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AUGUST 17, 2012

My project is associated with the ‘Go Read’ Android application. I have realized that Benetech is indeed “technology serving humanity.” I feel fortunate to work with a set of employees who are technically competent yet very friendly and helpful. Go Read searches for books based on title, author, etc.,

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DECEMBER 17, 2015

We also recommend that you coordinate with your national association of the blind as you consider ratification. Check out the World Blind Union’s resources for getting involved with efforts to advance the Treaty’s ratification in your country. Please join us in ending the accessible book famine facing the world’s blind population.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2011

on choosing to be a nonprofit or a for-profit, based on my For Love or Lucre SSIR article 9/26 Kicking off the Stanford Social Entrepreneurship Lecture Series 10/1 Speaking at the Disability Rights Advocates board meeting 10/5 Duke Fuqua MBA High Tech Club Panel (Cloud Computing /Social Entrepreneurship panels) 10/5 Duke CASE Award for Enterprising (..)

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FEBRUARY 19, 2014

There was also an associated effort called the Trusted Intermediary Global Accessible Resources (TIGAR) project, to ease the exchange of accessible book files between libraries for the blind and print disabled. Definitely a good thing.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

The International Dyslexia Association calls these students “SEEDS kids,” for “struggling readers, English language learners, economically disadvantaged youth, dyslexia students and specific learning disability students.” Nor can they buy accessible content from the commercial sector.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2010

But, the weight of evidence is that they can associate learning management system data with an increased likelihood of failure, and then intervene. For example, a really bright student who can pull everything together just before the exams might present with a red light a third of the way into the quarter, but still be ok.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 3, 2011

Most recently, Andrew Gelman, Jeffrey Fagan, and Alex Kiss published a rather complex analysis of similar data in the Journal of the American Statistical Association. Researchers have been tackling this question, specifically in NYC, for well over a decade. and some good ideas for next steps.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 5, 2013

The treaty also allows us to work around digital rights management and associated technological protection measures to ensure access for our users. Me delivering Benetech''s closing statement to the conference.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 25, 2012

Documents about our family members have been found, and it is helping bring the cases to trial,” Aura Elena Farfán of the Guatemalan Association of Families of the Detained and Disappeared (FAMDEGUA), told the IPS.

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JANUARY 11, 2013

The initial collection has already inspired a new partner to come on board: the Emirates Association for the Visually Impaired ( EAVI ), a nonprofit organization that serves people with print disabilities in the United Arab Emirates. EAVI will purchase Bookshare memberships for any of its members interested in subscribing to our service.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 15, 2014

We hope that many other countries will follow India’s ratification. The Treaty will take effect only after 20 ratifications are presented to WIPO.

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OCTOBER 7, 2011

Guzmán’s article, entitled Speaking Stats to Justice: Expert Testimony in a Guatemalan Human Rights Trial Based on Statistical Sampling , appears in the most recent issue of CHANCE, a quarterly journal published by the American Statistical Association.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2015

Chuck and I were involved with the founding of the Social Enterprise Alliance (SEA) in 2000, the nation’s association for organizations using the tools of business to accomplish social good. Chuck was the second chair of SEA and I succeeded him as the third chair.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 24, 2007

Greendimes works through the hoops you have to jump through: a few of the direct mailing associations make it hard and require a postcard to be sent in for each address requesting exclusion. There are actually a few catalogs we like getting, but that represented less than 5% of the junk mail we get, and we can keep getting those.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 15, 2013

When we convinced Patrick to move his team to Benetech from the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), and HRDAG became a full-fledged project of Benetech’s Human Right Program, we discussed a three-to-five year timeline to spin off his own human rights group.

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AUGUST 19, 2009

Mine was All who would win joy, must share it; happiness was born a twin -- Lord Byron The day was a powerful reminder of the force for good that a group of socially motivated people can be: I was really proud to be associated with our paid and unpaid team members!

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FEBRUARY 20, 2009

Quoting from the statute: "authorized entity" means a nonprofit organization or a governmental agency that has a primary mission to provide specialized services relating to training, education, or adaptive reading or information access needs of blind or other persons with disabilities Bookshare represents that it is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (..)

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FEBRUARY 10, 2012

A guest Beneblog by Max Schneider People don’t typically associate boisterous merengue music with high-tech statistical analysis. Then again, I shouldn’t have been surprised when I heard the playful notes of a street band wafting through the window while in Guatemala with Benetech's Rights Data Analysis Group (HRDAG).

