Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
DECEMBER 10, 2011
2011 has been an amazing year for human rights defenders. In my Fall 2011 President’s Update , I mentioned PBS NewsHour’s two stories, and complete press coverage of our work is listed on our website. The year 2011 has shown in many ways that the arc of history is bending toward justice. and Catherine T.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
OCTOBER 30, 2014
He’s leading the development, testing, and deployment of Benetech’s tools and services across all its program areas. Until 2011, Mark spent twelve years growing and developing TiVo. Mark is former Senior Vice President of Engineering, Consumer Products, and Operations at TiVo Inc.
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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
DECEMBER 3, 2011
The theme of IDPD 2011 is “Together for a better world for all: Including persons with disabilities in development.” In my Fall 2011 President's Update , I mentioned some of our incredible recent achievements in this core program, including the amazing milestones of our Bookshare library.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
DECEMBER 8, 2011
President’s Update Fall 2011 Don’t be surprised, but we’re picking up the pace of change at Benetech! with the tools to teach reading to adolescent and adult beginning readers, such as those with developmental disabilities. Our team has been thinking hard about scaling positive social impact of technology work.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
FEBRUARY 4, 2013
And more than 20,000 of our users now use Read2Go , our reading app for iOS introduced in 2011. DIAGRAM This increase in accessible images would not have been possible without great tools. Click here for more info on this work, including tool demos. Have an Android device? Luckily, we know some people who are into that stuff.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
MARCH 14, 2012
Our mandate, broadly speaking, was to engage in “blue-sky dreaming” and learn from our shared experiences to make Martus a more robust tool. From a technical perspective, the most exciting theme of the event was the idea of creating a Martus “ecosystem” of tools. And, support from the Open Society Foundation made this event possible!
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
JANUARY 17, 2014
The tools we develop for that purpose span a range of fields—from human rights , to global literacy , to the environment —but no matter what area we work in, we depend on an IP system that’s friendly to technological advances and to positive social impact. Furthermore, the legality of digital fair use continues to be challenged.
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