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Unchecked Surveillance Is a Threat to Human Rights
At Benetech, we are deeply concerned about the growing reach of state surveillance under outdated legal frameworks. Our Human Rights…
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Meet Our Google Summer of Code 2013 Students—Part 1
This summer, for the second consecutive year, we partnered with Google Summer of Code. Thanks to this excellent program, we’ve…
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Bookshare Web Reader Delivers Instant “Read Now” Experience
Some of you may be surprised to learn that Bookshare is more than “just” the world’s largest accessible online library…
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Google Summer of Code 2013: Advancing Tech for Good
Over the past three months, we’ve had the pleasure of working with three very talented students as a part of…
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Please Vote for Our SXSWedu 2014 Panel Today!
This post originally appeared on the Bookshare Blog. Please help us put accessible materials on the map at the South by…
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Meet our 2013 Summer Interns—Part 2
We’ve just wrapped up Benetech’s first formal Summer Internship Program, which was a huge success. You can read about our…
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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