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Blogs
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Advancing Inclusive Education and Equal Opportunity with Accessible eBooks
Rapid changes in the fields of consumer technology, education, and publishing make it possible to address the needs of the…
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India-West Highlights Benetech’s New USAID Grant to Improve Literacy for Children Who Are Blind in India
More than 250 million children around the world cannot read or write, representing “a quiet crisis that is casting entire…
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The Chronicle of Philanthropy Cites Jim Fruchterman on Tech’s Power for Good
Drones, 3D printers, satellite imagery, high-tech sensors, and other advanced technologies that got their start in business, science, or the…
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Born Accessible and the New Golden Age of Inclusive Education
Betsy Beaumon’s Keynote Address at the 52nd Annual Learning Disabilities Association of America Conference Rapid advances in technology are remaking…
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The Future of Human Rights Technology: The Role of Silicon Valley
How can we create more opportunities for technology companies to support human rights organizations? What will help ensure that the…
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Benetech Wins All Children Reading: A Grand Challenge for Development Grant to Improve Literacy for Primary School Students with Disabilities in India
We are delighted to share that USAID, World Vision, and the Australian Government awarded Benetech a 2015 grant to improve…
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Recent highlights
2023
- Business Mirror: An ebook Library for Those with Reading Barriers
- School Library Journal: Serving Blind and Low-Vision Children Well Benefits All Students. Here Are Suggestions.
- Publisher’s Weekly: Lerner Publishing Group’s New Partnership Centers Accessibility
- Publishing Perspectives: Pearson Named A Benetech Global Certified Accessible Publisher
- National Federation of the Blind (NFB): Getting Books on Time with Bookshare
- BBC News: Visually-impaired Nottingham Law Student Praises Book Scheme
2022
- Government Technology: DoE Grant to Fund Digital Materials for Disabled Students
- Forbes: How AI Is Being Used To Help Blind Students ‘Visualize’ Graphs And Charts
- K-12 Dive: Nonprofit Uses AI to Make STEM Materials More Accessible
- Edutopia: Tools for Supporting Students With Reading Disabilities
- Eyes on Success Podcast: 2214 Bookshare Reader for Smart Speakers
- AppleVis Podcast: AppleVis Extra #85: Hema Natarajan Discusses the Upcoming Bookshare Reader Suite for Web, Mobile, and Smart Speaker
- Duke Fuqua Center for Advancement of Social Entrepreneurship: Why We’re Excited About Benetech’s Impact Potential
- K-12 Dive: 3 Inclusive Education Myths Busted
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