Uploaded February 2017 | Updated September 2026, 5 days ago
Tar Heel Reader, an online, open source library of free, easy-to-read, accessible books, recently reached 10 million books read.
The site was launched in 2008 and has averaged more than one million books read per year. Books are available in 27 languages on a wide range of topics, all accessible using standard keyboards, touch screens, assistive switches, and other assistive devices.
Hear about Tar Heel Reader from the creators themselves, Dr. Karen Erickson of the Center for Literacy and Disability Studies in the Department of Allied Health Sciences and Dr. Gary Bishop of the Department of Computer Science.
Tar Heel Reader, an online, open source library of free, easy-to-read, accessible books, recently reached 10 million books read.
The site was launched in 2008 and has averaged more than one million books read per year. Books are available in 27 languages on a wide range of topics, all accessible using standard keyboards, touch screens, assistive switches, and other assistive devices.
Hear about Tar Heel Reader from the creators themselves, Dr. Karen Erickson of the Center for Literacy and Disability Studies in the Department of Allied Health Sciences and Dr. Gary Bishop of the Department of Computer Science.
