Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

It became a burden to his family and caregivers to constantly drop what they were doing to turn a page, so he began seeking out ebooks. This reality changed when Frank found out about Benetech’s Bookshare accessible digital library for people with print disabilities. To continue this work, we depend on the support of generous donors.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 30, 2013

Next month, I will be heading to TOC a couple of days early in order to participate in a W3C Workshop on eBooks and the Open Web Platform, where I will be talking about Social DRM (Digital Rights Management). However, strong DRM turns out to be an impediment to the commercial distribution of accessible ebooks.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

I’m thrilled to share with you some of the recent amazing impact of Bookshare , a Benetech Global Literacy initiative and the largest accessible online library of copyrighted content for people with print disabilities. a11y accessibility Bookshare Braille DAISY ebooks Global Literacy print disabilities Reading'

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

Libraries for people who are blind or dyslexic are the primary source of accessible books in audio, large print or braille. But, some companies want to empty the library shelves and insist that only books that can’t be purchased are allowed to be stocked in such libraries. Bookshare was created under the Section 121 U.S.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 28, 2013

People rely on their neighborhood library to borrow books, magazines, and movies. Providence Community Library (PCL) is leading the way. PCL is a nonprofit network of nine neighborhood libraries that provide free, accessible library services and serve as vibrant neighborhood hubs. But borrowing the Internet?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

APRIL 20, 2013

Even back then, we included information about his service in the box of each Arkenstone Reader because we knew people would rather not have to scan a book before reading it! And when the idea of a peer-to-peer ebook library came to me, it was George who I went to with the idea. We hope you’ll join us on this journey.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

Here are our recommendations to WBU, to inform the next round(s) of negotiation based on the 11/23 draft. Since many of our organizations operate as libraries, we note that commercial availability of a book rarely impacts the availability of that book on the shelves of a library.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 11, 2013

Creating the World’s Largest Collection of Accessible Arabic eBooks Access to knowledge is the critical first step on the path to economic, educational, and social development. In the first installment of this series, I described the Bookshare International library and where we hope to take it next.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 23, 2014

We want to help lead the charge into a future where the advantages of digital information touch the lives of all people, not just of the richest and most able five percent of humanity. First, we are working to lower the barrier to the use of strong encryption to automatically protect the privacy of sensitive information.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 5, 2015

Twelve years ago, the Fund made its first grant to Benetech, in support of the then newly launched Bookshare , our accessible online library for people with disabilities that get in the way of reading print, including visual impairments and dyslexia. This pilot paved the way for our work in the education field.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 7, 2013

Bookshare International Library We’re always thinking about new ways in which Benetech could go deeper and help many more people. Bookshare , our flagship literacy program, is the world’s largest accessible library and currently serves more than 230,000 members with visual and learning disabilities.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 3, 2013

Betsy Beaumon I recently had the honor to speak at the first-ever Braille Summit , hosted on June 19-21, 2013 by the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) and Perkins School for the Blind. Guest Beneblog by Betsy Beaumon, VP and General Manager, Benetech’s Global Literacy Program.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 17, 2015

Access to information and knowledge is a basic human right and a necessary first step towards personal, economic, and social development. The good news is that there are now unprecedented opportunities to transform the lives of these millions by removing barriers of access to information  —   and this is where you can help.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 15, 2012

Poet supports image descriptions for electronic books created in the international DAISY standard for digital talking books and will be compatible with descriptions for ebooks in the EPUB3 format. Information about devices that support image descriptions can be found at the DIAGRAM website.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 15, 2012

Benetech’s Bookshare library is living proof that real, transformative change happens through partnerships and by helping people unleash their talents and energies. The Bookshare breakthrough was to put our users in charge of the collection; we created a crowd-sourced library built by and for the people it serves. copyright law.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 2, 2012

Bookshare, Benetech’s pioneering digital library for people with print disabilities, celebrated its 10th birthday last night with a terrific party that was attended by many of our long-time friends and supporters. Napster made me think of how peer-to-peer information sharing could help people with disabilities. said Stevie.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

For example, one proposed change to the Treaty draft would make it the responsibility of an exporting library to need to know details about the publishing status of a book in another country before we could fill a request from a bona fide person with a print disability from that country. For what am I advocating?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 16, 2011

The goal of the DIAGRAM R&D Center is to greatly improve access to graphical information for students with print disabilities (for example, helping blind students get access to important graphics inside textbooks). There had been a recommendation in the HTML 5 standards process to drop LONGDESC, that was greatly concerning to us.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

But, I expect that 75% of the job will be about analyzing the legal issues from our programs, especially in our Global Literacy Program, which includes Bookshare, the largest digital library for the blind and dyslexic in the U.S., as well as our Human Rights Program, which supports activists fighting injustice around the world.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 10, 2014

