Ensuring Equitable Access to Digital Literacy Tools for All Students with Reading Barriers
Benetech recently hosted the first roundtable discussion in its Inclusive Education Series that focuses on equitable education. Explore the key takeaways!
GOOD’s Project Literacy Features Benetech’s Efforts to Improve Access to Books for the Blind and Visually Impaired
In the article “It Isn’t Easy to Read a Book When You’re Blind, But This Rocket Scientist Figured It Out,” author Hana Schank describes Jim Fruchterman’s journey from engineer to founder and CEO of Benetech, an organization working to improve access to literacy, books, education, and the world at large for the blind and visually […]
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 millions of people who face barriers of access to information. This includes individuals with print disabilities, such as those affected by learning differences, like dyslexia, or people with physical or visual disabilities. On the official blog of Disability.gov, Benetech President Betsy Beaumon writes about our Global Literacy Program and how it creates new and better opportunities for people with disabilities.
India-West Highlights Benetech’s New USAID Grant to Improve Literacy for Children Who Are Blind in India
In a story titled “USAID Grant Helps Create Marathi Books for Blind Kids,” Indian newspaper India-West highlights Benetech’s winning project in USAID’s “All Children Reading: A Grand Challenge for Development” literacy innovations competition.
Microsoft Supports Benetech to Make Math Accessible; Advancing Equal Education for All Students
Palo Alto, California, April 7, 2014—Benetech is one of three U.S. nonprofit organizations to win Microsoft’s Solutions for Good award—which funds the development of MathML Cloud, a cloud-based app that automatically creates accurate images and image descriptions of mathematical expressions, while retaining the detailed math markup for reference. This service will provide access to math for students who have visual disabilities or learning differences, thus enabling them properly to study math concepts critical for successful Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education.