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Blogs
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Education Equity: Inspiring Voices from Albuquerque
The blog below is a recap of a recent event moderated by Lisa Wadors Verne, VP of Programs at Benetech…
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Benetech Empowers Community with New Outreach Coordinator in Memphis, Tennessee:
Meet Benetech's Outreach Coordinator, Lakita Herring! Benetech presents, Lakita Herring, Benetech Outreach Coordinator based in Memphis, Tennessee. Lakita has a keen passion…
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Announcing the Ashley Tapparo Memorial Bookshare Subscription Award
Free Bookshare subscriptions to be awarded to high school graduates in the US with a qualifying disability to help them…
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Student Spotlight: Bookshare Opens a World of Possibilities for Jared
Jared is a high-school senior in Southern California with a joyful personality and eagerness to evoke change for students like…
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Meet the Pioneers Behind the Librarian Accessibility Training Module: Charles LaPierre and George Kerscher
Celebrate Global Accessibility Awareness Day with Benetech Join Benetech in celebrating Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD), a day dedicated to…
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Mother and Daughter Bond Over Bookshare and Unlock Reading Success
Bookshare is available only for individuals who have a qualifying reading or perceptual disability, a visual impairment, or a physical disability…
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Recent highlights
2023
- Business Mirror: An ebook Library for Those with Reading Barriers
- School Library Journal: Serving Blind and Low-Vision Children Well Benefits All Students. Here Are Suggestions.
- Publisher’s Weekly: Lerner Publishing Group’s New Partnership Centers Accessibility
- Publishing Perspectives: Pearson Named A Benetech Global Certified Accessible Publisher
- National Federation of the Blind (NFB): Getting Books on Time with Bookshare
- BBC News: Visually-impaired Nottingham Law Student Praises Book Scheme
2022
- Government Technology: DoE Grant to Fund Digital Materials for Disabled Students
- Forbes: How AI Is Being Used To Help Blind Students ‘Visualize’ Graphs And Charts
- K-12 Dive: Nonprofit Uses AI to Make STEM Materials More Accessible
- Edutopia: Tools for Supporting Students With Reading Disabilities
- Eyes on Success Podcast: 2214 Bookshare Reader for Smart Speakers
- AppleVis Podcast: AppleVis Extra #85: Hema Natarajan Discusses the Upcoming Bookshare Reader Suite for Web, Mobile, and Smart Speaker
- Duke Fuqua Center for Advancement of Social Entrepreneurship: Why We’re Excited About Benetech’s Impact Potential
- K-12 Dive: 3 Inclusive Education Myths Busted