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Expert Insights: Assistive Technology Personalizes the Learning Environment

School is back in session for many students and teachers across the US. For students with learning differences, assistive technology can play a critical role in enabling classroom success. This interview with Bookshare Outreach Coordinator, Scott Richards, highlights the low-to-high tech solutions and strategies that help students reach their potential.

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Moses’ Story: Journey from Dependence to University Graduate to Professional Employment

Moses Chowdari Gorrepati, Program Manager at EnAble India, explains how accessible ebooks from Bookshare helped him achieve employment and independence.

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A Different Kind of Hackathon: Making the Web Inclusive to All

Benetech’s DIAGRAM Center and PEAT host a hackathon to create accessible user experiences On May 15-16, the DIAGRAM Center, a Benetech Global Literacy Initiative, and the Partnership on Employment & Accessible Technology (PEAT) co-hosted a hackathon at the LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired in San Francisco. Sponsored by Microsoft, the two-day event took […]

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Brad Turner Talks Accessibility in Education on EduTalk Radio

Students with reading barriers get equal opportunities through resources like Bookshare On April 11, EduTalk Radio host Larry Jacobs and VP and GM of Global Education and Literacy, Brad Turner, discussed ways that all students can have equal access to education through resources like Bookshare. Reading barriers cross all segments of society. People who can’t […]

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Benetech Adds More State Library Partners to Bring Bookshare to Patrons with Reading Barriers

Libraries in Alabama, Massachusetts, and Florida join five other state libraries to offer Bookshare’s 690,000 accessible ebooks to expand reading opportunities. In December, 2015, New York Public Library expanded its services to offer Bookshare’s library of accessible ebooks to patrons who cannot read printed books due to a disability such as dyslexia, blindness, low vision, […]

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