Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
DECEMBER 16, 2013
For many years, people frequently suggested that Benetech , the nonprofit tech company I founded and lead, get more involved in Washington, DC policy and legislative action. Our longest-term donor, the Skoll Foundation , went so far as to introduce me to a DC-based advocacy firm. Isn’t that where good ideas go to die?” I was wrong.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
APRIL 26, 2009
I'm going to be heading to Washington DC this week to give a talk at the National Press Club on Bookshare and our new partnerships with universities and publishers. On my last trip to DC, I was very happy to be showing off the above graph. Should be very interesting.
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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
FEBRUARY 9, 2009
Launching the new version of the website has been exciting, and I was happy to see a great blog post on the new capabilities from the National Braille Press' blog. While I was at the ATIA conference in Florida, our Director of Marketing was in Washington DC at another conference. But, it's not just in Washington DC.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
AUGUST 16, 2011
I just attended two days of meetings in Washington DC on the first year of the DIAGRAM Center , held at the Office of Special Education Programs in the Department of Education. Of course, just as we're solving the text problem, more and more content is moving to richer, more visual forms like graphics, simulations and flash!
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
SEPTEMBER 15, 2009
ANEESH CHOPRA Aneesh Paul Chopra joined the Obama Administration this Spring as the nation's first chief technology officer. LINKS [link] [link] [link] VIVEK KUNDRA Vivek Kundra is the nation's first Federal Chief Information Officer (CIO). Here's some background on these three key White House staffers.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
APRIL 20, 2013
Earlier today, I attended the American Foundation for the Blind’s (AFB) National Leadership Conference in Chicago where I received the 2013 Migel Medal. The Migel Medal, often called the highest honor in the blindness field, is awarded annually to one or two individuals whose careers exemplify exceptional accomplishments in the field.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
NOVEMBER 18, 2007
Although we are well known in the national and international disability field, it's been about ten years since I spent much time in DC (last time was the original Section 508 federal advisory committee in the 90s). Apparently, winning a competition for the largest award made by OSEP in memory (ever?) caused quite a stir.
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