Free ebooks for readers with disabilities
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ysabetwordsmith So far as I can tell, it's strictly on the honor system but just remember: karma is always watching.elf posting in access_fandomI was reminded of this while looking for the new Vorkosigan book as an ebook:
Baen Books has made available its entire catalogue of e-books to people who have a reading disability. This can be visual impairment or physical inability to hold a book.
This was originally done for Veteran's Day 2009, but is not limited to veterans, and they're apparently broad in their concept of "reading disability"--they mean "if you have a hard time reading books on paper, have some free ebooks. Have a lot of free ebooks." (There's a form to fill out requiring you tell them what kind of disability you have; dyslexia is one of the options.)
There's free software that reads all their types of ebooks (and I believe all are available in HTML so they can be read in any web browser), so this isn't limited to people with dedicated ebook readers or who like to read on their phones.
For those who don't have a qualifying disability, Baen also has an extensive free library of ebooks.
Baen Books has made available its entire catalogue of e-books to people who have a reading disability. This can be visual impairment or physical inability to hold a book.
This was originally done for Veteran's Day 2009, but is not limited to veterans, and they're apparently broad in their concept of "reading disability"--they mean "if you have a hard time reading books on paper, have some free ebooks. Have a lot of free ebooks." (There's a form to fill out requiring you tell them what kind of disability you have; dyslexia is one of the options.)
There's free software that reads all their types of ebooks (and I believe all are available in HTML so they can be read in any web browser), so this isn't limited to people with dedicated ebook readers or who like to read on their phones.
For those who don't have a qualifying disability, Baen also has an extensive free library of ebooks.