This reality changed when both Kevin and Sophia learned about the accessible online library Bookshare , an initiative of Silicon Valley technology nonprofit Benetech. With its rapidly growing collection of over 225,000 (and counting) accessible ebooks, Bookshare is the world’s largest library of its kind.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 17, 2014

Bookshare: Solving the “Accessible Book Famine” Twelve years ago, we had an idea for recreating the traditional library for people with print disabilities—such as those who are blind, cannot physically turn the pages of a book, or have learning disabilities, like dyslexia—using the then-emerging technologies of digital books and crowdsourcing.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

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. My biggest argument was the “library with holes” problem. The view of the World Blind Union was that the rightsholders (i.e.,

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

Accessible ebooks and Bookshare have helped sixth grader Kevin Leong overcome his reading challenges. Thanks to e-book technology, Bookshare today serves over 300,000 students with a collection of more than 300,000 accessible books – the world’s largest library of its kind.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

Benetech's largest social enterprise is the Bookshare online library for people who are blind or otherwise disabled when it comes to reading print. Educate and inform schools and our users about the qualifications. copyright law. We also met with the authors.

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AccelEvents

JUNE 9, 2021

On top of that, the online summit gives value to your attendees (who want the information you are providing) and helps your speakers or vendors. You’ll also want to start collecting basic information, like their name, URL or LinkedIn handles, email addresses, and bios. Growing your email list. Making a profit. These are easy wins.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 16, 2014

He reads accessible ebooks from Benetech’s Bookshare library in braille format, and learns as quickly as his peers without disabilities. Martus is our free, open source, secure information collection and management tool. His disability, however, does not stop him from flying through his homework assignments. Martus Desktop 4.5

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Qgiv

APRIL 26, 2022

Our smartphones and other digital devices make it easier than ever to store credit card information and use it with the press of a button while still keeping important details safe and secure. Promo.com offers an extensive library of footage for videos so that you can make a polished video for social media and other sources.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 13, 2013

Most charities and many libraries have part time or accidental techies taking care of their technology. By proper tech planning I mean the things that TechSoup for Libraries Technology Planning Cookbook talks about: Pulling together a committee of stakeholders to serve on a planning committee. Proper Tech Planning.

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AccelEvents

JUNE 9, 2021

On top of that, the online summit gives value to your attendees (who want the information you are providing) and helps your speakers or vendors. You’ll also want to start collecting basic information, like their name, URL or LinkedIn handles, email addresses, and bios. Growing your email list. Making a profit. These are easy wins.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 6, 2015

Leaders today are more apt to train, teach and engage with their teams informally. There is a lot of information available for free, and although people are reading more, the rate of reading online is steadily increasing. Start to look for information on the web and you can spend hours chasing down valuable information.

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Qgiv

MARCH 30, 2022

I often recommend you look to your local community for grant writing courses offered by community foundations and libraries and those available in the continuing education offices of universities and community colleges. And download a free copy of Qgiv’s eBook: Grant Writing Toolkit.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 14, 2009

I would characterize the atmosphere as one of informed and intelligent skepticism on the part of the Copyright Office, with many questions exploring different positions. I actually think they’re getting less by stopping people from buying ebooks who are unlikely to buy audio books at higher prices. Long post alert!]

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 16, 2018

Solving a major problem involving information is beyond the capability of any one enterprise – no matter how terrific. He took on leading the EPUB commercial ebook standard body – and now there’s no need for a separate standard for people with disabilities. We need to see data as an expression of the voices.

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Qgiv

MARCH 26, 2024

Whether you’re just starting on your fundraising journey or a seasoned fundraising professional, these free resources will help you fill up your team’s digital library! Explore the wealth of information and tools online that can help you change the world! Sign up for this newsletter for more information on fundraising.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

Stopping fund raising and subscription revenue for Bookshare, the largest online library for people who have print disabilities. Bookshare is an online library for people who can’t read standard print books. We provide accessible ebooks that can be spoken aloud, turned into Braille or large print. government or even (heavens!)

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 21, 2014

In addition to having a standard donation page and a page that talks about your organization’s needs, consider adding a page that showcases special “insider information” just for donors. I don’t know about you, but as a kid I loved storytelling time at the local library and at school. Host a storytelling time event.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 3, 2010

As many of you know, I've been working for the past year+ on a book about visitor participation in museums, libraries, science centers, and art galleries. There are projects from Vietnam to Australia to the Netherlands to the US, from libraries, museums, science centers, zoos, state parks, and art centers. Want to buy a book ?

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