RE: Bookshare Funding

2016-11-11 Thread Todd Patkus
Billy,

 

First, my name is spelled T o d d (double d).  Tod (T o d) means death in 
German.

 

No need to explain.  I did understand Sieghard’s statement, but I simply 
dismissed it.  That is why you thought I did not.  Not true.  I am not being 
rude.  Many deafblind folks are like this.  They can be blunt sometimes.  Same 
with deaf folks.

 

Just press onward.

 

Thank you.

 

Todd

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
Billy Maynard
Sent: Friday, November 11, 2016 9:17 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Bookshare Funding

 

hi tod,

 

I just wanted to point something out tht Seghard tried to point out ot you 
earlier.  When someone in another thread asked about  something and you told 
them to goto amazon or google.  I forget but, it wasn't helpful.  Richard gave 
you the information you asked for.  when if he did like you did he would have 
told youto goto google or wikipidia and look it up yourself this is helpful and 
you might remember this example the next time you want to be rood like Sieghard 
tried to get you torealise and yet you dismissed him.   

 

Billy Maynard

P.s. Forgive any miss-spelled names, I'm trying to point out helpful and not 
helpful to tod and this seemed like a great pointed example of how he should 
have responded insted of being not so.  

- Original Message - 

From: Todd Patkus <mailto:tpte...@gmail.com>  

To: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>  

Sent: Friday, November 11, 2016 8:25 PM

Subject: RE: Bookshare Funding

 

Richard,

 

Who founded Bookshare?  Who owns Bookshare?

 

Todd

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>  
[mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Richard Turner
Sent: Friday, November 11, 2016 8:06 PM
To: 'ViPone list' <viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> >
Subject: Bookshare Funding

 

Greetings,

I ran across this on another list.

Please, if you live in the United States, contact your Senators and 
Representatives.

The below comes from the Dyslexic Advantage web site.  

 

We Need to Save Bookshare!

 

The issue: The House of Representatives proposed eliminating funding for 
Bookshare in the FY2017  Labor-H appropriations bill passed in July. The 
Technology and Media budget line that includes Bookshare and other national 
special education programs was drastically cut from $30 million to $16 million. 
 

 

The background: Senate bill passed at $30 million; level funding from FY2016. 
Both the House and Senate bills include language acknowledging Bookshare’s 
great work. 

 

What happened? The House funded only continuation awards.  However, Bookshare’s 
funding must be renewed in the coming fiscal year. As a result, the House 
proposal effectively places Bookshare on the chopping block.  

 

This is a major threat to one of the nation’s most effective and efficient 
special educational programs. We need the House to restore this cut so that 
Bookshare can continue to serve children with disabilities and ensure that 
children in the most underserved communities have access. 

 

What is Bookshare, and why is it so important? Benetech’s Bookshare project 
provides free access to an online library of accessible texts for all U.S.  
students with a qualified print disability such as a vision impairment or 
dyslexia.  

 

Bookshare currently has 400,000+ members and nearly 450,000+ titles—members 
have downloaded over 10 million books.  Under IDEA, schools are required to 
provide students with these disabilities accessible versions of the books they 
need for school: braille, large print, and audio versions of their books.  
National programs like Bookshare take up less than 5% of the formula grant 
funding that goes to states and local school districts. Paying for these 
services in each local district, would cost them far more. 

Bookshare is more than 15 times less expensive per book delivered than the 
prior national program operator: that means we solve the majority of the 
problem with much less money than was spent annually more than a decade ago. 

 

Without Bookshare, school districts, parents and students will have to revert 
back to scanning their own books—a costly process that impedes students from 
accessing books they need. 

 

“Words cannot begin to describe the difference that Bookshare has made in our 
son’s life. Now, we cannot pull him away from it as he spends every spare 
moment reading one to two books per week! The constant reading has dramatically 
improved his writing and vocabulary which in turn has increased his grades 
significantly to all A's and B's. He now has an inspired desire to learn.” 
Bookshare Parent 

 

Our Ask to Your Office 

Restore Technology and Media FY17 budget line to $30M; level funding from 
FY2016!

