American Vice President (Kamala Harris), and the first U.S. presidential inauguration held during a pandemic. There’s no better time to get connected with a free, accessible means of getting the news you want, […]
As we all wait out this socially distant winter of 2021, consider playing some games with friends and family to pass the time. Whether you are looking for online or in-person games, here are some accessible options to jazz up the doldrums of January and February: For in-person games, try checking out the NFB’s Independence […]
Audio description provides verbal descriptions of visual elements of a movie, television show, or other videos. These elements include unspoken words on the screen, descriptions of the setting, and details about characters’ non-verbal actions, facial expressions, dress, etc. Audio description (AD) is built into the video. In professional AD, the AD voice is usually different […]
Have you ever felt bombarded by your screen reader voicing chat messages during Zoom meetings? Are you missing lesson content because the chats never seem to stop? Well, here is an easy solution—one that puts YOU in control of the chatbox! 1. Download the Zoom desktop client. On a computer, you can use the internet […]