Benetech is partnering with these libraries across the US to vastly increase access to books for their qualified patrons. Through these partnerships, libraries can grant their patrons with reading barriers free access to virtually any book they want to read from Bookshare’s enormous collection of accessible ebooks.
With new revelations surrounding the hacking of Amazon founder, and Washington Post owner, Jeff Bezos’ phone, the growing pervasiveness of mobile hacking and surveillance tools has won national attention. This high profile case spotlights a threat that has been a major concern in the human rights realm for years.
2019 was a year of many milestones for Benetech. In our work across education, poverty alleviation, and human rights, our community of users, partners, employees, and supporters have shared their perspectives on the power of software for social good. Below are our top five blogs of 2019 that highlight these impactful stories.
KP Naidu is the new VP, Benetech Labs, and will oversee Benetech’s early stage software initiatives across poverty alleviation, human rights, and inclusive education and employment, and take the most viable ones to scale.
With the launch of Bookshare Ireland, people with reading barriers, such as dyslexia or a visual impairment, just got access to over 500,000 books in multiple digital formats that they can read in a variety of different formats, totaling two million reading options.