 

from: www.dyslexicadvantage.org <http://www.dyslexicadvantage.org> 

 

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Re: Bookshare Funding

2016-11-11 Thread Billy Maynard
hi tod,

I just wanted to point something out tht Seghard tried to point out ot you 
earlier.  When someone in another thread asked about  something and you told 
them to goto amazon or google.  I forget but, it wasn't helpful.  Richard gave 
you the information you asked for.  when if he did like you did he would have 
told youto goto google or wikipidia and look it up yourself this is helpful and 
you might remember this example the next time you want to be rood like Sieghard 
tried to get you torealise and yet you dismissed him.   

Billy Maynard
P.s. Forgive any miss-spelled names, I'm trying to point out helpful and not 
helpful to tod and this seemed like a great pointed example of how he should 
have responded insted of being not so.  
  - Original Message - 
  From: Todd Patkus 
  To: viphone@googlegroups.com 
  Sent: Friday, November 11, 2016 8:25 PM
  Subject: RE: Bookshare Funding


  Richard,

   

  Who founded Bookshare?  Who owns Bookshare?

   

  Todd

   

  From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
Richard Turner
  Sent: Friday, November 11, 2016 8:06 PM
  To: 'ViPone list' <viphone@googlegroups.com>
  Subject: Bookshare Funding

   

  Greetings,

  I ran across this on another list.

  Please, if you live in the United States, contact your Senators and 
Representatives.

  The below comes from the Dyslexic Advantage web site.  

   

  We Need to Save Bookshare!

   

  The issue: The House of Representatives proposed eliminating funding for 
Bookshare in the FY2017  Labor-H appropriations bill passed in July. The 
Technology and Media budget line that includes Bookshare and other national 
special education programs was drastically cut from $30 million to $16 million. 
 

   

  The background: Senate bill passed at $30 million; level funding from FY2016. 
Both the House and Senate bills include language acknowledging Bookshare’s 
great work. 

   

  What happened? The House funded only continuation awards.  However, 
Bookshare’s funding must be renewed in the coming fiscal year. As a result, the 
House proposal effectively places Bookshare on the chopping block.  

   

  This is a major threat to one of the nation’s most effective and efficient 
special educational programs. We need the House to restore this cut so that 
Bookshare can continue to serve children with disabilities and ensure that 
children in the most underserved communities have access. 

   

  What is Bookshare, and why is it so important? Benetech’s Bookshare project 
provides free access to an online library of accessible texts for all U.S.  
students with a qualified print disability such as a vision impairment or 
dyslexia.  

   

  Bookshare currently has 400,000+ members and nearly 450,000+ titles—members 
have downloaded over 10 million books.  Under IDEA, schools are required to 
provide students with these disabilities accessible versions of the books they 
need for school: braille, large print, and audio versions of their books.  
National programs like Bookshare take up less than 5% of the formula grant 
funding that goes to states and local school districts. Paying for these 
services in each local district, would cost them far more. 

  Bookshare is more than 15 times less expensive per book delivered than the 
prior national program operator: that means we solve the majority of the 
problem with much less money than was spent annually more than a decade ago. 

   

  Without Bookshare, school districts, parents and students will have to revert 
back to scanning their own books—a costly process that impedes students from 
accessing books they need. 

   

  “Words cannot begin to describe the difference that Bookshare has made in our 
son’s life. Now, we cannot pull him away from it as he spends every spare 
moment reading one to two books per week! The constant reading has dramatically 
improved his writing and vocabulary which in turn has increased his grades 
significantly to all A's and B's. He now has an inspired desire to learn.” 
Bookshare Parent 

   

  Our Ask to Your Office 

  Restore Technology and Media FY17 budget line to $30M; level funding from 
FY2016!

   

  from: www.dyslexicadvantage.org

   

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Re: Bookshare Funding

2016-11-11 Thread Billy Maynard
hi tod,

I just wanted to point something out to you given sieghards latest post to you 
about you telling someone who asked ofr  some infor to look on amazon or google 
it.  unlike that responce form you Richard provided you information insted of 
telling you to goto wikipidia or bookshair.org and find it yourself.  You might 
think about this the next time your'e so kirt and rood to others on the list.  

