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Blogs
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Strong, Open, and Usable Encryption: Meet the Next Generation of the Martus Project
Today, International Human Rights Day, we celebrate the fundamental proposition in the Universal Declaration that human rights belong equally to…
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The Chronicle of Philanthropy Cites Jim Fruchterman on the Promise of Satellite Imagery for Nonprofits
Satellite imagery is expensive, but its potential to create social good excites nonprofit technology experts. In a story that reports…
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Give Time and Talent on #GivingTuesday: Join the SocialCoding4Good Community
Today, #GivingTuesday, is all about giving back to support causes that make the world better, and volunteering time and talent…
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Giving Thanks, Looking Ahead: An Open Letter to the Bookshare Community
Dear Friends, I always appreciate hearing from our members and getting a glimpse into how Bookshare is making a positive…
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Google’s T.V. Raman on Open Source Technology as a Force for Social Good
I recently had the pleasure of sitting down with Google Research Scientist, T.V. Raman, for a conversation about tech volunteerism, the…
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Accessible eBooks for Equal Opportunity: Jim Fruchterman’s Essay in UNICEF’s State of the World’s Children 2015
In the United States, all too many students with disabilities are still denied equal opportunity to engage in the same…
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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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