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Month: January 2012

Remember Arkenstone, before Bookshare?

In January every year, we often make resolutions and look forward in eager anticipation to the year ahead.  However, January is also an opportune time to reflect on the past and remember what life was like just a short time ago. For example, today we have Bookshare and its vast library, ease of access, and tools for reading. However, printed content has not always been this accessible to people with print disabilities. Bookshare represents huge advances in accessibility and availability of content for individuals with print disabilities. The path to Bookshare, under the leadership of CEO Jim Fruchterman, begins in…

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Hot Books for Emerging Teen Readers

We are often asked about high-interest books for emerging readers in middle and upper grades. To make this category of books easy to find in Bookshare, we’ve organized the titles in a new Special Collection called “Hot Books for Emerging Teen Readers.”  To start, there are 327 books in the collection. You can find the collection by clicking on Browse (in the tool bar at the top, near the right) and then clicking on Special Collections and clicking on “Hot Books for Emerging Teen Readers.” There are lots of titles by Michele Martin Bossley, Becky Citra, Norah Mcclintock, Eric Walters…

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Read2Go Inducted into AppleVis Hall of Fame

Last month, Read2Go was selected as a potential inductee into the AppleVis iOS App Hall of Fame, and this month, we are pleased to announce that Read2Go was chosen as one of the eight inaugural inductees. This Hall of Fame, to quote from the AppleVis website, showcases “the passion and hard work that app developers put into creating great apps that are fully accessible to VoiceOver users. These apps place powerful tools into the palms of our hands, and give access to services, information, media or entertainment that the sighted world takes for granted.” We share this honor and want…

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Bookshare Wins eSchool Media Readers’ Choice Award

Winning an award is a perfect beginning to a new year! eSchool Media has announced the winners of its 2012 Readers’ Choice Awards that recognize educational technology products and services, and Bookshare was chosen as one of the 50 winners! Readers of eSchoolNews.com, eCampusNews.com, and eClassroomNews.com voted for their top hardware, software, websites and services. From among 1400 votes describing how a product improves teaching, learning or school administration, Bookshare was selected as on of the top. The list of all 50 winners is posted on the eSchool news website. Many thanks to eSchool News for the recognition! 2012 is…

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