Billy Maynard
P.s. please forgive  any miss spelled names.  My main point was to point out of 
rood Tod was to a previous poster with a question and how nice Richard was  in 
his responce to this question.
  - Original Message - 
  From: Todd Patkus 
  To: viphone@googlegroups.com 
  Sent: Friday, November 11, 2016 8:25 PM
  Subject: RE: Bookshare Funding


  Richard,

   

  Who founded Bookshare?  Who owns Bookshare?

   

  Todd

   

  From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
Richard Turner
  Sent: Friday, November 11, 2016 8:06 PM
  To: 'ViPone list' <viphone@googlegroups.com>
  Subject: Bookshare Funding

   

  Greetings,

  I ran across this on another list.

  Please, if you live in the United States, contact your Senators and 
Representatives.

  The below comes from the Dyslexic Advantage web site.  

   

  We Need to Save Bookshare!

   

  The issue: The House of Representatives proposed eliminating funding for 
Bookshare in the FY2017  Labor-H appropriations bill passed in July. The 
Technology and Media budget line that includes Bookshare and other national 
special education programs was drastically cut from $30 million to $16 million. 
 

   

  The background: Senate bill passed at $30 million; level funding from FY2016. 
Both the House and Senate bills include language acknowledging Bookshare’s 
great work. 

   

  What happened? The House funded only continuation awards.  However, 
Bookshare’s funding must be renewed in the coming fiscal year. As a result, the 
House proposal effectively places Bookshare on the chopping block.  

   

  This is a major threat to one of the nation’s most effective and efficient 
special educational programs. We need the House to restore this cut so that 
Bookshare can continue to serve children with disabilities and ensure that 
children in the most underserved communities have access. 

   

  What is Bookshare, and why is it so important? Benetech’s Bookshare project 
provides free access to an online library of accessible texts for all U.S.  
students with a qualified print disability such as a vision impairment or 
dyslexia.  

   

  Bookshare currently has 400,000+ members and nearly 450,000+ titles—members 
have downloaded over 10 million books.  Under IDEA, schools are required to 
provide students with these disabilities accessible versions of the books they 
need for school: braille, large print, and audio versions of their books.  
National programs like Bookshare take up less than 5% of the formula grant 
funding that goes to states and local school districts. Paying for these 
services in each local district, would cost them far more. 

  Bookshare is more than 15 times less expensive per book delivered than the 
prior national program operator: that means we solve the majority of the 
problem with much less money than was spent annually more than a decade ago. 

   

  Without Bookshare, school districts, parents and students will have to revert 
back to scanning their own books—a costly process that impedes students from 
accessing books they need. 

   

  “Words cannot begin to describe the difference that Bookshare has made in our 
son’s life. Now, we cannot pull him away from it as he spends every spare 
moment reading one to two books per week! The constant reading has dramatically 
improved his writing and vocabulary which in turn has increased his grades 
significantly to all A's and B's. He now has an inspired desire to learn.” 
Bookshare Parent 

   

  Our Ask to Your Office 

  Restore Technology and Media FY17 budget line to $30M; level funding from 
FY2016!

   

  from: www.dyslexicadvantage.org

   

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RE: Bookshare Funding

2016-11-11 Thread Larry Lumpkin
My wife and I have bween Bookshare volunteers for over 15 years and have put up 
hundreds of books.

 

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
Richard Turner
Sent: Friday, November 11, 2016 8:53 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Bookshare Funding

 

First, I’ve copied info from an entry in Wikipedia, which is a nice summary:

 

Bookshare is the world's largest online library of accessible ebooks for people 
with  print disabilities 

. Through its extensive collection of educational and popular titles, 
specialized book formats, and reading tools, Bookshare offers individuals who 
cannot read standard print materials the same ease of access that people 
without disabilities enjoy. In 2007 and 2012, Bookshare received two five-year 
awards from the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education 
Programs (OSEP), to provide free access for all U.S. students with a qualifying 
print disability. 

