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Books for

Every Child in

Every Language

This presentation will explore how the Bloom platform enables STEM content to be adapted to varying audiences, including, especially, linguistic minorities, the visually impaired, and the Deaf.

Bloom has more than a decade of use in developing reading materials for linguistically marginalized communities, with more than 880 languages represented in the library. More recently, it has added the capability to produce accessible books for the visually impaired (500+ books) and sign language books for the Deaf (also 500+). The Bloom Library already hosts more than 400 books on STEM-related topics and can be a means of creating new STEM content and adapting existing content for new audiences and needs. Bloom's output ranges from PDFs for printing simple books to more sophisticated digital books that incorporate narrated audio, sign language, and interactive activities, and its output formats include ePUB, Bloom’s native BloomPUB format, and video for sharing on social media. Bloom thus makes content available in multiple forms for diverse audiences, making it an ideal tool for developing and disseminating STEM content within the framework of Universal Design for Learning.

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What if there were

NO BOOKS

in your language?

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Bloom Platform

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Multiple Distribution Channels

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Books that Reflect the Community

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Inclusive Books

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bloomlibrary.org

Ready to Use STEM Content

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Counting Books

Basic Math

Advanced Concepts

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Reinforce Learning with Activities

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Integrating AI into Bloom

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bloom@sil.org

bloom.sil.org

bloomlibrary.org