Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
JUNE 23, 2010
with print disabilities, with more than 70,000 copyrighted works in our library, the majority of which have been created under the US copyright exception by volunteers, mainly people with disabilities themselves, helping each other. • We now have global permissions for around 8,000 copyrighted books out of our 70,000. •
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
JANUARY 11, 2010
A guest Beneblog by Viji Dilip International Bookshare Program Manager Every morning braving the heavy Chennai traffic Maria wheels into Worth Trust to start her work as a proof reader. Two years later, Maria who was affected by polio at the age of one and has to use a wheel chair and calipers, is now soon to be married on Jan 18th, 2010.
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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
FEBRUARY 10, 2012
You see, HRDAG is anything but a typical organization. In October 2010, two former police officers were sentenced to 40 years in prison for this disappearance and the expert testimony of HRDAG statistician Daniel Guzmán was a key factor in the judges’ decision. It’s funny, my parents asked the same question.)
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
NOVEMBER 3, 2008
Reflections on an internship with Bookshare.org in Chennai, India Made possible through support from the Amherst College Center for Community Engagement Anna Reid, religion major, class of 2010 Anna Reid with employees of Worth Trust, a South Indian organization that provides vocational training and employment for people with disabilities.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
JUNE 8, 2010
A Policy Update from an engineer, Jim Fruchterman of Benetech June 8, 2010 The international copyright negotiations in Geneva around a proposed Treaty for the Visually Impaired (“TVI”) have been steadily heating up. Allowances for import and export of such material between countries by people or organizations. • What would I work on?
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
FEBRUARY 24, 2016
I met her last year at KentPresents , a brand-new conference organized by the incredible duo of Ben and Donna Rosen. Have the answers to these questions changed during recent years (2007, 2010, 2013)? LIS is the institute that created and manages this giant database, which is called the Luxembourg Income Study (LIS) Database.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
APRIL 7, 2013
Martus enables human rights workers to securely document and organize information about violations in a way that protects those who would face violence and repression for telling their stories. However, a great deal of work remains before realizing democracy in Burma. to prioritize.
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