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Luckily, I have a print-related disability. So... * I get access to 1,100,295 DRM-free books in several formats (including Word, EPUB, computer-narrated audio)
by disabled 4y ago
Luckily, I have a print-related disability. So...
* I get access to 1,100,295 DRM-free books in several formats (including Word, EPUB, computer-narrated audio) via Bookshare.org [~$50/year]
* I get access to 40,000+ professionally narrated books via the National Library Service through the Library of Congress in the US [Free]
* I get access to 80,000+ volunteer narrated books via LearningAlly.org (formerly Recordings for the Blind and Dyslexic) [$135/year]
* I get access to hundreds of magazines and newspapers, including breaking news services, via the National Federation for the Blind NewsLine [Free]
* I get reciprocity with other countries' libraries for the print-disabled around the world, which is useful as I am learning new languages. [Usually Free]
This is nice because I also never have a need to go to websites that serve ads to me. Of course it's called uBlock Origin and using ProtonVPN with Anti-tracking + Ad-blocking features plus such as a Pi-Hole...but still...I have it good.
More info on print-related disabilities: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Print_disability https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Print_disability
The best way to get access to all of these services is to get your doctor to sign the National Library Service application form: https://www.loc.gov/nls/enrollment-equipment/apply-for-nls-service/ https://www.loc.gov/nls/enrollment-equipment/apply-for-nls-s...
- lupire 4y agoEven if you aren't print disabled, tut can join a library and Archive.org and get access to similar content (in online written form).