Note that you can log into the BARD website using Safari on an iOS device if you like. And even if you have a working password, it's a good idea to log into the website and take the pledge if requested. If you have a temporary password, log into the BARD website at to create a new password. The app also will not work if you need to agree to the BARD pledge. You can't use a temporary password when logging onto BARD from the app, so be sure you have a working BARD username and permanent password before you attempt to log in with BARD Mobile. If you have one of these devices, be sure it is running iOS 4.3.3 or later. This includes the iPhone 3GS and all later iPhones, all iPads, and fourth generation or later iPod touches. HIMS Sense Notetakers (includes Braille Sense and Voice Sense)īARD Mobile will work on any iOS device running iOS 4.3.3 or later. NLS compatible digital talking-book players for purchase include: Click here to for a Quick Guide the BARD Mobile APP. The BARD Mobile APP is available for download to iOS devices such as the iPad, iPhone, and iPod. TBBL does not supply any of these storage media you will need to purchase them yourself. ![]() If using a commercial machine, check the documentation to see which option is best. If you are using the NLS Digital Talking Book Machine, then use either an NLS-type digital cartridge or a standard USB flash drive (also called thumb drive or jump drive). TBBL does not sell or loan commercial machines.ĭepending on which machine you are using, you may store a book or magazine on a digital cartridge or a USB flash drive. There are also currently five commercial machines that are able to play BARD downloads. If you received your NLS Digital Talking Book Machine, either the Standard or the Advanced model, you can play BARD downloads on it. You cannot play downloaded BARD materials on your computer. To register for BARD, you must first fill out the BARD Application Instructions.Īfter you receive your BARD Login, current users can browse and download digital books and magazines from the BARD website or you can browse and download titles through the main NLS Online Catalog. Downloading books or magazines from BARD also requires some computer expertise. To qualify for BARD, you must first have active TBBL library service, be in good standing, have an e-mail address, and a high-speed Internet connection. More than 21,000 digital books and over 40 digital magazine titles are available in BARD with new items added weekly. Simply sign in with your Amazon account.The BARD – Braille and Audio Reading Download – program is the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled's free digital book download service. But there are also many “free listens” - you can stream hundreds of free audiobooks. Audible is Amazon’s audiobook website.(One option is to download books directly from Project Gutenberg to the Voice Dream Reader app.) Then they can use text-to-speech technology to have the book read aloud. To have them read aloud, kids must first download the free digital book to a computer or mobile device. The majority are digital books that can be read with text-to-speech. But you’ll find more than 50,000 free classic books in digital format. You won’t find any recent bestsellers there. ![]() ![]() The site also categorizes books by reading level. (Other sites, like LibriVox, provide a similar service.) Lit2Go offers downloadable PDFs of books so your child can read along while listening to classics like The Call of the Wild.
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