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Receiving the 2013 Migel Medal

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Earlier today, I attended the American Foundation for the Blind’s (AFB) National Leadership Conference in Chicago where I received the 2013 Migel Medal. Migel, whose experiences with blindness caused during World War I, led to him helping start the Foundation. We were following in his footsteps, on a path he helped create!

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13 Students Graduate ITWorks Fall 2013 Program

TechImpact

ITWorks students graduate December 2013. It’s the December 19 graduation of the Fall 2013 cohort of the Information Technology Workforce Program (“ITWorks”) program. ITWorks is run by Tech Impact, a nonprofit that helps other nonprofits leverage technology to make a greater impact. Make all of this count.

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President’s Update: Fall 2013

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

In all seriousness, 2013 has been an incredibly busy and productive year for us. The sad truth is that millions of people with print disabilities around the world continue to be left behind. In June, with the help of Stevie Wonder , we got a treaty that did just that: the Treaty of Marrakesh.

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The 2013 Rob Stuart Memorial Award: Invisible People, Mark Horvath

NTEN

The 2013 Award Winner Invisible People uses the lens of a television camera to tell the stories of homelessness and the organizations trying to help. Founder, Mark Horvath was moved by his own past exprience as a homeless person to document real people, telling their own, very real stories… unedited, uncensored and raw.

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Helping You Reach Your 2013 Goals

NTEN

We've started into February already, which means we are well into 2013 and already looking ahead to the Spring. Throughout the last month, we've asked the NTEN community just what was on their list for resolutions and goals for 2013. Moving from collecting to analyzing data Oh, data. Thinking about developing the software?

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Mobilizing Impact at the 2013 Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

I had the honor of attending CGI 2013 where I announced Benetech’s latest Commitment to Action. I’ve just had the chance to reflect on how cool CGI 2013 and some of the ideas I’m still processing! We expect to significantly improve access to books that blind people in India need for their education, employment and inclusion in society.

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