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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 and Sign Language.
News Byte // November 14, 2022ACR GCD and Benetech promote inclusive education solutions at mEducation symposium
The worldwide gathering of experts in digital learning was held on November 1-4 in Washington, D.C.- News Byte // September 30, 2022
ACR GCD celebrates inclusive learning materials on International Translation Day
Access to books in languages that children use and understand leads to greater reading success - News Byte // September 20, 2022
Nepali Sign Language storybooks now available
Children who are deaf or hard of hearing in Nepal have access to the books on two platforms ACR GCD Alumni featured in USAID Meta Evaluation of Grand Challenges Knowledge Product on Taking Innovations to Scale
ACR GCD alumi eKitabu is featured in this USAID Meta Evaluation of Grand Challenges Knowledge Product on how innovations have been supported to scale- Blog // October 15, 2021
Advancing EdTech solutions to increase child literacy can help reduce poverty
The ability to read plays a crucial role in children's opportunity to attend and complete their education, which is a proven driver in reducing poverty. - Blog // September 20, 2021
Creation of sign language storybooks expands world of reading and storytime to deaf children and their families
All Children Reading Grand Challenge’s Sign Language Storybook Cohort, including Disabled Persons Organizations, advances inclusive education 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.- Blog // December 11, 2020
All 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 // August 27, 2020
Three 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. - Blog // May 4, 2020
SIL 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, 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 // March 5, 2020
All 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. - 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. World Around You
Open source software that enables communities to create literacy content in local and national sign languages to be shared via an open-content digital library of folktales.Señas y Sonrisas (Signs and Smiles)
An app offering resources for hearing families with deaf children, including a dictionary of Nicaraguan Sign Language.- Blog // September 28, 2018
Gallaudet University envisions a digital sign languages library for every deaf child
During International Week of the Deaf, the Motion Light Lab at Gallaudet casts vision for its SignShare innovation, one of five winners of ACR GCD’s Sign On For Literacy prize. 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.- 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.
