BARD Low Vision: Intro to BARD Express Main Menu

Don't you love it when you find a tool that makes life a little easier? I certainly do and in this workshop, we'll have a look at BARD Express, a handy tool that makes searching for and downloading BARD books super easy.

BARD stands for Braille and Audio Reading Download. It is a free service from the National Library Service for the Blind, or NLS. BARD Express is a free Windows-based program that allows us to search BARD using different criteria, such as by title, authors, and keywords. BARD Express makes downloading books and magazines a breeze.

This series is intended for individuals with low vision. We will use a combination of mouse clicks and keyboard shortcuts, if you use a screen reader, be sure to check out the screen reading version of this series on Hadley's website.

It's important to note that we must have an active BARD account to use BARD Express.

Ed: Now that you've had a chance to learn a bit with us, we'd like to learn more about you, your name, email address, how you heard about Hadley and your relationship to vision loss. Learning more will give us a better understanding of how to personalize Hadley just for you, and don't worry, everything you share with us online will be kept safe and secure. Of course, if you'd prefer to talk through these questions, we're just a phone call away at 800-323-4238.

Taking these few steps saves your preferences so you can continue right where you left off and track your progress every time you log on plus it connects you to the Hadley community and helps sustain our funding to keep Hadley free of charge. And last but not least, it gives you direct access to experts like me. Now, where were we?