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A Teen with Dyslexia Describes Benefits of Reading with Technology
A guest post by Brian Meersma, a student member of the Bookshare Advisory Board I am a high school sophomore with dyslexia. I was diagnosed at a young age, but was always eager to learn new things....
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Assistive Technology Spotlight – Texthelp Apps
We are happy to feature innovative new assistive technologies in this blog. Today, we want to tell you about a Web App from Texthelp, eBook Reader, that reads Bookshare books in the Cloud. eBook Reader...
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Google Selected Benetech for Google Summer of Code
Students to Contribute to Development of Go Read Every summer, Google sponsors “Google Summer of Code” (GSoC) which offers stipends to postsecondary student developers and pairs them with open source...
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My Google Summer of Code Experience with Benetech
Many thanks to Thushan Ganegedara for this post about his summer project. I’m Thushan Ganegedara, a 3rd year undergraduate from the Department of Computer Science & Engineering, University of...
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Happy Birthday Read2Go!
This month, Read2Go, the popular accessible eBook reader for the Apple iOS, turns one year old. Happy birthday Read2Go! To celebrate, we are running a Read2Go Giveaway on Twitter and sharing our...
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Book Formats for Everyone!
Options are good, and Bookshare offers more choices in the form of books, reading tools, and now book formats. Bookshare wants to help its members read how and what they want to read. Over this past...
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Do You Know These Bookshare Answers? #1
Greetings to all in 2013! This year, we are beginning a blog series with “Top Tips” to answer questions Bookshare Members commonly ask and provide suggestions that may help all Members become better...
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Do You Know These Read2Go Answers? #2
Do you know how to get a book with images onto Read2Go on an iPad, iPhone, or iPod Touch? Educators, do you know the two ways to get NIMAC* books for a qualified student onto a device? Do you know the...
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The Year That Was and the New Year Ahead
2012 was a year of titanic shifts in the fields of consumer technology, education, and publishing, along with the requisite challenges brought about by such rapid change. At Benetech, where innovation...
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Plan Your CSUN Schedule
Are you going to CSUN? Look for our booth, #712, in the conventional hall and stop by for a demo and training on the new tools, Bookshare Web Reader and Bookshelf. Here’s quick look at all the...
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Daisy Audio and MP3 Offer More Choices to Read on the Go!
Screen Capture: When downloading a Bookshare book, you can select your preferred format. Recently, an educator stopped by our conference booth with questions about our book formats and how to read...
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Moms Say, “Bookshare Unlocks Reading Potential for Early Learners”
There’s no better resource than a mom to share quality educational tools, and these two moms are no exception. They are avid fans of Bookshare, an online library of digital accessible books and reading...
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Bookshare Student Advisor Receives 2013 CEC Yes I Can! Award
Brian holding his CEC award Seventeen-year-old Brian Meersma embodies the characteristics of a leader. From the time he was diagnosed with dyslexia in third grade, Brian embraced his learning...
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On the Future of Braille: Thoughts by Radical Braille Advocates… by Betsy...
On the Future of Braille: Thoughts by Radical Braille Advocates by Betsy Beaumon, VP and General Manager, Benetech’s Global Literacy Program Betsy Beaumon I recently had the honor to speak at the...
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Get Ready for Back-to-School with Bookshare!
Back to School is a time for teachers, parents, and students of all ages to brush off the summer dust and get ready for a brand new school year. How can you be sure that you are ready to make this...
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Empower Students in the Classroom with Reading Tools and Accessible Books!
With the Labor Day holiday behind us, there’s no doubt that you are in the full swing of back-to-school. Last month, we helped you get your Bookshare accounts up-to-date. Did you find the time to...
View ArticleBookshare Web Reader Lets You READ NOW — it’s Fast and Easy!
Earlier in 2013, we launched the Bookshare Web Reader, a reading tool that lets individual Bookshare members read directly from their Internet browser without installing any reading software. Bookshare...
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Get Students a Bookshare Individual Membership at Home!
Throughout October, parents and educators often meet to discuss how students are progressing through the school year. Parent-teacher conferences, IEP meetings, and other face-to-face opportunities are...
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Dyslexia Specialist Says, “Introduce Children with Print Disabilities to...
Cathy Wilson Cathy Wilson is a dyslexia specialist at Coppell ISD, TX, and a Bookshare mentor teacher. She trains her colleagues and students who qualify how to use the online Bookshare library and...
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Guest Blog: “Dyslexia Should Be About Strengths, Not Shame,” by Ben Foss
Experts in dyslexia have for many years focused on teaching children to read in the conventional way. But there are hidden costs that impact many children who have a hard time in a mainstream...
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