AEM Guide to AMPs: Summary Table Contact Information Contact Information American Printing House for the Blind (APH) Bookshare Learning Ally Address 1839 Frankfort Avenue Louisville, KY 40206 480 S. California Ave. Suite 201 Palo Alto, CA 94306 20 Roszel Road Princeton, NJ 08540 Phone (502) 899-2370 (800) 223-1839 (650) 644-3400 (800) 221-4792 Fax (502) 899-2219 (650) 475-1066 (609) 751-5263 Web . Contact for further information Accessible Tests and Textbooks: Student Eligibility: Students Served Students Served American Printing House for the Blind (APH) Bookshare Learning Ally Blind Yes Yes Yes Visually impaired Yes Yes Yes Physical limitations No Yes Yes Reading disability/organic Yes (Cortical visual impairment) Yes Yes
Membership description None. APH is not a membership organization For further information, see Individual memberships for students or adults who meet copyright criteria for specialized formats. Institutional membership program for schools and others. Process for accessing services Contacts: Federal Quota Services Sign up qualified students and adults, then download books. See Register for services, then order books. See the page for further details. Link to instructions for accessing services See and See See Services Available Services Available American Printing House for the Blind (APH) Bookshare Learning Ally XML conversion No Yes No Original transcription Yes No No Downloads Yes Yes Yes Scanning Yes Yes No NIMAS file conversion Yes Yes No
Other Yes (optical braille recognition, tactile graphics, accessible tests, and others) Yes () Yes (accessible audio recording services) Services available to authorized users (AUs) Yes Yes Yes Services available to state education agencies (SEAs) Yes Yes Yes Services available to local education agencies (LEAs) Yes Yes Yes Services available to teachers Yes Yes Yes Services available to parents Yes Yes Yes Other Yes (available for purchase) Yes (qualified members) Yes (contact for eligibility) Formats Provided Braille Formats Provided American Printing House for the Blind (APH) Bookshare Learning Ally Contracted embossed Yes No No Uncontracted embossed Yes No No
-.brf (BANA compliant) Yes No No -.brf (other) Yes Yes No Tactile graphics Yes Hard copy, electronic and digital 3D files No No Hard copy Yes No No Electronic Yes No No Other Yes Transcriptions using the Unified English Braille Code (UEB) No No Large Print Formats Provided American Printing House for the Blind (APH) Bookshare Learning Ally Large print (over-sized) Yes No No Font sizes 14 point and up N/A N/A Large print (standard-sized) Yes No No Font sizes 18 point and up N/A N/A Large print (digital files) No No No Audio Formats Provided American Printing House for the Blind (APH) Bookshare Learning Ally -.mp3 Yes Yes No
Pre-recorded synthetic audio Yes Yes No Other No Yes (text-to-speech) No Digital Text Formats Provided American Printing House for the Blind (APH) Bookshare Learning Ally -.pdf Yes No No -.rtf Yes No No Word Yes No No HTML No Yes No EPUB 2 Yes No No EPUB 3 Yes Yes Yes Other Yes (digital large print textbooks; digital large print textbooks with image descriptions) Yes (-.txt; out of copyright works) No Mobile Devices and Assistive Technology American Printing House for the Blind (APH) Bookshare Learning Ally iOS Yes Yes Yes Android Yes Yes Yes Windows phone No Yes No Symbian Yes No No
Blackberry OS No No No Other No No Yes Windows Tablets running full Windows 8.0 and up, Chromebook Apps needed for mobile devices Yes Yes Yes Where acquired and what is the cost? iTunes Store - free app Google Play Store - free app See New: iBooks Installed on iOS devices and Macs ─ free app Assistive Technology Required No - Hard copy braille and large print Yes - digital braille files Yes - Files can be read on a wide variety of reading tools. See . Yes – Playback on computers and devices using the . Supported software lists are available on the website. Provided by AMP No - Can be purchased at APH or from other sources Yes - Several free reading tools provided to members. See . Yes - Software provided with membership Available from other sources Yes Files can be read on a wide variety of reading tools. See . Playback options provided free from Learning Ally or can be purchased from other sources.
Other Information Other Information American Printing House for the Blind (APH) Bookshare Learning Ally Average time from order to receipt of book Varies. Contact the Accessible Tests and Textbook Dept. at for details. Books in Bookshare collection including NIMAC books: immediate download Other NIMAC books: 1 week Other books: 2 months NIMAS files and downloadable books depend on book length and reader needs. Immediate download once available. Digital rights management (DRM) policies Specific agreements with AUs for downloading files from the APH File Repository and inscription on certain products. Digital fingerprint, electronic watermarking, proof of print disability, and signed user agreement required; copyright notice included in books. Files are protected by DRM and only available to members who agree to terms of service. Books include copyright notices. Return of books when no longer needed No returns on materials purchased from APH. Check with state Ex Officio Trustee for state policies. Books can be keep by students but may not be transferred to another user. Downloaded books do not need to be returned Data collected Aggregate annual APH census results are published. Individual customer information is not shared. FERPA compliant. Proof of disability; valid email address. Individual customer information is not shared. FERPA compliant. See Aggregated statistical information is public; no personally identifiable membership information is shared. FERPA compliant. Link to FAQ on the AEM Center Website For more details, all FAQs can be found on the page. Designated Contact for this Survey Jane Thompson Christine Jones Sarah Smirnoff Email christinej@benetech.org ssmirnoff@learningally.org