Palo Alto, CA (PRWEB) April 29, 2009 -- In an effort to improve the availability and quantity of digital accessible educational books, textbooks and trade books, Bookshare, the world's largest online accessible library for individuals with print disabilities, today announced partnerships with leading U.S. trade and K-12 publishers.

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About Bookshare
Thanks to a $32 million award from the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), Bookshare is now free for all qualified U.S. students who are blind, have low vision or who have a physical or reading disability. Bookshare's collection includes more than 46,000 titles and is growing at a rate of over 1,000 books per month from contributions from publishers, universities, downloads processed from the NIMAC (National Instructional Materials Accessibility Center), and scanned books contributed by volunteers.

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