“While Bookshare was originally intended for people with visual impairment, it’s opened up so many books for me and other students with dyslexia. Access to books, particularly for students with disabilities, emerged as one of the education issues in the early days of the pandemic. The NCBI saw demand for Bookshare.ie surge as students with print disabilities, including visual impairment and dyslexia lined up (virtually) to be verified. “Assistive technology is the greatest equaliser for any child with a visual impairment. “Students with disabilities face significant challenges in accessing third-level,” she says.

Source: The Irish Times March 02, 2021 00:00 UTC