In order to access RNIB Bookshare you will need to be registered with Student Wellbeing and have a support plan in place.
To request access and get further information about registering for RNIB Bookshare please email e-resources@derby.ac.uk
You will need to let us know what type of disability you have, for example:
a visual impairment: blind or partially sighted
a specific learning difference such as Dyslexia, Autism, Attention Deficit Disorder
a physical disability: e.g. do you use a wheelchair or crutches.
We will also need to know what format you would prefer your documents to be made available in.
Print formats available include
Audio formats include
We can't guarantee that all formats or all titles are available from Bookshare. Some titles may be available immediately whilst others may need to be requested. Availability is dependent on publisher agreements with RNIB Bookshare and some requests may take a significant time to be made available or may not be made available at all.
You will only need to register for the RNIB Bookshare service once whilst you are at university.
You can find out more about Bookshare on this video.
There are further help videos on the RNIB Youtube Channel. The link below takes you to a playlist about accessing eBooks.