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From Classroom to Community: Emily Driver’s Quest for Education Equity at Benetech

Benetech is grateful for the second opportunity this summer to work with the Princeton Internships in Civic Service (PICS). PICS is an alumni-founded program of the John H. Pace, Jr. ’39 Center for Civic Engagement that provides Princeton undergraduates with paid summer internships in nonprofit organizations. These specialized programs aim to help students gain a deeper […]

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Through the Power of Authorship, Bookshare Challenges Adversity: Meet Jack Chen

Benetech’s CEO Ayan Kishore had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Jack Chen, an author and long-time Bookshare member at a conference. Both parties sat down to discuss Jack’s discovery of Bookshare and how he leveraged it as a resource for his upcoming novel. Learn more about his interview below. Tragedy to Triumph As a child, […]

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A Birthday Celebration of Life and Giving

Working in customer support for Bookshare, I have the privilege of hearing the stories of users from all over the world. Last year, when Sara, Ashley’s mother, contacted us to close Ashley’s account and express her appreciation for Bookshare, I was deeply moved by her story. I felt grateful to realize the significant impact our […]

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Lerner Publishing Group Partners with Benetech to Make Books Accessible to Children in the US with Reading Disabilities

Benetech’s publisher partnerships help us operate our Bookshare initiative at scale. By sharing the digital files for their new titles directly with Bookshare, our publisher partners greatly decrease the time and work required to get a title up on Bookshare and available to our users with disabilities and learning differences, as it allows us to […]

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National Reading Month Publisher Spotlight: G-W earns GCA status

Goodheart-Willcox “G-W” became a Bookshare partner at the end of 2021 by sharing digital files for their new titles directly with Bookshare. Becoming a partner in this way is a great first step for publishers to begin their accessibility journey. Benetech is thrilled to congratulate G-W on becoming GCA Certified. We also want to thank […]

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