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montanalibrary2go.org: Montana Library2go - Downloadable Audiobooks

Link: montanalibrary2go.org
Announcing OverDrive Media Console for Mac!
With OverDrive Media Console for Mac, OverDrive MP3 Audiobooks can now be downloaded and enjoyed on Macs. The built-in Burn Wizard can be used to burn MP3 Audiobooks to CD, and the Transfer Wizard allows quick and easy transfer to Apple® devices.

TucsonCitizen.com: Legislation aims to help disabled find learning tools

Link: Tucson Citizen

If an Arizona state lawmaker has his way, disabled students will have easier access to large-print, audio, and Braille textbooks. HB 2441, sponsored by Andrew Tobin, R-Paulden, would require the State Board of Education to designate a list of alternative media producers to these specialized textbooks. Many believe that these resources would give disabled students (particularly students with dyslexia) access to a wider variety of education materials.

New Website: BookShare.org

link: BookShare.org

Bookshare.org believes that people with print disabilities should have the same ease of access to books and periodicals that people without disabilities enjoy. The Bookshare.org library provides print disabled people in the United States with legal access to over 36,050 books and 150 periodicals that are converted to Braille, large print or digital formats for text to speech audio.

Listening Technique Helps Students in Need of Extra Help

Link: Listening

The program, provided by the Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic, puts textbooks on CDs. Josh's old school, Alcorn Middle, is one of 23 in the Midlands to have it for students with disabilities.

Free Audiobooks

Link: LibriVox

LibriVox provides free audiobooks from the public domain. There are several options for listening. The first step is to get the mp3 or ogg files into your own computer.

Audio Books for Free

Link: Books

Books online that can be both viewed and listened to.

Free children's audiobooks

Link: The Official Robert Munsch Website.

Robert Munsch's Books available to listen to online.

LibriVox: free audiobooks

Link: LibriVox.

LibriVox volunteers record chapters of books in the public domain, and then we release the audio files back onto the net (podcast and catalog). Our objective is to make all books in the public domain available, for free, in audio format on the internet. We are a totally volunteer, open source, free content, public domain project.