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MAY 8, 2006

Route 66 Literacy began its first beta at Community Association for Rehabilitation, Inc. C·A·R) in January, here in Palo Alto, California.

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JANUARY 9, 2013

The Lex Mundi Foundation is a nonprofit affiliate of Lex Mundi, the world’s leading association of independent law firms. Special thanks go to Charles Coward and Xavier Domènech of the Barcelona law firm Uría Menéndez.

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APRIL 25, 2007

SEEING BEYOND SALON: An evening of social-networking, creativity & big-picture thinking Thurs, May 17, 111 Minna Gallery | $10 | for tickets go to: www.seeingbeyondsight.org/salon Only $5 in advance with special coupon for Lighthouse for the Blind friends (use coupon: “lighthouse” AFTER entering credit card info) [5:30pm] Social networking with (..)

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MAY 24, 2006

I was able to meet with two key people from the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) as well as the head of the International Publisher's Association, Jens Bammel. to discuss international Bookshare.org. to the rest of the world.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 16, 2005

I was attending a session organized by the library association, IFLA, and he got up and talked about how Egypt does not have a culture of reading. It went well: many passionate and interesting people from the disabilities movement are here and we are definitely brainstorming ways to join our efforts.

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MAY 18, 2006

A volunteer group from the American Statistical Association has provided invaluable guidance on the statistical sampling issues. The knowledge gained in the pilot will to guide the overall design and implementation of a large-scale scientific study.

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JUNE 11, 2015

You may be the only one who has the combination, or you may entrust it to select few close associates. Let me explain with the following analogy: Think of encryption as a locked combination safe for your data. The goal of a safe is to keep unauthorized people from gaining access to its content.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

Early that year I met Dr. Patrick Ball —then of the American Association for the Advancement of Science—one of the world’s leading human rights statisticians. Patrick provided me with a profound analysis of the human rights sector that formed the basis for what would turn into the Martus initiative.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 24, 2009

The talk was hosted by the Caltech Y, as well as by the local chapter of NetImpact and the alumni association, as part of their Social Activism Speaker Series (SASS). I recently was invited to give a talk at my alma mater, Caltech.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

through the Association of American Publishers (AAP). We have found fewer than five cases of people over the years who were knowingly violating the terms of our social DRM, and they have lost their privilege of using Bookshare. Work directly with publishers and authors.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 23, 2014

This represents a 10x growth over the past 6 years, and a 20% and 25% growth, respectively, over less than a year: growth rates associated more with successful commercial services, and unheard of in our field.

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JULY 3, 2013

argued that we must shift from spending on the provision of hard copy braille to the provision of refreshable braille and the associated digital file formats to enable people to read so much more. “As

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

We hope to work on this thorny challenge further with our partner, the Mada Center, in Qatar, and benefit others throughout the region, such as the members served by our new partner, Emirates Association for the Visually Impaired, in the United Arab Emirates. Is Spanish more your bag?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 13, 2009

When we launched Bookshare, we had a similar interaction with a major authors’ association, the SFWA. There have been occasions where new technology was introduced and the publishers made the money and the authors did not get a share. So, don't be surprised when the authors put up their hand and say "what about me?"

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 15, 2007

As a matter of fact, Steve Dow, who was the associate who found us way back then, is still an active partner with Sevin Rosen and is one of Benetech's advisors. I just had breakfast with Ben Rosen, founding partner of the Sevin Rosen venture capital firm and now retired. Ben's firm was the lead investor in my first startup 25 years ago.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 6, 2006

My first visit after the India Economic Summit was to National Association for the Blind (India) to see Dipendra Manocha. Bookshare.org.in (India) My South Asian trip is mainly exploratory, with one notable exception. Bookshare.org is going international, and India is one of our focus countries for this expansion.

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APRIL 22, 2009

Every year, the American Library Association picks a different theme for the occasion. Guest Blog from Amy McNeely, Bookshare Librarian This past week, April 12th through April 18th, was National Library Week. This year’s theme was “Worlds connect @ your library.” Bookshare is a unique library.

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JANUARY 17, 2014

Today, January 17, the 30th anniversary of the Betamax decision, we’re proud to mark Benetech’s participation in Copyright Week —a week of action that aims to engage communities in the ongoing conversation about changes to copyright law and celebrate six principles for a balanced copyright system.

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APRIL 22, 2007

Jim stewarded the Alliance during our CEO search, and I think turned over our association well positioned for future expansion and success. And of course, it's the people who make all of this possible. First, I'd like to acknowledge the dedication and contributions of Jim McClurg.

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