Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
JULY 9, 2018
However, as a technology, printed books come with serious challenges for some communities (like blind people) that technology can unlock. Those that are published don’t actually reach many of the people who might want to read them because of affordability. We can use the same ebook file to deliver the content ten different ways.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
NOVEMBER 23, 2009
Our new announcement about the Department granting Bookshare supplemental funding to convert open content textbooks to accessible formats went over very well. We're promising to do highly accessible versions of 80 open content textbooks. There's even a quote from Governor Schwarzenegger in the press release!
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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
MAY 15, 2012
Benetech has long been a pioneer in providing innovative services to people with print disabilities. The Poet application developed by DIAGRAM helps level the playing field by making otherwise inaccessible graphic content available for students and other readers who cannot read traditional books.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
JUNE 22, 2013
Why Circumvention for the Purposes of Access is Crucial A Bookshare Briefing Paper Prepared for the Diplomatic Conference for Visually Impaired Persons The distributors of digital content often use technological protection measures (TPMs) to discourage the making of unauthorized copies.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
JULY 3, 2013
One of the biggest reasons is that among people who are blind, braille literacy has been linked with higher education levels, higher likelihood of employment and higher income. At the Braille Summit’s kick-off event, keynote speaker Peter Osborne, Chief Braille Officer for the Royal National Institute of Blind People, U.K.,
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
FEBRUARY 8, 2013
People with vision impairments and other print disabilities deserve equal access to that treasure of information. WBU is the global organization representing the estimated 285 million people worldwide with vision impairments. The organization’s priorities are decided upon at the WBU General Assembly, which is held every four years.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
MAY 22, 2013
As Feynman said when asked about winning the Nobel Prize: “The prize is the pleasure of finding the thing out, the kick in the discovery, the observation that other people use it [my work].” Support open data, open access to research, open content and open source. I want to advocate for “giving the sleeves off your vest” strategy!
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