 

Bookshare has more than 460,000 members and over 460,000 books in its 
collection. Benetech partners with over 820 publishers to add existing books 
and new releases to the Bookshare digital library. Benetech also partners with 
libraries such as New York Public Library to bring accessible content to 
individuals with qualified disabilities. 

  Bookshare is an initiative of Benetech, a Palo Alto, CA-based nonprofit that 
develops and uses technology to create positive social change.

 

Now, here is a link to the Benetech story from their web site.

http://www.benetech.org/about-us/the-benetech-story/

 

The funding from the Department of Education allows Bookshare to provide any 
student, including those in Rehabilitation training centers, to receive a free 
account for each year they are enrolled.  I can’t imagine a world without that 
resource.  Accessing books is so easy now thanks to them compare to when I was 
in school in the late 6’s and 70’s, then in graduate school in the early 90’s.

I can’t remember the last time I wanted to read a book and didn’t find it in a 
format I could access and most of those have been through Bookshare.

 

Richard

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>  
[mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Todd Patkus
Sent: Friday, November 11, 2016 6:25 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> 
Subject: RE: Bookshare Funding

 

Richard,

 

Who founded Bookshare?  Who owns Bookshare?

 

Todd

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>  
[mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Richard Turner
Sent: Friday, November 11, 2016 8:06 PM
To: 'ViPone list' <viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> >
Subject: Bookshare Funding

 

Greetings,

I ran across this on another list.

Please, if you live in the United States, contact your Senators and 
Representatives.

The below comes from the Dyslexic Advantage web site.  

 

We Need to Save Bookshare!

 

The issue: The House of Representatives proposed eliminating funding for 
Bookshare in the FY2017  Labor-H appropriations bill passed in July. The 
Technology and Media budget line that includes Bookshare and other national 
special education programs was drastically cut from $30 million to $16 million. 
 

 

The background: Senate bill passed at $30 million; level funding from FY2016. 
Both the House and Senate bills include language acknowledging Bookshare’s 
great work. 

 

What happened? The House funded only continuation awards.  However, Bookshare’s 
funding must be renewed in the coming fiscal year. As a result, the House 
proposal effectively places Bookshare on the chopping block.  

 

This is a major threat to one of the nation’s most effective and efficient 
special educational programs. We need the House to restore this cut so that 
Bookshare can continue to serve children with disabilities and ensure that 
children in the most underserved communities have access. 

 

What is Bookshare, and why is it so important? Benetech’s Bookshare project 
provides free access to an online library of accessible texts for all U.S.  
students with a qualified print disability such as a vision impairment or 
dyslexia.  

 

Bookshare currently has 400,000+ members and nearly 450,000+ titles—members 
have downloaded over 10 million books.  Under IDEA, schools are required to 
provide students with these disabilities accessible versions of the books they 
need for school: braille, large print, and audio versions of their books.  
National programs like Bookshare take up less than 5% of the formula grant 
funding that goes to states and local school districts. Paying for these 
services in each local district, would cost them far more. 

Bookshare is more than 15 times less expensive per book delivered than the 
prior national program operator: that means we solve the majority of the 
problem with much less money than was spent a

RE: Bookshare Funding

2016-11-11 Thread Richard Turner
First, I’ve copied info from an entry in Wikipedia, which is a nice summary:

Bookshare is the world's largest online library of accessible ebooks for people 
with  print disabilities
. Through its extensive collection of educational and popular titles, 
specialized book formats, and reading tools, Bookshare offers individuals who 
cannot read standard print materials the same ease of access that people 
without disabilities enjoy. In 2007 and 2012, Bookshare received two five-year 
awards from the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education 
Programs (OSEP), to provide free access for all U.S. students with a qualifying 
print disability.

Bookshare has more than 460,000 members and over 460,000 books in its 
collection. Benetech partners with over 820 publishers to add existing books 
and new releases to the Bookshare digital library. Benetech also partners with 
libraries such as New York Public Library to bring accessible content to 
individuals with qualified disabilities.
  Bookshare is an initiative of Benetech, a Palo Alto, CA-based nonprofit that 
develops and uses technology to create positive social change.

