Route 66 Literacy Provides Web-Based Literacy Instruction for Adolescent and Adult Beginning Readers

Launch of Subscription Version Features Age-Appropriate, High-Interest Contents At the 2011 ATIA (Assistive Technology Industry Association) conference in Orlando, Florida, Benetech® announced the launch of a subscription version of the in-demand Route 66 Literacy solution. Route 66 Literacy was developed based on scientifically-proven instructional technique and is designed to help teachers and non-teachers (tutors, volunteers, parents, […]

Partnerships in Multiple Countries Expand Bookshare Internationally

Organizations in Australia, Scandinavia, Africa and Asia Offer Bookshare Accessible Books within their Regions Bookshare International today announced partnerships with Vision Australia, Western Australia Association for the Blind, the South Africa Library for the Blind, TPB (The Swedish Library of Talking Books or Talboks-och punktskriftsbiblioteket), and NOTA, the Danish National Library for the Blind to […]

Bookshare Celebrates 20th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act with Free Membership Offer

Offer Extended to Any Qualifying American In recognition of the 20th anniversary of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Bookshare announces a free membership opportunity for all Americans with qualifying print disabilities, regardless of age or student status. With this offer, Bookshare celebrates the huge strides forward towards inclusion and equality for […]

Flat World Knowledge Partners with Bookshare to Make Free College Textbooks Accessible to People with Print Disabilities

Breakthrough Agreement Reduces Costs for Postsecondary Institutions; Improves Timely Access to Core Textbooks in Accessible Formats December 14, 2009, Nyack, NY and Palo Alto, CA – Flat World Knowledge, the leading publisher of expert-authored, open content college textbooks, today became the first dedicated college textbook publisher to supply its digital textbooks to Bookshare, the world’s […]

U. S. Department of Education Grants Funding to Bookshare to Convert Open Content Textbooks to Accessible Formats

Open Content Textbooks Available to All without Proof of Disability The U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) has awarded Bookshare $100K in supplemental funding to create the first accessible versions of open content digital textbooks. The initial planned conversion of open content textbooks, which are distributed freely under a license selected […]