“Braille books are expensive to prepare and difficult to handle. Using refreshable braille displays would provide a more viable option. ”

- Royal National Institute of Blind People, UK

“Bookshare can’t keep up with three thousand books a month while adding accessibility after the fact. Publishers must publish accessible books in the first place.”

- BookShare – Benetech, US (1million users in 40 countries)

“The costs of purchasing, maintaining and replacing assistive products, and associated services and traveling costs constitute a major barrier”

- UNICEF (United Nations Children's Fund)

“Unlike audio formats, Braille is a direct corollary to print. This level of detail is not possible in audio renderings of text.”

- National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, US