Bookshare

If a student uses Bookshare to access curriculum, you need to check yes on the NIMAS box.
Here is the information you need to sign up for bookshare.

What is Bookshare?

All schools in the state of Iowa are eligible for a FREE Bookshare membership. __**All**__ schools have students who qualify for it. AEA Reps **__CAN__** qualify students for Bookshare. You do **__NOT__** need a doctors signature for this. Bookshare® is an online library of digital books for people with print disabilities. It operates under an [|exception to U.S. copyright law] which allows copyrighted digital books to be made available to people with qualifying disabilities. In addition, many publishers and authors have volunteered to provide Bookshare with access to their works. By requiring individuals to register as Members and provide a Proof of Disability, Bookshare ensures that only qualified individuals use the service. Bookshare Members download books, textbooks and newspapers in a compressed, encrypted file. They then read the material using adaptive technology, typically software that reads the book aloud (text-to-speech) and/or displays the text of the book on a computer screen, or Braille access devices, such as refreshable Braille displays. This software is also free. Through an award from the U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), Bookshare offers free memberships to U.S. schools and qualifying U.S. students.