This application
combines the collections of the
Bibliothèque Sonore Romande, the
Bibliothèque Braille Romande,
l'Etoile Sonore (in French), and
Unitas (in Italian).
It is optimized:
- for use by people with dyslexia or reading difficulties, thanks to text minimization and customization.
- for visually impaired users, thanks to optimization of TalkBack, the specialized screen reader software.
The catalog can be browsed freely (offline mode), but downloading is limited to those registered with one of these institutions.
Search by title, author, or book number, cover, audio excerpt, and book summary before downloading. Explore the catalog by literary genre.
Display Customization
- Font:
Luciole, OpenDyslexic, Roboto, Arial, Courier, Comic, Verdana, and Helvetica
- Text Size
- Letter Spacing
- High Contrast Mode
Reader Features
- Configurable table of contents navigation and time jump
- Adjustable reading speed (from 75% to 300%).
- Location memorization
- Use of bookmarks
Conditions and registration
- https://www.bibliothequesonore.ch/inscription
- https://abage.ch/association/bibliotheque-braille-romande-et-livre-parle-bbr/inscription/
- https://etoilesonore.ch/inscription/
- http://www.unitas.ch/home/index.php?lang=it&mainID=1&subMenu=0&pagId=7&mainPagID=8
The application was developed by Simon Schulé and Hugo Musard at the Bibliothèque Sonore Romande in Lausanne.
The platform for integrating multiple catalogs was developed by Guillermo Pages (www.meow.ch) and funded by the Bibliothèque Braille Romande in Geneva.