I was recently reading about the BARD Mobile app. This app allows people to
listen to audio books from the library of congress. If a person is registered
with the National Council for the Blind, can they access library of congress
books?
If yes how do we go about using this app?
I have included the information about this app in this email, and you can get
the app at the link at the bottom.
The BARD Mobile app provides access to talking books from the NLS Braille and
Audio Reading Download (BARD) site. BARD contains nearly 65,000 talking books,
magazines, and braille music scores, with new selections added daily.
With BARD Mobile, you can play talking books and magazines on your Android
device.
To use BARD Mobile, you must first be registered with a braille and talking
book library in the NLS network of cooperating libraries. If you aren’t
registered with a library but believe that you qualify for this service because
you have a visual impairment or physical disability that prevents you from
reading regular print, locate your local library at www.loc.gov/nls/find.html
or call 1-800-NLS-READ to apply for service.
Once you are registered, you may then sign up for a BARD account and receive
your BARD user name and password. Download the free BARD Mobile app and sign in
with your BARD user name and password to get started. You will only need to do
this the first time you use the app. The app contains a user manual that you
may access through the Bookshelf feature.
The National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS),
Library of Congress, administers the braille and talking book program, a free
library service available to residents of the United States and its territories
and American citizens living abroad whose low vision, blindness, or physical
disability makes reading regular print difficult. Through its national network
of cooperating libraries, NLS mails digital audio players and audio and braille
books and magazines directly to enrollees at no cost. Music scores,
instructional, and appreciation materials are available in large-print,
braille, and recorded formats. Some materials may also be downloaded online or
via Android devices. For more information, visit www.loc.gov/ThatAllMayRead or
call 1-888-NLS-READ (1-888-657-7323).
You can get the app at
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=gov.loc.nls.dtb&hl=en
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