[Pibe-division] Fw: Webinar Thur. Feb. 19: Bookshare is getting bigger and better!

[Robert Jaquiss]

Hello:

     I thought this might be of interest.

Regards,

Robert Jaquiss

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From: "Prof Norm Coombs" <norm.coombs at GMAIL.COM>
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Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 11:59 AM
Subject: Webinar Thur. Feb. 19: Bookshare is getting bigger and better!


> Webinar Thur. Feb. 19: Bookshare is getting bigger and better!
>
> Colleges and universities are making more and better of the avilability of
> electronic books online to support students with disabilities.  This
> Webinar will help you keep up-to-date on current advances.
>
> Public Webinar on Thursday, February 19 at 2 PM Eastern
> Presenter: Betsy Burgess, Director of Marketing for Bookshare
>
> One of the fastest growing online resources for electronic books for 
> people
> with print disabilities is Bookshare It has been providing electronic 
> books
> online for several years, and its collection of books and the quality of
> its texts has constantly been improving. Recently, armed with a large
> grant, it has launched a new initiative making several changes. The
> quantity and quality of books has taken a giant leap forward. Some of the
> funds has been sent on designing a much richer and more useful Web 
> interface.
>
> This work has been made possible as the result of a grant Bookshare
> received recently.  The First link below will take you to the recording of
> Jim Fruchterman from Bookshare sharing the impact the grant is
> having.  Jim's presentation was a year ago:
> http://easi.cc/archive/bshare/bshare.htm
>
> You need to register now to save a seat for the Webinar update on Thursday
> Feb. 19.  Registering will get you the link for accessing the live event
> and it will also get you a link later to its recording.
> Use the link now below to register and the registration will be half way
> down the page:
> http://easi.cc/clinic.htm
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> Norman Coombs norm.coombs at gmail.com
> CEO EASI Equal Access to Software and Information
> phone (949) 855-4852 (NOTE pacific time zone)
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> Norman Coombs norm.coombs at gmail.com
> CEO EASI Equal Access to Software and Information
> phone (949) 855-4852 (NOTE pacific time zone)
> ****READ ABOUT THE DICK BANKS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP:
> http://easi.cc/scholarship.htm
>
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