Dyslexia and Print Disability Resources: Outside Resources

Accessible college textbooks from numerous major publishers. This program is for use by college disability services professionals.

List of currently available refreshable Braille displays.

Qualifying subscribers have unlimited access to accessible, digital books. Subscribers much submit documented proof of print disability. This service is free for students and is offered at a low cost for adults.

Group dedicated to providing free, open source software to individuals or organizations who want to create accessible EPUB books or digital talking books.

This company makes some of the leading PC-based assistive technology products including JAWS, ZoomText, and OpenBook.

Ebooks available to borrow for free. This link takes users to the accessible books.

Windows-based reading and writing software program designed for the blind and visually impaired with OCR text-to-speech capabilities. Compatible with Braille machines and MP3 players.

Windows and Mac reading and writing software designed for people with language-based learning disabilities. Contains ABBYY FineReader OCR and an assortment of accessibility features. A web browser version is ideal for Chromebook and Bookshare use.

For an annual fee, qualifying users can access an unlimited amount of audiobooks. Subscribers must provide documentation of the print disability.

A division of the Library of Congress that circulates free Braille and talking book items through participating libraries.

Free HTML5, EPUB, and Kindle books of over 60,000 titles from books whose copyrights have expired.

The Wolfner Library provides free library service to anyone in the state of Missouri who is unable to use standard print materials due to a physical disability. The collection contains over 374,000 volumes in non-print formats, including fiction and non-fiction subjects, as well as magazines, for all ages.