This is a service that offers a wide range of books in large-type fonts, e-books, Braille and DAISY. Austalia based, serving New Zealand, USA, GB & Canada....
Read How You Want
Topics: Reading / Print, Shop
Bookshare
Topics: Reading / Print, Shop
“Bookshare® is an online library of digital books for people with print disabilities. It operates under an exception to U.S. copyright law which allows copyrighted digital books to be made available to people with qualifying disabilities. In addition, many publishers and authors have volunteered to provide Bookshare with access to...
Tags: assistive technology, AT, book, CA, California, disability, download, library, read, text to speech
Charles Schwab Architects & Schwab Publisher
Topics: Architects, Designers & Contractors, Shop
Charles Schwab is an architect, builder and author committed and experienced in universal design and independent living. He works in in the states of Illinois,Colorado and Wisconsin....
Bookshare
Topics: Resources, TV, Radio & Print
“Bookshare® is an online library of digital books for people with print disabilities. It operates under an exception to U.S. copyright law which allows copyrighted digital books to be made available to people with qualifying disabilities. In addition, many publishers and authors have volunteered to provide Bookshare with access to...
Tags: assistive technology, AT, book, CA, California, disability, download, library, read, text to speech
Book List by Adaptive Environments
Topics: Book List: Consumer, Information
Institute for Human Centered Design’s (formerly Adaptive Environments) bibliography on universal design topics; includes books, newsletters, journals, audio-visual and web sites. Very comprehensive....
High-Access Home: Design and Decoration for Barrier-Free Living
Topics: Book List: Consumer, Information
“The universal design movement has entered into a new phase in which the focus is on making it beautiful,” says Riley, author of (Rizzoli, $40 hardcover) and editor of WE magazine, a lifestyle magazine for those with disabilities....
The Illustrated Guide to Assistive Technology and Devices
Topics: Book List: Consumer, Information
Written in an easy to read narrative style, this book goes chapter by chapter through different disabilities describing the concerns and then describing possible solutions that include explanations and additional resources. For a list of manufacturers and retailers, go to: Shop Assistive Technology & Devices page....
Book List by Adaptive Environments
Topics: Book List: Professional, Information
Institute for Human Centered Design’s (formerly Adaptive Environments) bibliography on universal design topics; includes books, newsletters, journals, audio-visual and web sites.Very comprehensive....
Universal Design in Higher Education, From Principles to Practice
Topics: Book List: Professional, Information
“Universal Design in Higher Education is a comprehensive guide for researchers and practitioners on creating fully accessible college and university programs. It is founded upon, and contributes to, theories of universal design in education that have been gaining increasingly wide attention in recent years. As greater numbers of students with...
A Practical Reader in Universal Design for Learning
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Universal Design for Learning (UDL) stands at the forefront of contemporary efforts to create universal access to educational curricula for all students, including those with disabilities. The “universal” in UDL does not mean there is a single optimal solution for everyone. Instead, it underscores the need for flexible approaches to...