Now, here is a link to the Benetech story from their web site.
http://www.benetech.org/about-us/the-benetech-story/

The funding from the Department of Education allows Bookshare to provide any 
student, including those in Rehabilitation training centers, to receive a free 
account for each year they are enrolled.  I can’t imagine a world without that 
resource.  Accessing books is so easy now thanks to them compare to when I was 
in school in the late 6’s and 70’s, then in graduate school in the early 90’s.
I can’t remember the last time I wanted to read a book and didn’t find it in a 
format I could access and most of those have been through Bookshare.

Richard

From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
Todd Patkus
Sent: Friday, November 11, 2016 6:25 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Bookshare Funding

Richard,

Who founded Bookshare?  Who owns Bookshare?

Todd

From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
Richard Turner
Sent: Friday, November 11, 2016 8:06 PM
To: 'ViPone list' <viphone@googlegroups.com>
Subject: Bookshare Funding

Greetings,
I ran across this on another list.
Please, if you live in the United States, contact your Senators and 
Representatives.
The below comes from the Dyslexic Advantage web site.

We Need to Save Bookshare!

The issue: The House of Representatives proposed eliminating funding for 
Bookshare in the FY2017  Labor-H appropriations bill passed in July. The 
Technology and Media budget line that includes Bookshare and other national 
special education programs was drastically cut from $30 million to $16 million.

The background: Senate bill passed at $30 million; level funding from FY2016. 
Both the House and Senate bills include language acknowledging Bookshare’s 
great work.

What happened? The House funded only continuation awards.  However, Bookshare’s 
funding must be renewed in the coming fiscal year. As a result, the House 
proposal effectively places Bookshare on the chopping block.

This is a major threat to one of the nation’s most effective and efficient 
special educational programs. We need the House to restore this cut so that 
Bookshare can continue to serve children with disabilities and ensure that 
children in the most underserved communities have access.

What is Bookshare, and why is it so important? Benetech’s Bookshare project 
provides free access to an online library of accessible texts for all U.S.  
students with a qualified print disability such as a vision impairment or 
dyslexia.

Bookshare currently has 400,000+ members and nearly 450,000+ titles—members 
have downloaded over 10 million books.  Under IDEA, schools are required to 
provide students with these disabilities accessible versions of the books they 
need for school: braille, large print, and audio versions of their books.  
National programs like Bookshare take up less than 5% of the formula grant 
funding that goes to states and local school districts. Paying for these 
services in each local district, would cost them far more.
Bookshare is more than 15 times less expensive per book delivered than the 
prior national program operator: that means we solve the majority of the 
problem with much less money than was spent annually more than a decade ago.

Without Bookshare, school districts, parents and students will have to revert 
back to scanning their own books—a costly process that impedes students from 
accessing books they need.

“Words cannot begin to describe the difference that Bookshare has made in our 
son’s life. Now, we cannot pull him away from it as he spends every spare 
moment reading one to two books per week! The constant reading has dramatically 
improved his writing and vocabulary which in turn has increased his grades 
significantly to all A's and B

RE: Bookshare Funding

2016-11-11 Thread Todd Patkus
Richard,

 

Who founded Bookshare?  Who owns Bookshare?

 

Todd

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
Richard Turner
Sent: Friday, November 11, 2016 8:06 PM
To: 'ViPone list' <viphone@googlegroups.com>
Subject: Bookshare Funding

 

Greetings,

I ran across this on another list.

Please, if you live in the United States, contact your Senators and 
Representatives.

The below comes from the Dyslexic Advantage web site.  

 

We Need to Save Bookshare!

 

The issue: The House of Representatives proposed eliminating funding for 
Bookshare in the FY2017  Labor-H appropriations bill passed in July. The 
Technology and Media budget line that includes Bookshare and other national 
special education programs was drastically cut from $30 million to $16 million. 
 

 

The background: Senate bill passed at $30 million; level funding from FY2016. 
Both the House and Senate bills include language acknowledging Bookshare’s 
great work. 

 

What happened? The House funded only continuation awards.  However, Bookshare’s 
funding must be renewed in the coming fiscal year. As a result, the House 
proposal effectively places Bookshare on the chopping block.  

