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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 Sign On For Literacy Prize and ekitabu.
Sign language in education is oft forgotten
Since most deaf children in low-resource settings start primary school with little or no language, the role of sign languages is essential for opening the pathway for progression in formal education.Digital Story Time
Interactive videos featuring sign language storybooks and reading comprehension questions.- ACR GCD in the News // December 15, 2020
Accessible to All: Creating Learning Materials for Children with Disabilities in Cambodia, Kenya, Rwanda, and Tajikistan
For students with disabilities, quality education can offer an entry point into a society that may otherwise remain inaccessible. - Blog // April 28, 2020
eKitabu’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 // January 27, 2020
Sign On For Literacy winners advance inclusive education for deaf children around the globe
Innovations provide sign language access to deaf children in Kenya, Rwanda, the Philippines and Nicaragua. eKitabu advances in All Children Reading Grand Challenge prize to improve literacy outcomes for deaf children
eKitabu, Rochester Institute of Technology’s National Institute for the Deaf (RIT/NTID) and Manos Unidas will advance as finalists of the Sign On For Literacy prize.- Blog // February 5, 2019
Three innovators to field test solutions to improve literacy outcomes for deaf children in developing countries
Three innovations rose to the top of our Sign On For Literacy competition to source technology solutions that increase access to local sign languages. - Blog // September 27, 2018
eKitabu embraces Kenya’s deaf community in prize-winning EdTech innovation
During International Week of the Deaf, Sign On For Literacy prize finalist eKitabu shares how technology is opening literacy and learning opportunities for deaf children across Kenya. Studio KSL
eKitabu's innovation that develops accessible early grade reading materials in Kenyan Sign Language (KSL) to support communication skills as a pathway to literacy for children who are deaf.eKitabu wins Phase One of Sign On for Literacy, a global competition for technology-based innovations to increase literacy among deaf children
All Children Reading: A Grand Challenge for Development (ACR GCD) today announced the winners of the first phase of Sign On For Literacy.Introduction to Studio KSL
Sign On For Literacy finalist eKitabu introduces Studio KSL, a local studio to document Kenyan Sign Language through a visual glossary and produce KSL videos for integration into accessible books.Nyle DiMarco Foundation shares importance of Sign On For Literacy competition
Donna DiMarco of the Nyle DiMarco Foundation shares the importance of deaf children having early access to sign language.eKitabu: Intro to Studio KSL
Sign On For Literacy semi-finalist eKitabu will establish a local studio to document Kenyan Sign Language (KSL) through a visual glossary and produce KSL videos for integration into accessible books.
