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10X People with Disabilities Hired!

Benetech loves working with communities that are getting behind a Big Hairy Audacious Goal [BHAG in management-speak]. When there is critical mass behind an audacious goal, our job at Benetech is to figure out how the software and data savvy of Silicon Valley can support that movement. Our latest project is working with the Workplace […]

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Talking Disability Rights with AXSChat’s Neil Milliken 

Neil Milliken is the head of accessibility and inclusion at Atos, a global leader in digital transformation. He is an expert in the field of access to technology for people with disabilities and is the distinguished host of AXSChat, an online community of individuals dedicated to creating an inclusive world through access to technology and information. The following Q&A with Neil dives […]

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Let’s Get Healthy California: Leveraging Data, Tools, and Technology

Last week, Benetech’s VP of Labs, Anh Bui, and I traveled to Sacramento to attend the 2018 Let’s Get Healthy California Innovation Conference. We joined hundreds of policymakers, nonprofits, community members and health care leaders from all over the nation to make progress on a ten-year goal to make California the healthiest state in the […]

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Martus Sunset

15 years supporting safety and security for human rights defenders Martus, the original end-to-end encrypted software for human rights data collection, has empowered human rights defenders for 15 years. It was a groundbreaking platform, enabling structured information management, cloud backup, and client-side end-to-end encryption, and we’re proud of the safety and support it has provided […]

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How Two Crazy Reading Ladies Teach Even Crazier Reading Skills

The expectations of middle school are daunting enough without the added challenges for students with learning disabilities. Students who have difficulty with reading skills and comprehension find themselves at a disadvantage that has repercussions academically and socially. Fortunately, Horace Mann Middle School in Franklin, Massachusetts, has Erin O’Leary and Mary Cotillo, affectionately known by their […]

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