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Why We're Blacking Out Sites: PIPA and SOPA

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Today, we're joining what is probably the largest online protest in history , by blacking out significant portions of the Benetech website, as well as our Martus and HRDAG human rights websites. We're not alone: far larger sites like Wikipedia and Google and hundreds of others (if not thousands).

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Welcome to Benetech's New Site! (and.)

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We''ve just launched Benetech''s new website. On behalf of the Benetech team, including our Board of Directors, I’m delighted to welcome you to our new website and formally introduce our newest program area: Benetech Labs ! Benetech is committed to making our website accessible to all. We’ve partnered with Knowbility, Inc. ,

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Help Wanted: Wildcards!

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Our regular job postings are on our website here , but not all of our needs fit a standard job posting. If you have made an exit, but playing golf all day is not your idea of nirvana, read on. If you have a great idea for a job share, read on. If you would like to try the nonprofit sector on for size, read on.

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Serendipity and Twitter

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When I arrived in London on Sunday, I sent a tweet out on Twitter: Just landed at Heathrow and looking forward to Oxford and seeing all my #socent buddies at #swf10 I quickly get a direct message from Tim Weber, the Business Editor of the BBC News website. He invites me to come by the BBC in London the next day for a tour of the newsroom.

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The New Bookshare has Launched!

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Over the weekend just ended we successfully launched the completely rebuilt Bookshare website. The original Bookshare website and service was created over seven years ago, and has served us well. I'm also excited about our new logo! It's been an all-Benetech effort to make this possible.

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Benetech Closing Statement on the Marrakech Treaty

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That is the miracle of a robust website: it doesn’t cost much more for it to serve twice, or even ten times, as many people. We believe it’s possible to build on top of this asset without recreating it.

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Benetech’s New Image Description Tool Improves Accessibility of Graphical Content for Students with Print Disabilities

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To add image descriptions to a DAISY book, a teacher or other user of digital texts could visit a website that is hosting Poet, such as poet.diagramcenter.org and upload a book from their school server, or select a book that has already been uploaded.

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