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Thursday, February 24th, 2022NLS is pleased to announce the release of version 1.4 of the BARD Mobile Android app, which allows patrons using Android devices running operating systems 7 through 11 to read contracted braille with supported refreshable braille displays via the BrailleBack app from the Google Play store. Supported displays are listed in the description of the […]
The Many Faces of BARD, February 9 at 7 pm
Thursday, January 20th, 2022The topic for the February 9, 2023, Many Faces of BARD program will be BARD Express. The program will begin at 7:00 p.m. eastern time and last for one hour. This program will be recorded. The session will begin with a discussion of new BARD Express features and a demo of the upcoming new version […]
Improved Search for Foreign Language Materials in BARD
Monday, August 30th, 2021NLS has deployed new and improved tools to search BARD for titles in languages other than English. The new search tools will give patrons the ability to specify one or more default search languages and also limit search results by language. These updates will make it easier for patrons to find books in the languages […]
BARD Express Enhancement
Tuesday, June 1st, 2021BARD Express 2.5.54.16 [2.5.54.16] will be released the week of May 31st. This version will be supported by Windows 8.1 through 10.X operating systems. Screen readers supporting this latest update of BARD Express are JAWS for Windows 2018 to the most current version and NVDA 2017.1 to the most current version.
BARD Mobile Android New Release
Friday, May 7th, 2021NLS has released version 1.3.1 (build 49) of BARD Mobile Android, which supports Android 7 through Android 11. This new version includes configurable visual contrast settings. BARD Mobile Android users can adjust their screen contrast by selecting Settings then Contrast. There are four different high-contrast settings in black, white, and yellow. These are in addition to […]
Charter Launches Free Spectrum Access App
Tuesday, December 8th, 2020The Charter Spectrum Access App, Enhances Entertainment Options for Persons With Vision or Hearing Impairments. The Free App Enables Playback of Audio Description and Closed Captioning Directly from the User’s Personal Device. STAMFORD, Conn. – Charter Communications, Inc. today announced the launch of Spectrum Access, a free app designed to provide entertainment access to persons with vision […]
BARD Down for Maintenance
Monday, November 30th, 2020The Braille and Audio Reading Download (BARD) program is offline presently for maintenance. It should be back up by this afternoon. We apologize for the inconvenience. 11/30/20
NLS Voyager Catalog Issues
Tuesday, September 15th, 2020If you have experienced problems while attempting to use the NLS Voyager catalog, please know that NLS has been working on this issue, and it appears to be resolved as of today. (9/15/20) If you find that this is not the case, and you continue to have problems with the NLS Voyager catalog, please call […]
BARD Will be Offline on Aug. 19 Until 3 pm
Wednesday, August 19th, 2020We apologize for any inconvenience, but due to maintenance procedures, BARD will be offline today, Wednesday, August 19 from 8 am until 3 pm.
BARD Technical Issues
Friday, May 31st, 2019There have been technical issues which began yesterday, May 30 with the BARD program. It is presently running because of a temporary fix. NLS staff will continue to evaluate the issue and make adjustments when needed. BARD performance may be slightly compromised while they evaluate the service. Your patience is greatly appreciated.
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