Bookshare 101
What is Bookshare?
Bookshare® is the world’s largest accessible online library for people with print disabilities. More than 320,000 people in nearly 50 countries have access to Bookshare's collection of over 300,000 titles. More than 500 U.S. and international publishers contribute to our social mission by donating their digital files, making it possible for Bookshare to serve users around the world and ensuring that content is available to people with print disabilities at the same time as their peers.
Bookshare® is the world’s largest accessible online library for people with print disabilities. More than 320,000 people in nearly 50 countries have access to Bookshare's collection of over 300,000 titles. More than 500 U.S. and international publishers contribute to our social mission by donating their digital files, making it possible for Bookshare to serve users around the world and ensuring that content is available to people with print disabilities at the same time as their peers.
Who is Eligible?
In order for you to become a Bookshare® member, an expert must confirm that you have a print disability that prevents you from reading traditional print materials. Anyone in the world with a qualifying print disability may join Bookshare.
People with hearing loss, autism, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), or emotional or intellectual disabilities or whose first language is not English generally do not qualify based on those criteria unless they also have a qualifying vision, physical, or learning disability. Click here to find out more.