HumanWare is pleased to have Bookshare.org present
Bookshare.org:
Books Without Barriers
When: November 6, 2008 at 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM Eastern Standard
Time (EST)
Location: http://www.tcconference.com/humanware
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All participants go to: http://www.tcconference.com/humanware
(note if you are a first time user you will need to select
the download button prior to entering the session this will
take a few minutes. Once done select "enter the room"
follow instruction, no password needed).
Join us for a webinar, presented by Mario
Oliveros, Partner Program Manager with Bookshare.org. As
Partner Program Manager, Mario works to bring Bookshare.org
services and tools to individuals with print disabilities
around the nation. Bookshare.org is the world's largest
online library of accessible books for people with print
disabilities, and its mission is to remove the barriers
that prevent people with print disabilities from accessing
and reading high quality books.
The goal of this presentation is to demonstrate how Bookshare.org
helps people with print disabilities to gain access to much
needed reading materials through its online library and
a variety of assistive technologies. Bookshare.org's work
has proven that by providing easy access to high quality
reading materials, individuals with print disabilities become
more engaged in the world of books and enjoy reading more!
During this presentation Mario will discuss a variety of
benefits that come with a Bookshare.org membership including
access to over 41,000 educational books, leisure reading,
special collections, and periodicals. He will discuss the
impact of Bookshare.org in schools and education and how
membership is now FREE for all students of any age through
an award from the U.S Department of Education, Office of
Special Education Programs. And he will discuss how books
are downloaded from the Bookshare.org library and read with
assistive technology.
Specifically, participants will learn:
• What is Bookshare.org?
• What is in the Bookshare.org library?
• What are the benefits of Bookshare.org?
• Who is eligible for Bookshare.org, and what are the
membership options?
• How are books read using assistive technology?
• How to get started reading books with Bookshare.org?
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Mario's Bio
Mario Oliveros serves as the Partner Program Manager for Bookshare.org.
He has over 9 years of hi-tech marketing and nonprofit experience,
including outreach and development in higher education. At Bookshare.org,
he manages partnership development, including marketing and outreach
with parent organizations, assistive technology centers, assistive
technology developers, students, and teachers. Mario achieved
a Bachelors degree in Economics and a Masters degree in the Social
Sciences, both from the University of Chicago. Mario has also
achieved a Masters degree in Public Administration with a focus
on Nonprofit leadership as a National Urban Fellow.
About HumanWare
HumanWare is the global leader in assistive technologies for
the print disabled. HumanWare provides products to people who
are blind or have low vision, and persons/or individuals with
learning disabilities. HumanWare offers a collection of innovative
products, including BrailleNote, the leading productivity device
for the blind in education, business, and for personal use; the
Victor Reader product line, the world's leading digital audiobook
players; myReader2, HumanWare's unique "auto-reader"
for people with low vision; and the ClassMate Reader, the only
portable book player to offer synchronized text and audio for
individuals.
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