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- Big Ideas@Berkeley 2014/15 Prize
- Big Ideas@Berkeley 2015/16 Prize
- Book Boost: Access for All Challenge
- EduApp4Syria Prize
- Enabling Writers Prize
- Grant Competition 2011
- Grant Competition 2014
- Leaders for Literacy
- No Lost Generation Summit Tech Prize
- Ready2Read Challenge
- Sign On For Literacy Prize
- Technology to Support Education in Crises & Conflict Prize
- Tracking & Tracing Books Prize
- UnrestrICTed Challenge
… results in Book Boost: Access for All Challenge.
You Are Not Your Limitations
Chances are good that if you don’t deal with significant physical disability on a regular basis—whether your own or that of someone you care about.The App That Changes Everything?
It seems like every few weeks we hear about some exciting new innovation in computer technology—a brand-new application that (at least according to the advertising hype) will upend life as we know iBook Boost: Tools for Accessible Publishing
Learn how to use free resources for creating accessible books for children with disabilities.- Blog // November 28, 2018
How a global community of innovators can embrace inclusive EdTech design for children with disabilities
All Children Reading: A Grand Challenge for Development urges global education audience at mEducation Alliance Symposium to incorporate accessibility features at the onset of EdTech development. SIL LEAD, Inc.
Enhancing Bloom software with accessibility features to allow users to create “born accessible” reading materials in underserved languages.Competition
Book Boost: Access for All Challenge
Amount Awarded
$162,000
Winner Status
Winner
eKitabu
Catalyzing the born accessible book chain to create a library of open source, accessible digital titles and providing an open standards based toolkit for local content developers.Competition
Book Boost: Access for All Challenge
Amount Awarded
$162,000
Winner Status
Winner
The Asia Foundation
Library platforms and book collections accessible to children who are blind/low vision.Competition
Book Boost: Access for All Challenge
Amount Awarded
$12,000
Winner Status
Semi-Finalist
World Education, Inc.
Developing books for beginning readers in six of Nepal’s minority languages using a low-cost, accessible, and linguistically appropriate book title development model.Competition
Book Boost: Access for All Challenge
Amount Awarded
$12,000
Winner Status
Semi-Finalist
eKitabu launches Content Development Challenge
eKitabu in partnership with the Ministry of Education, UNICEF and other partners launched the Content Development Challenge (CDC) on 27th September 2018 during the Nairobi International Book Fair.eKitabu launches challenge for Kenyan Publishers for learners with disabilities
eKitabu in partnership with Ministry of Education, UNICEF and other partners launched a Content Development Challenge (CDC) to empower Kenyan publishers to develop quality reading materials for...Step-by-Step Guide to Creating Accessible EPUBS
eKitabu's toolkit helps publishers and others create accessible EPUBs with image descriptions, accessible navigation, dyslexic fonts, and optional sign language videos.eKitabu unveils challenge for Kenyan publishers through content development
Nasa leader Raila Odinga on Thursday attended the launch of eKitabu challenge targeting Kenyan publishers towards content development.Bloom Resources for Creating Accessible Books
Learn how to use Bloom's accessibility features, including image description and sign language tools.Bloom
Bloom software makes it easy to create children's books and translate them into multiple languages, or create accessible and sign language books.- Blog // May 30, 2018
Policy Makers, Donors, and Innovators Convened in Africa: Here’s what they want to share about leveraging EdTech to improve reading
“We’re here to acknowledge the marriage of technology and the power of reading,” said Ms. Kulula Manona from South Africa’s Department of Basic Education, kicking off a three-day workshop in P eKitabu wins All Children Reading Book Boost: Access for All Grand Challenge
As a Grand Prize Winner of the Book Boost: Access for All Challenge, eKitabu will help facilitate a transition to a sustainable, born accessible book chain in Kenya.All Children Reading and Pearson Announce Winners of Global Prize Competition to Increase Access to Children’s Reading Materials
eKitabu and SIL LEAD will test models that optimize the production process for children’s books, thereby reducing costs and making it easier for publishers to produce high-quality reading materials.- Blog // April 2, 2018
The Book Desert: Authors, publishers and innovators have key role in solving global literacy challenge
This crisis, dubbed the “book desert,” was the focus of our panel discussion at the International Children’s Book Fair in Bologna, Italy. New Global Prize Competition Seeks to Transform Book Publishing through Innovations that Drive Greater Access to Affordable, High Quality Books and Children’s Reading Materials
The Book Boost: Access for All Challenge seeks innovations to reduce the cost to produce digital reading materials, including books for children who are blind or have low vision.ACR GCD – Children With Disabilities Info Sheet
A brief overview of ACR GCD's projects, research and partnerships focused on improving literacy outcomes for children with disabilities in developing countries.
