Ebook Procurement Must Serve All Students
Answer these eight accessibility questions to ensure ebook procurement meets the needs of all learners.
How has the pandemic affected US students with reading barriers? – It might surprise you
As the academic year comes to a close, and we begin to prepare for the 2021-2022 school year, we reflect on the learning loss and widening equity gaps that adversely affect so many students.
Benetech’s Bookshare by the Numbers 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has set into motion unprecedented change in the education space, and our Bookshare initiative has risen to help address the number one challenge: how do we keep children learning when schools are closed? These numbers show the scale at which software can be used to build a more inclusive future, in this case by providing people with reading barriers with a means to read, learn, and access information in ways that work for them.
Celebrating 15 Million Books Delivered
Today we are celebrating an exciting milestone for impact at Benetech: we have delivered 15 million books to people with reading barriers through the Bookshare online library service and network.
Benetech Surpasses One Million Books Under Management!
I’m excited to announce that Benetech’s Bookshare initiative has recently crossed over 1 MILLION accessible ebooks under management, and we continue to grow. In addition to Bookshare’s huge collection of over 700,000 titles, Benetech manages hundreds of thousands of books for our partners around the world.