Innovative in-person and virtual programs at Redwood Literacy, a special school in Chicago, achieve reading success through assistive technology and literacy tools including Bookshare.
Leave a Comment
Published May 26, 2022
Category: Bookshare Success Stories
Published May 19, 2022
Accessibility Helps People Learn, Work, and Live
Celebrate Global Accessibility Awareness day with Bookshare and Benetech! Learn how accessibility impacts the ways people learn, work, and live.
Leave a Comment
Published May 11, 2022
Reading Specialist Integrates Bookshare into Special Education Curriculum
Students with low incidence disabilities enjoy Bookshare books as part of their integrated curriculum at the George Crothers Memorial School, a special education school in Pennsylvania.
Leave a Comment
Published May 4, 2022
Bookshare Salutes Teachers Everywhere
The Bookshare team extends heartfelt appreciation to superhero teachers everywhere during #TeacherAppreciationWeek
Leave a Comment
Published April 28, 2022
Canadian Parents Advocate for Children with Learning Disabilities
Parent advocacy group in Ontario – the Francophone Association for Learning Disorders – provides advice and resources such as Bookshare for children with dyslexia. The founder and president share their daughters’ struggles with reading and the audiobooks that saved them.
Leave a Comment
Published April 20, 2022
Bookshare Member Spotlight: Meet Nicholas Racheotes
Nicholas Racheotes is an Emeritus Professor of History at Framingham State University and an Associate at the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies at Harvard. As a retired professor who is blind, he relies on Bookshare for his scholarly research, pleasure reading, and ticket to lifelong learning. He has been a Bookshare member since 2009, and he believes it is important to “put as many tools in the learning toolbox as possible.”
2 Comments
Published March 17, 2022
Mother-Daughter Duos Share Dyslexia Journey (Part 2)
In Part 1, two mothers and daughters shared their challenges and triumphs as they navigated learning support tools, assistive technology, and misperceptions about dyslexia. In Part 2, Beth and Alanna offer advice for other parents with neurodivergent kids. This series includes remarks from a February 8 webinar hosted by Bookshare and Understood.
4 Comments
Published March 16, 2022
Mother-Daughter Duos Share Dyslexia Journey (Part 1)
In this two-part blog, two mothers and daughters share their challenges and triumphs as they navigate learning support tools, assistive technology, and misperceptions about dyslexia. Learn how Kayley and Ella went from struggling readers to confident readers. This series includes remarks from a February 8 webinar hosted by Bookshare and Understood.
1 Comment
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.
1 Comment
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.
1 Comment