Haben Girma, the deafblind woman who conquered Harvard Law, uses her personal journey and expertise to advocate for equal opportunities and inclusion for people with disabilities.
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Published September 12, 2019
Category: Bookshare Success Stories
Published August 29, 2019
#BeReady: How Assistive Technology Helps Students with Learning Differences Read Independently
Amy Ratajczak, a speech-language pathologist, explains how assistive technology helps students with reading comprehension, decoding, and fluency so they can access grade-level text independently.
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Published August 9, 2019
The Benetech Intern Experience: Arthi Chandra
Community college student Arthi Chandra is one of two Benetech summer interns assisting the Bookshare Operations team and creating a resource for students with disabilities who are transitioning from high school to college.
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Published August 9, 2019
The Benetech Intern Experience: Kevin Leong
High school student Kevin Leong is one of two Benetech summer interns assisting the Bookshare Operations team and creating a resource for students with disabilities who are transitioning from high school to college.
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Published June 20, 2019
Georgia Keeps Library Patrons Engaged with Bookshare’s Accessible Ebook Library
Georgia Libraries for Accessible Statewide Services (GLASS) offers free Bookshare memberships with access to 730,000 books for eligible patrons with disabilities.
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Published June 18, 2019
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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Published June 13, 2019
Justin’s Story: Audiobooks Help Reader with Learning Disability and ADHD Accomplish Amazing Things
Justin Novello is a self-described late bloomer. Due to learning disabilities and ADHD, he couldn’t read. In first grade, as the other students progressed into higher-level readers, Justin got stuck as a low-level reader. Finally, in college, he sought help. An academic advisor told him about Bookshare, and he began reading with audiobooks. They changed his life.
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Published May 14, 2019
EXPERT INSIGHTS: Assistive Technology Personalizes the Learning Environment
Scott Richards, Occupational Therapist and Assistive Technology Specialist, shares the low-to-high tech solutions and strategies that help students with disabilities reach their potential.
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Published May 6, 2019
Teachers, We Salute You!
In honor of Teacher Appreciation Week, from all of us at Bookshare, thank you for all that you do, day in and day out, for students.
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Published April 10, 2019
Student with Dyslexia Discovers What It’s Like to Read [Video]
Meet Emery. Emery is a sixth grade student from Garland, Texas. At the age of seven, Emery was diagnosed with dyslexia and thought she would never learn how to read. Emery would get frustrated because she could not understand the words she was reading on a page or read like her peers. With the support of her family and dyslexia resources like Bookshare, Emery’s reading and school experience improved. Using specialized audiobooks from Bookshare, she learned how to track sentences and decode words. She discovered that there was more to reading beyond word for word and experienced what it was…
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