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Blogs
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Opensource.com Names Martus Among Top Open Source Projects Making Real Impact
One of the strengths of the open source community is its ability to bring concentrated effort to bear on pressing…
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Jim Fruchterman Discusses Ethics and Responsibility in Technology-for-Good, on the IEEE SSIT Blog
Our networked world has advanced to a point where information technology is touching all aspects of society, but we have…
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Benetech Successfully Exits Environment Open Source Initiative Miradi
I’m delighted to announce that the Benetech team is celebrating a new milestone: we have successfully exited our environment software…
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Proceso Magazine Cites Enrique Piracés on the Trans-Pacific Partnership’s Risks to Privacy
The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a trade pact that the United States is negotiating with eleven other countries throughout the Asia-Pacific…
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Donor Spotlight: Carole H. Lake
This is a guest post by long-time Bookshare donor Carole Lake. Why do I support Bookshare, the accessible online library…
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Jim Fruchterman and Betsy Beaumon Discuss Benetech’s “Open Source for Good” Model on The Open Standard
At the heart of Silicon Valley—where the focus is all about things like enterprise hardware and software, consumer apps, digital…
News
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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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