11 results for "read2go"

Bugfest: A Glimpse into Our Product Release Cycle

By Benetech, posted in Benetech on October 14, 2013

Ever wonder how new features come into being within Benetech’s suite of products? Let’s take a short, virtual trip into the world of software product development at Benetech. I’m Ginny Grant, one of the Product Managers in Benetech’s Global Literacy Program. I’d like to focus here on some of the critical final steps in our product development process. These include passing tests that our professional Quality Assurance (QA) team performs as well as passing our “alpha testing sessions,” which we sometimes refer to as “Bugfests”!

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Q & A: Global Literacy @ Benetech – Part 1

By Benetech, posted in Education on August 14, 2013

  For the first installment of our Q & A series, we sat down with Betsy Beaumon, Vice President and General Manager of Benetech’s Global Literacy Program. In Part 1, Betsy discusses our Global Literacy Program’s mission, the Bookshare initiative and she shares a story from a Bookshare user. Q: How would you describe Benetech’s […]

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Bookshare and Mada Launch Accessible Arabic eBook Collection – New Titles Expand Reading Opportunities for Arabic Readers with Print Disabilities

By Benetech, posted in Education on June 19, 2012

Bookshare online library expands digital book collection for Arabic readers with print disabilities Bookshare, the largest online accessible library of copyrighted content for people with print disabilities, in partnership with Mada (Qatar Assistive Technology Center), has released 100 new titles in Arabic, giving Arabic readers with print disabilities the opportunity to read a diverse range […]

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Benetech Releases Image Description Tool to Improve Accessibility of Graphical Content for Students with Print Disabilities

By Benetech, posted in Education on May 10, 2012

Poet Open Source Web Application Allows Crowdsourcing of Image Descriptions in Accessible Books The Benetech DIAGRAM Center has released an open source web application for creating and editing crowdsourced image descriptions in books used by students with print disabilities. DIAGRAM, which stands for Digital Image and Graphics Resources for Accessible Materials, is working to dramatically change the […]

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