2017 Accessibility Guidelines Libraries 
Edsurge
APRIL 22, 2019
Working with more than 850 publishers across the world, the library adds as many as 100,000 titles every year, according to Brad Turner, vice president and general manager of global education and literacy at Benetech , the nonprofit that runs Bookshare. Several others will soon get the certification, according to Turner.
edWeb.net
MAY 1, 2019
If the workday of an adult typically requires seamless broadband access, then it’s reasonable that today’s students need the same access during their school day. The key is the state leadership to make broadband accessible to all. More important, states are starting to recognize the need for equitable access off site.
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NeverEndingSearch
JULY 21, 2021
We actually have been working since 2017, to try to get this data project funded. For example, one of the things that we learned was that the majority of Hispanic school districts are twice as likely not to have school libraries as the majority non-Hispanic districts. Let’s put her in the library. Do you have any hunches?
User Generated Education
JUNE 8, 2017
If there is a makerspace in your school, it may be down the hall, in the library, or in another building. If this is how the makerspace is set up in your school, then your kids may not have access to the resources, materials, and tools when they need them, especially for STEM or STEAM. Post by Jackie Gerstein, Ed.D. Please join us!
Edsurge
APRIL 18, 2018
That posed a particular problem for her since she needed her account to access an audiobook for a history class. “I A Facebook group dedicated to the issue has more than 4,000 members, with many detailing their efforts contacting Amazon to resolve the issue—and voicing their frustrations with not having access to their accounts.
Edsurge
JUNE 22, 2017
Follett believes [the best practices] would effectively restrict access to low-cost used and rental course materials on campus,” the statement reads. Ray Griffin, CEO of Follet, says his company has been working to find and remove counterfeit materials from its library. Other textbook distributors, including Chegg, Inc.
Edsurge
JULY 28, 2016
As I reflect on the upcoming 2016-2017 school year, I wonder how this negativity has affected my own 5th grade reading classroom. My learners needed choices that my physical book collection could not provide, and I need a way to bolster my library and give students more choices. What is available to my learners at school and at home?
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