 

This is a major threat to one of the nation’s most effective and efficient 
special educational programs. We need the House to restore this cut so that 
Bookshare can continue to serve children with disabilities and ensure that 
children in the most underserved communities have access. 

 

What is Bookshare, and why is it so important? Benetech’s Bookshare project 
provides free access to an online library of accessible texts for all U.S.  
students with a qualified print disability such as a vision impairment or 
dyslexia.  

 

Bookshare currently has 400,000+ members and nearly 450,000+ titles—members 
have downloaded over 10 million books.  Under IDEA, schools are required to 
provide students with these disabilities accessible versions of the books they 
need for school: braille, large print, and audio versions of their books.  
National programs like Bookshare take up less than 5% of the formula grant 
funding that goes to states and local school districts. Paying for these 
services in each local district, would cost them far more. 

Bookshare is more than 15 times less expensive per book delivered than the 
prior national program operator: that means we solve the majority of the 
problem with much less money than was spent annually more than a decade ago. 

 

Without Bookshare, school districts, parents and students will have to revert 
back to scanning their own books—a costly process that impedes students from 
accessing books they need. 

 

“Words cannot begin to describe the difference that Bookshare has made in our 
son’s life. Now, we cannot pull him away from it as he spends every spare 
moment reading one to two books per week! The constant reading has dramatically 
improved his writing and vocabulary which in turn has increased his grades 
significantly to all A's and B's. He now has an inspired desire to learn.” 
Bookshare Parent 

 

Our Ask to Your Office 

Restore Technology and Media FY17 budget line to $30M; level funding from 
FY2016!

 

from: www.dyslexicadvantage.org <http://www.dyslexicadvantage.org> 

 

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Bookshare Funding

2016-11-11 Thread Richard Turner
Greetings,
I ran across this on another list.
Please, if you live in the United States, contact your Senators and 
Representatives.
The below comes from the Dyslexic Advantage web site.

We Need to Save Bookshare!

The issue: The House of Representatives proposed eliminating funding for 
Bookshare in the FY2017  Labor-H appropriations bill passed in July. The 
Technology and Media budget line that includes Bookshare and other national 
special education programs was drastically cut from $30 million to $16 million.

The background: Senate bill passed at $30 million; level funding from FY2016. 
Both the House and Senate bills include language acknowledging Bookshare's 
great work.

What happened? The House funded only continuation awards.  However, Bookshare's 
funding must be renewed in the coming fiscal year. As a result, the House 
proposal effectively places Bookshare on the chopping block.

This is a major threat to one of the nation's most effective and efficient 
special educational programs. We need the House to restore this cut so that 
Bookshare can continue to serve children with disabilities and ensure that 
children in the most underserved communities have access.

What is Bookshare, and why is it so important? Benetech's Bookshare project 
provides free access to an online library of accessible texts for all U.S.  
students with a qualified print disability such as a vision impairment or 
dyslexia.

Bookshare currently has 400,000+ members and nearly 450,000+ titles-members 
have downloaded over 10 million books.  Under IDEA, schools are required to 
provide students with these disabilities accessible versions of the books they 
need for school: braille, large print, and audio versions of their books.  
National programs like Bookshare take up less than 5% of the formula grant 
funding that goes to states and local school districts. Paying for these 
services in each local district, would cost them far more.
Bookshare is more than 15 times less expensive per book delivered than the 
prior national program operator: that means we solve the majority of the 
problem with much less money than was spent annually more than a decade ago.

Without Bookshare, school districts, parents and students will have to revert 
back to scanning their own books-a costly process that impedes students from 
accessing books they need.

"Words cannot begin to describe the difference that Bookshare has made in our 
son's life. Now, we cannot pull him away from it as he spends every spare 
moment reading one to two books per week! The constant reading has dramatically 
improved his writing and vocabulary which in turn has increased his grades 
significantly to all A's and B's. He now has an inspired desire to learn." 
Bookshare Parent

Our Ask to Your Office
Restore Technology and Media FY17 budget line to $30M; level funding from 
FY2016!

from: www.dyslexicadvantage.org

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