PALO ALTO, Calif., Nov. 01, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Benetech, a worldwide nonprofit centered on offering equitable alternatives for all learners, right this moment on National Family Literacy Day, introduced the appointment of Tamara Rorie to its Board of Directors. Tamara is the pinnacle of the Patron Engagement Section for the National Library Service (NLS) for the Blind and Print Disabled, a service unit of the Library of Congress. She has over twenty years of authorized and edtech expertise with a deep understanding of shopper rights and discrimination. The Benetech board, a various and extremely skilled group of professionals, leverages collective experience and management from a broad spectrum of sectors together with know-how, business, philanthropy, and legislation to advance the group’s mission of driving fairness in training.
“As a global social enterprise that leverages emerging technologies to reduce barriers to equitable education, we believe that no person should be excluded because learning materials are inaccessible to them,” mentioned Ayan Kishore, CEO, Benetech. “It is imperative that we continue to include experts on our team whose experiences are aligned with the communities we serve. Tamara’s expertise in advocacy and education services lends a valuable perspective that will help shape how Benetech empowers students with learning differences and disabilities around the world, to pursue education, gain employment, and realize their dreams.”
As the latest member of Benetech’s Board of Directors, Tamara will present precious strategic steering to assist Benetech ship on its key affect objectives. This consists of increasing the footprint of the Bookshare platform for accessible supplies, in addition to the Bookshare Reader Suite of instruments aimed toward growing fairness in entry to studying and studying, particularly for many who do not need common entry to the web, or time and sources to spend money on supplemental assistive know-how.
“As someone who reads over 400 books a year using alternative text and works with print disabled patrons on a daily basis, I value the role of technology in providing access to education and creating opportunities by sharing the power of information with everyone. Benetech’s focus on equity in education — especially within communities that are historically underserved — resonates with my values around inclusion,” mentioned Rorie. “I look forward to working with Benetech to deliver on the promise of equitable education for all students regardless of their zip code or abilities.”
View all Benetech Board of Director member profiles at: https://benetech.org/about/leadership/board/
Background on Tamara Rorie
- Over twenty years of expertise advocating for folks with disabilities
- Head of the Patron Engagement Section for the National Library Service (NLS) for the Blind and Print Disabled; develops and oversees patron programming, consults with NLS’s community of state libraries on patron points.
- Previously the Assistant Director within the Alternative Media Access Center, on the Georgia Institute of Technology.
- Prior to coming into area of different textual content, was a working towards legal professional centered on shopper rights and discrimination.
- Juris Doctorate from Wake Forest University School of Law; BA in Political Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
- Current member (previous Chair) of the Braille Authority of North America.
About Benetech
Benetech believes that equitable entry to training is a human proper. Our know-how and companies break down systemic limitations and empower all learners regardless of capacity. Around the world, we accomplice with native communities to increase inclusive and equitable training alternatives. To date we have now delivered greater than 20 million accessible books serving to over 1.5 million college students, jobseekers, and adults to learn, be taught, and pursue their goals. Visit www.benetech.org.
