Celebrate Global Accessibility Awareness day with Bookshare and Benetech! Learn how accessibility impacts the ways people learn, work, and live.
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Published May 19, 2022
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Published March 3, 2022
Inclusion Specialist Helps Bessemer City High School Students See Their Own Success
Tamela Winston, special education teacher at Bessemer City High School in Bessemer City, Alabama, discusses the power of accessible textbooks for special education success in general education classrooms.
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Published January 19, 2022
Louisiana Key Academy Unlocks Learning for Students with Dyslexia
Jordan Lefler is a Dyslexia Specialist at the Louisiana Key Academy in Baton Rouge, a tuition-free, public charter school dedicated exclusively to educating students with dyslexia. In this blog, Jordan shares tips and tricks for unlocking reading success.
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Published January 12, 2022
Interview with Mychal Winters, Outreach Coordinator for Memphis, Tennessee
I am pleased to introduce Mychal Winters, Benetech’s Memphis Outreach Coordinator. Mychal is a published author, literacy consultant, and educator in Memphis and Shelby County. Today, we are thrilled to welcome him to the Benetech and Bookshare team.
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Published January 6, 2022
Interview with Nancy Brown, Detroit Outreach Coordinator for Bookshare
Nancy Brown, a veteran educator and the new Bookshare Outreach Coordinator for Detroit Public Schools, is on a mission to help students overcome reading barriers.
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Published September 30, 2021
The Sky is the Limit for Madison Saunders
Madison is a proud dyslexic and dysgraphic honors student. She shares her experience getting diagnosed in late elementary school, learning to embrace her accommodations, and finding the right college to achieve her career goals.
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Published September 10, 2020
ADA@30: We Asked, You Answered
The Benetech and Bookshare communities sound off on the power and limits of the ADA. Read their reflections and calls to action to build a better future.
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Published August 20, 2020
“We Each Play a Role”: Interview with Disability Rights Activist Judy Heumann
Disability rights icon Judy Heumann shares her vision for accessible technology, advice for self-advocacy, and tips for leading inclusively.
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Published October 17, 2019
Inclusive Classrooms: Are Teachers Ready to Support Students with Learning Differences?
Inclusive classrooms are on the rise, but are teachers ready to support all learners? New Benetech survey examines factors that impact preparedness.
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Published February 13, 2019
Celebrate Love With These Valentine’s Day Reads
With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, love is in the air. To celebrate, we’ve pulled together a selection of books for adults and teens that explore love in its many forms, from steamy romances to heartwarming friendships. Romance Novels That Want to Be Your Valentine Looking for a love story to set your heart aflutter this Valentine’s Day? Check out the romantic reads from this new collection for adults and teens! 99 Percent Mine, Sally Thorne – Darcy has been in love with her brother Jamie’s attractive, kind, and totally off limits best friend Tom for as long as…
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