Readeezy is a digital library for struggling/disabled adolescent, teen and young adult readers. It is the first of its kind to offer ebooks that are illustrated, animated and interactive, with gaming questions at the end of each chapter to check for understanding. Stories are written at accessible reading levels and are age-respectful. Readeezy is unique in that it does not require teacher intervention; the books can be read independently anywhere readers can access the website (readeezy.com). Readeezy was a finalist in the SIIA Innovation Awards competition and a second round competitor for a Learning Engineering Tools grant from the Futures Forum as we;; as the Vital Prize Challenge. We have been awarded grants from Develop for Good which has made our library responsive for smartphones. There will be ten books in the library by the end of summer, 2023. As a micro-startup, we operate on a very small budget but we are growing and anticipate the next year will see our library expand. Our not-for-profit, Readeezy Literacy (readeezyliteracy.org) is our fundraising arm for donations, grants, etc. to further build the library. We have earned a Silver Seal of Transparency from Candid (https://www.guidestar.org/Profile/86-3648390)
For more info and to hear our story, go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wMTKiwdxJ4
