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- Begin With Books
- 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 Children with Disabilities.
ACR GCD in the News // February 17, 2021Blooming in the time of COVID
ACR GCD awardee SIL LEAD spotlights three ways they have pivoted during COVID-19 to produce resources in more underserved languages and for people with disabilities using Bloom software.
Digital Story Time
Interactive videos featuring sign language storybooks and reading comprehension questions.
Blog // December 11, 2020All Children Reading Grand Challenge creates global standards for sign language storybook production
Developed in collaboration with RIT/NTID, the standards aim to spur sign language storybook creation in more locations and sign languages to support inclusive education
Blog // October 27, 2020All Children Reading Grand Challenge launches COVID-19-themed books in underserved languages on the Global Digital Library
Begin With Books prize awardees develop and translate dozens of accessible, early grade books in 12 languages to support health and virus prevention and social-emotional learning.
Blog // September 4, 2020Three ways you can become part of the solution for 387 million children waiting for the opportunity to learn to read
The COVID-19 pandemic has amplified the need for quality EdTech solutions that serve the literacy and learning needs of all children.
Blog // August 27, 2020Three ways you can support the development and use of accessible books for children with disabilities
Free tools for use by publishers, Ministries of Education, and education implementers support inclusive education that benefits all children.
ACR GCD in the News // July 16, 2020Apply Now: Up to $1 Million to Improve Literacy Tech for Children with Disabilities
If we are to realize the ideals of Sustainable Development Goal 4 to provide inclusive and equitable education for all, the learning needs of children with disabilities cannot be overlooked.
Blog // June 25, 2020UnrestrICTed Challenge seeks scalable ICT solutions to improve literacy and learning for children with disabilities
Challenge to award up to $1 million for solutions grounded in Universal Design for Learning for children with disabilities in low-resource contexts.
UnrestrICTed Challenge
ICT for education solutions grounded in Universal Design for Learning to improve literacy for children with disabilities.
Blog // May 7, 2020Rochester Institute of Technology to create first local sign language books for children in low-resource regions of Asia, Pacific and Somalia
Begin With Books prize winner will build on platform created through ACR GCD’s Sign On For Literacy prize to create 1,200+ sign language storybooks.
Blog // May 6, 2020eKitabu seeks to transform the production of quality, accessible books in local languages of Africa
Begin With Books prize winner to scale past ACR GCD-funded projects to create 270 accessible books for children in Malawi.
Blog // May 5, 2020The Asia Foundation to create first large collection of minority language books for children in Laos, Nepal and Papua New Guinea
ACR GCD’s Begin With Books prize to fund the creation of 380 books in six local languages for regions in which only 5 percent of children have access to books.
Blog // May 4, 2020SIL LEAD to create first large collection of local language storybooks for children in Mali
Begin With Books prize winner to create the first large collection of books in Soninke, Sénoufo, and Malian Sign Languages.
Blog // April 28, 2020eKitabu’s signed Digital Story Time included in Kenya Ministry of Education’s distance learning program
Daily TV and virtual broadcast of sign language stories funded by ACR GCD open opportunities for all children, including those who are deaf, to learn during the COVID-19 crisis.
Blog // March 5, 2020All Children Reading Grand Challenge awards Begin With Books prize to four innovators creating books in underserved languages
Winners will also join ACR GCD Sign Language Storybook Cohort to follow standards for sign language book production.
Sign On For Literacy Prize
Improving sign language access and learning for deaf children in low-resource contexts
Save the Children
Supporting families in using SIL’s Bloom Reader app to gain access to Department of Education curriculum books in local spoken and signed languages.Competition
UnrestrICTed Challenge
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Blog // May 29, 2019ACR GCD innovator Benetech advances as finalist for $10 million award to scale accessible reading platform
ACR GCD funding of Bookshare India project helps position edtech company for Macquarie Group award.
Book Boost: Access for All Challenge
Cost-effective solutions for incorporating accessibility at the onset of book development
