Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
JANUARY 5, 2015
It funds primarily organizations that serve the New York City metropolitan area or New York State. This first grant allowed us to pilot a Bookshare outreach project in the New York metro area, with a de facto focus on senior citizens with vision loss.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
JUNE 12, 2014
Two days ago, on Tuesday, June 10, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in New York made a major ruling that emphasizes the legality of fair use for book digitization. In Authors Guild v. copyright law). copyright law, also known as the Chafee Amendment.
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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
OCTOBER 19, 2013
Education was her way out, but when she signed up for graduate studies at New York University, she returned to live with her parents and became involved in and reacquainted with her neighborhood. Her broader national goal notwithstanding, Majora remains deeply passionate about and involved in revitalization of the South Bronx.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
AUGUST 15, 2010
For example, I almost always stay with one of my cousins in New York City. I’m sure this is true of a lot of other groups with national or international activities. Benetech will give me $50 a night in lieu of staying in an expensive hotel. After personnel, travel costs are one of our biggest expenses. What’s your travel tip?
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
SEPTEMBER 21, 2008
Below is a story from the New York times that gives us a glimpse of what that world might be like - where two high school children, albeit with some good connections, can demonstrate that some NY sushi is not "kosher" - offering farmed tilapia at tuna prices.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
JUNE 23, 2014
Moreover, we recently held a two-day workshop in New York City, bringing together a wide range of activists and funders, developing a model we plan to replicate around the world. Canadians with disabilities will now have access to Bookshare through their public libraries and the Canadian National Institute of the Blind.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
OCTOBER 31, 2008
We Colombians are a resilient breed, accustomed to waking up to all kinds of distressing news and still somehow managing to go about our daily business. El Espectador, one of the two most important national daily newspapers, screams out in today's editorial: "Shame!" But today's mood in Colombia is more somber than usual.
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