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ACR GCD in the News // October 14, 2019Apply Now: $900,000 for Early Reader Digital Books in Local Languages
The Begin with Books prize competition challenges global innovators to assemble cost-effective packages of high quality, accessible digital books for beginning readers.- Blog // October 10, 2019
All Children Reading Grand Challenge casts new vision for advancing edtech to improve child literacy around the globe
Event includes launch of Begin With Books prize to source books in 30+ underserved languages. eKitabu
The creation of more than 250 books in Tumbuka and Malawian Sign Language for free use on the Global Digital Library.Competition
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Rochester Institute of Technology – National Technical Institute for the Deaf
The creation of 1,200 accessible books in the sign languages of Indonesia, the Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Somalia, the Fiji Islands and Samoa.Competition
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SIL LEAD
The creation of 420 quality, accessible books in the Soninke and Sénoufo languages of Mali, as well as Malian Sign Language, using SIL's Bloom book creation software.Competition
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The Asia Foundation
Creation of 380 children’s books in six local spoken and signed languages of Laos, Nepal and Papua New Guinea.Competition
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Begin With Books Prize
The Begin With Books Prize challenges global innovators to assemble cost-effective packages of high quality, accessible titles in more than 30 underserved spoken and sign languages.Begin With Books Info Sheet
Learn more about the Begin With Books prize, challenging global innovators to develop or adapt books in more than 30 underserved languages.Global Digital Library
An open source digital library of ebooks available in more than 70 languages available for free use on the web, mobile or print, or for translation and localization.Introduction to Translation on the Global Digital Library
Learn about the Global Digital Library and how to translate its open-source books and resources into additional languages.Adding Sign Language Video to Books on the Global Digital Library
A video tutorial explaining how to add sign language video to books on the Global Digital Library.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.Bloom Training Resources
Training guides available in English, French and Spanish instruct on how to use Bloom and train others to use the software.Books for Every Child: Creating Engaging Content in Underserved Languages
Edtech company Asafeer and the Global Digital Library share how to use, adapt and translate 100 STEM-focused eBooks in Arabic and English funded by ACR GCD to other languages or contexts.Guidelines For Accessible eBooks: EPUB Accessibility
Learn from Benetech about key accessibility guidelines and tools for creating born-accessible ebooks and content for children with disabilities.
