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Benetech Service Net Begins First of Its Kind Nonprofit Data Collaboration Pilot

Today, we are announcing the implementation of a first of its kind data-collaboration, making it easier for people to get connected to the services that they need. Over the next six months, six Bay Area organizations will use Benetech Service Net to share and maintain their records on local social and human services.

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Benetech’s Bookshare by the Numbers 2019

At the end of 2017, I shared Bookshare by the Numbers. Since then, our collection and membership has continued to grow and reach new milestones. We have added over 100,000 more members and delivered 2,000,000 more books. We’ve expanded to new countries and added new publisher partners, allowing Bookshare to reach more people with more […]

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Benetech Adds More State Library Partners to Bring Bookshare to Patrons with Reading Barriers

Libraries in Alabama, Massachusetts, and Florida join five other state libraries to offer Bookshare’s 690,000 accessible ebooks to expand reading opportunities. In December, 2015, New York Public Library expanded its services to offer Bookshare’s library of accessible ebooks to patrons who cannot read printed books due to a disability such as dyslexia, blindness, low vision, […]

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When Universities Collaborate, Students Win! EMMA Consortium Empowers Students to Read Their Way

I’m headed to George Mason University for the kick-off of an exciting new project in higher education – one that could dramatically change the learning experience of students with reading barriers. Our goal: establish an online library that allows member universities to find and use accessible materials created at other participating institutions, reducing costs and shortening the […]

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Benetech Partners with United Arab Emirates to Bring Accessible Ebooks to Emiratis with Disabilities

UAE launches significant effort to provide educational opportunities and create a more inclusive society Benetech, the leading software for social good nonprofit, has launched a partnership with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Roads and Transport Authority in Dubai to provide the technology to help the UAE build a digital library for people with reading barriers […]

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