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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
JANUARY 5, 2015
Soon afterwards in 2007, we won our first major award from the United States Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), which, in turn, allowed us to build Bookshare into a national asset. We first extended Bookshare services internationally in 2008 with the launch of Bookshare in India.
Nonprofit Tech for Good
MAY 8, 2020
By Elizabeth Ngonzi , is an Adjunct Faculty at New York University Center for Global Affairs where she teaches Digital Storytelling, Innovation and Fundraising. She has worked with Candid, Cornell University, the United Nations, and Vital Voices Global Partnerships, among others.
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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
DECEMBER 6, 2006
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. My first visit after the India Economic Summit was to National Association for the Blind (India) to see Dipendra Manocha.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
JUNE 8, 2010
The treaty does a lot of things, but let me highlight a few: • A global norm that there be copyright exceptions that allow for the making of accessible versions of copyrighted works for free on a nonprofit basis by a broad range of people or organizations, without having to get permission from the rightsholders.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
JUNE 23, 2014
Highlights of this Update: Human Rights Global Literacy Benetech Labs and Board of Directors Human Rights In the age of hyper-surveillance, it is clear that at-risk human rights defenders are no longer the only ones who need the know-how to protect sensitive information. I encourage you to read his powerful story on our website.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
FEBRUARY 18, 2013
This is why the making of accessible books is a classic example of market failure: if publishers could make a lot of money selling braille, large print, audio, and fully accessible textbooks, we wouldn’t need a copyright exception. Don’t create a global Swiss registry of nonprofit organizations qualified to use exceptions.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
AUGUST 7, 2013
Although it might seem like a complicated document , we’re really excited about it because we think it will greatly improve global access for people with bona fide print disabilities. First, it makes creating a national domestic copyright exception an obligation of countries that ratify the Treaty. How Does the Treaty Meet this Goal?
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