[bksvol-discuss] Re: [bookshare-discuss] All Massachusetts Elementary Schools to Receive UniqueBook That Every Child Can Read
- From: "John J. Boyer" <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 9 Nov 2004 21:44:08 -0600 (CST)
Shelley,
This is nice, but I don't see anything about braille or tactile
grapahics. How will deaf-blind children use the book?
John
On Tue, 9 Nov 2004, Shelley L. Rhodes wrote:
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> Business Wire
> Monday, November 08, 2004
>
> All Massachusetts Elementary Schools to Receive Unique Book That Every Child
> Can Read
>
> WELLESLEY and BEDFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 8, 2004--
>
> New Children's Poetry and Art Book Comes with CD That All Students,
> Including Those with Learning Disabilities or Visual Impairments, Can Access
> and Enjoy
>
> Authors to Deliver First Shipment to Patrick O'Hearn Elementary School in
> Dorchester, MA
>
> The Kurzweil Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to fostering
> the creative application of technology to human needs, and Kurzweil
> Educational Systems, Inc., innovator of reading technology for individuals
> with learning disabilities or visual impairments, today announced a donation
> of 1400 books and accompanying CDs to all Massachusetts elementary schools.
> Forever Poems for Then and Now by Sonya Kurzweil, Ph.D. and Amy Kurzweil, a
> newly published children's poetry and art education book, will ship to
> schools during American Education Week, November 14-20, 2004. The donation
> to elementary schools complements the introduction of poetry as part of the
> standard 5th grade English Language Arts curriculum in Massachusetts.
>
> The book donation will be kicked-off at an authors' poetry reading to the
> 4th and 5th grade students of the Patrick O'Hearn Elementary School in
> Dorchester, MA on Friday, November 12th at 2:15 p.m. Using an e-file of the
> book included on a CD in the book, a student will also demonstrate how to
> access and read aloud a selection of poems via the computer using Kurzweil
> Educational Systems' Kurzweil 3000 software.
>
> Forever Poems for Now and Then is the product of a 10-year collaboration
> between a mother, Sonya Kurzweil, Ph.D., and her daughter, Amy Kurzweil. The
> book features original poetry paired with famous artwork. Beautifully
> reproduced art examples of realism, impressionism, pop, folk, and abstract
> art accompany poetry that offers simple truths and reveals a loving
> mother-daughter relationship. Forever Poems for Now and Then contains such
> famous works as Vincent Van Gogh's Starry Night, Claude Monet's Water
> Lilies, Gustav Klimt's The Three Ages of Women and Salvador Dali's Landscape
> with Butterflies.
>
> Sonya Kurzweil is a psychotherapist, developmental psychologist and an
> instructor in psychology at Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School. Amy
> Kurzweil is in the 12th grade at Milton Academy in Milton, Massachusetts.
> Both live in Boston.
>
> "This donation truly embodies the spirit of applying technology to human
> need--in this case, students. By combining and electronic and hard copy of
> the book, all children in Massachusetts elementary schools--regardless of
> whether they struggle with the printed word because of a learning or visual
> disability--can read the heartwarming poems and enjoy the artwork using
> Kurzweil 3000 or 1000", said Michael Sokol, President and CEO, Kurzweil
> Educational Systems, Inc. "We applaud the commitment of schools in Boston
> and across the Commonwealth to support all students regardless of their
> ability by making beautiful books like this one accessible with assistive
> technology."
>
> About The Kurzweil Foundation
>
> The Kurzweil Foundation, established in 1986 by Raymond Kurzweil, donates
> tens of thousands of dollars annually in grants and scholarships to
> individuals with disabilities. Mr. Kurzweil, a pioneer of
> pattern-recognition technologies, has made a career of helping others while
> showing a flair for integrating technology and the arts. Over the past
> thirty-five years Kurzweil has produced a lengthy list of achievements and
> innovations that have enriched society, including advancing artificial
> intelligence (AI) technologies; founding, developing, and selling four
> successful companies; and writing two best-selling books that support his
> predictions for the twenty-first century. Sonya Kurzweil and Amy Kurzweil
> are the wife and daughter of Mr. Kurzweil. For more information about The
> Kurzweil Foundation, call 781-263-0000.
>
> About Kurzweil 3000 and Kurzweil 1000
>
> Kurzweil 3000 is widely recognized as the most comprehensive and integrated
> solution for addressing language and literacy difficulties. The software
> uses a multi-sensory approach - presenting printed or electronic text on the
> computer screen with added visual and audible accessibility. The product
> incorporates a host of dynamic features, including powerful decoding, study
> skills, writing and test-taking tools, all designed to adapt to each
> individual's learning style and to encourage active learning.
>
> Kurzweil 1000 helps people with visual impairments access virtually any
> printed or electronic publication by making text audible. The product
> provides tools for searching, indexing, outlining, annotating, embossing,
> and creating documents or audio files. Kurzweil 1000 enables online access
> to books, magazines, encyclopedias and educational tools that promote more
> active reading by students as well as personal, home office and professional
> productivity. Kurzweil 1000 also shares information through e-mail, faxing,
> photocopying or outputting documents and audio files to portable devices.
>
> About Kurzweil Educational Systems, Inc.
>
> Kurzweil Educational Systems, founded in 1996, is the industry leader and
> innovator of reading, writing and learning solutions for people with
> learning disabilities, and people who are blind or visually impaired. Ray
> Kurzweil, a co-founder of the original company, invented computer-based
> reading machine technology 25 years ago to provide access to printed text
> for the blind. With a pioneering history in developing assistive technology,
> the company has received worldwide recognition for enabling people with
> disabilities to lead more independent lives through improved reading and
> writing abilities. Kurzweil Educational Systems and Kurzweil 3000 have
> recently received several industry excellence awards from organizations
> including the Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA), the
> Learning Disabilities Association of Massachusetts (LDAM), The Heller
> Reports, Media and Methods, eSchool News, District Administration,
> Technology & Learning and ComputEd Gazette publications. For more company
> and product information or to order online, visit www.kurzweiledu.com
>
> Forever Poems for Now and Then Publication Details
>
> -- Author(s): Sonya Kurzweil, Amy Kurzweil
>
> -- ISBN: 1-932100-39-3
>
> -- Publication Month: September 2004
>
> -- Retail: $15.95 (US)
>
> -- Publisher: BenBella Books
>
> -- Cover: Hardcover
>
> Kurzweil Educational Systems, Inc. is a registered trademark of, and
> Kurzweil 3000 and Kurzweil 3000 LearnStation are trademarks of, Kurzweil
> Educational Systems, Inc. Other company names and products are trademarks or
> registered trademarks of their respective companies.
>
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