Books and Reading
Full-Text Articles
The Online Books Page, University of Pennsylvania
http://digital.library.upenn.edu/books/
Listing over 25,000 free books on the Web, these digital books can be read with a screen reader or scanner program.Project Gutenberg
http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page
Over 20,000 free full-text books whose copyrights have expired. Downloaded books can be read with a screen reader or scanner.
Web-Based Organizations and Resources (with online catalogs)
National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
http://www.loc.gov/nls
Through a national network of cooperating libraries, the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped administers a free library program of braille and audio materials circulated to eligible borrowers in the United States by postage-free mail.Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic
http://www.rfbd.org/
Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic, a nonprofit volunteer organization, is the nation's educational library serving people who cannot effectively read standard print because of visual impairment, dyslexia, or other physical disability.Seedlings Braille Books for Children
http://www.seedlings.org/
Seedlings Braille Books for Children is a non-profit, tax-exempt organization dedicated to increasing the opportunity for literacy by providing high quality, low cost braille books for children.American Printing House for the Blind
http://www.aph.org/
The American Printing House for the Blind is the world's largest company devoted solely to researching, developing, and manufacturing products for people who are blind or visually impaired. Founded in 1858, it is the oldest organization of its kind in the United States. Under the 1879 federal Act to Promote the Education of the Blind, APH is the official supplier of educational materials for visually impaired students in the U.S. who are working at less than college level.National Braille Press
http://www.nbp.org/
The guiding purposes of National Braille Press are to promote the literacy of blind children through braille, and to provide access to information that empowers blind people to actively engage in work, family, and community affairs.Bookshare
http://www.bookshare.org
In partnership with the Braille Press of Braille Institute of America. Braille books originating from the Bookshare.org digital Braille files can be ordered in embossed Braille form and mailed directly to you or as a gift. These embossed books can be ordered by anyone in the United States, as you do not need to be a Bookshare.org member to order an embossed Braille book.