The Bookshare Book Club explores “Days of Distraction” – a portrait of a young woman finally free to decide her own path. Join the discussion on May 28 while practicing social distancing.
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Published May 4, 2020
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Published March 31, 2020
Solve a Mystery with the Bookshare Book Club
The Bookshare Book Club explores “The Hunting Party” – a murder mystery in the Scottish Highlands. Join the discussion on April 30 while practicing social distancing.
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Published March 3, 2020
Kickstart Spring with the Bookshare Book Club
The Bookshare Book Club is in full swing for 2020. Join us on March 26 for a lively discussion of “Weather” by Jenny Offill.
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Published September 19, 2019
Celebrating the Life-Changing Power of Reading at the National Book Festival
Each Labor Day weekend, the Library of Congress promotes literacy through their National Book Festival. This one day festival is a free event in Washington, D.C., with author events, book signings, family activities, and more. For the second year in a row, Bookshare was one of the sponsors of the festival and had a booth on the exhibition floor. As a frequent Bookshare booth staffer, I always love the opportunity to connect with our members face to face and hear the stories of how Bookshare has opened new doors to reading. The National Book Festival was no different. We had…
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Published August 26, 2019
Bookshare Busts through Reading Barriers!
Do you have students with reading barriers like dyslexia, low vision, or cerebral palsy? Are you looking for books in alternate formats like audio, large print, or braille? Join us for a free webinar on resources for students with dyslexia or visual or physical disabilities who need reading accommodations.
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Published July 24, 2019
Adding My Voice to the Nation’s Blind
Allison Hilliker, a Bookshare team member, shares learning opportunities and resources from the 2019 National Federation of the Blind Convention in Las Vegas.
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Published April 5, 2019
Spring Into April with Bookshare Book Club Selection
Welcome again to the Bookshare Book Club! Each month Bookshare staff will choose a book for members to read before hosting a discussion on the last Friday of the month. The conversation will take place on Bookshare Twitter, using the hashtag #BKSBookClub. While we have created this club with adult Bookshare members in mind, everyone is welcome to join, including non-Bookshare members. April’s book is Severance by Ling Ma. Part zombie apocalypse, part office culture, and part coming-of-age novel, Severance follows second-generation, Chinese American, Candace Chen, a disillusioned, millennial office worker in New York. One of the few survivors of…
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Published July 20, 2018
Up Close and Personal at the American Council of the Blind Conference
St. Louis, Missouri, was the location of the 57th Annual American Council of the Blind (ACB) Conference and Convention in early July. Benetech, the parent nonprofit of Bookshare, the world’s largest library of ebooks for people with reading barriers, is a strong supporter of the ACB and sent me and Jake Brownell, another engineer, to the event. The conference provided moments of inspiration, exciting new assistive technology devices, and a chance to network with other participants. One of the keynote speakers, professional low vision actor Marilee Talkington, who played a blind character on the television show NCIS, offered these words…
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Published January 12, 2018
Bookshare Coming to FETC and ATIA Conferences
Now that we’ve turned the corner into 2018, the Bookshare team is excited to hit the road and participate in two upcoming conferences. If you plan to attend, be sure to find us and network, learn, and share. Future of Education Technology Conference (FETC) January 23-26 in Orlando FETC brings together education leaders and technology experts to exchange techniques and strategies for teaching and learning success. FETC provides educators and administrators the opportunity to explore the integration of technology across the curriculum — from pre-K through 12 — through hands-on exposure to the latest hardware, software and successful strategies. Special…
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Published November 1, 2017
Benetech Secures U.S. Department of Education Award to Expand Access to Bookshare for Students with Disabilities
Benetech extends reach to make education more inclusive Benetech, the parent company of Bookshare, is pleased to announce that it has received a five-year award from the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, to expand and improve access to books for students who read differently due to blindness, low vision, a physical disability, or dyslexia. Bookshare, the largest online library of accessible books, will remain free for all U.S. school districts, schools, educators, and their qualified students. “Access to knowledge through reading is a basic human right and a critical step on the path to economic, educational,…
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