Teachers and parents supporting children with disabilities can review a new comprehensive assistive technology guidance package from the Office of Special Education Programs.
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Published February 8, 2024
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Published February 6, 2024
Empowering Community in Memphis, Tennessee
Meet Bookshare’s Outreach Coordinator, Lakita Herring. Learn more about Lakita, and the wonderful work she is doing in Memphis and surrounding areas to further equity in education.
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Published May 18, 2023
3 Tips to Transition to Summer and Beyond
As the end of the school year approaches, students and teachers are getting ready for the next transition. Whether your students are moving to a new grade, a new school, or life after school, you can set your students up to continue learning and growing with these useful tips.
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Published April 24, 2023
What Reading Tools Are Teachers Using in Their Classrooms?
Here are the most popular apps and assistive tech teachers use with Bookshare to support students with learning differences in their classroom.
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Published April 13, 2023
Mother and Daughter Bond Over Bookshare and Unlock Reading Success
Meet Sharene and Tyrise, a mother-daughter duo who continue to break barriers as they overcome their adversities in education and serve as an inspiration for others in the Detroit area.
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Published October 24, 2022
Accessible Ebooks and Assistive Technology are Music to Acer’s Ears
Acer, a blind high school student in Michigan, leverages assistive technology and Bookshare to thrive in school and pursue a budding musical career.
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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.
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Published February 10, 2022
Five Reasons Why Accessible Ebooks are More Effective (than other ebooks)
Not all ebooks are the same for students with special needs. Learn five reasons why accessible ebooks provide better learning support than other ebooks and digital materials.
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Published November 23, 2021
Member Spotlight: Academic Enjoys Instant Access to Scholarly Texts in Bookshare
Olga Borovaya has been doing research and teaching at Stanford and other universities since 1998, which is when she started losing her eyesight. An expert in Sephardic Studies and Ladino Culture, she was always looking for resources and devices that would make her work possible despite her visual impairment, but most of the time she relied on research assistants who would read to her in several languages and help her find books at the university libraries. Fortunately, she discovered Bookshare and now relies on it for immediate access to scholarly texts in accessible formats.
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Published June 10, 2021
Heard It Through the Tweetvine
We love Bookshare members – and the teachers, parents, and other caring individuals who support our members. We celebrate the success of every person who overcomes reading barriers with the help of the Bookshare library and assistive technology. Good news is always worth sharing, and we hope these tweets make you smile, inspire you to find your next book, or tell a friend about Bookshare.
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