Audio Book eBook Law 
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
JULY 9, 2018
I believe in the power of books to change the world. That is not a particularly radical belief among librarians, but I hope to make you believe even more in the power of books. Today, we are poised at a moment in time where we can transcend the limitations of past book technologies and bring the power of books to all humans.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
JUNE 22, 2013
This has created the ironic situation where blind people, who because of their disability require access to digital copies, have been effectively locked out of purchasing ebooks for the last decade. The digital content is presented as text, but the built-in read-aloud capability is disabled because of ambiguity over audio rights.
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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
AUGUST 7, 2013
The goal of the Treaty is to end the book famine for people who are blind, visually impaired or otherwise print disabled. Ultimately, this community should have equal access to all of the books that are needed for education, employment and social inclusion. This is satisfied by having a law like the Chafee Amendment in the U.S.,
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
JANUARY 5, 2015
This revised project included the conversion of books into accessible formats and working with multiple schools. Today, Bookshare serves over 330,000 American students with a rapidly growing collection of hundreds of thousands of accessible ebooks. This pilot paved the way for our work in the education field.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
DECEMBER 17, 2015
They include people who are blind, visually impaired, have dyslexia, or have a physical disability that prevents them from reading regular printed books. The Marrakesh Treaty makes it easier for nonprofits, schools, government agencies, and individuals with disabilities to convert inaccessible print books into accessible equivalents.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
FEBRUARY 3, 2016
If you can buy a book, you can’t borrow it. Marrakesh is intended to end the book famine for people who can’t read regular books because of their disability. Libraries for people who are blind or dyslexic are the primary source of accessible books in audio, large print or braille.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
SEPTEMBER 8, 2013
Our primary goal is to ensure that people with disabilities get equal access to the books and content they need for education, employment, leisure and social inclusion. We think that people with print disabilities should be able to get their books the same way people without disabilities get them.
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