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APRIL 2, 2013

Microsoft's Lync 2013 is a unified communications application that enables users to talk to each other in a variety of ways, using instant messaging, voice, or video. With Lync, users can share their desktops and calendars and do live audio and video conferencing. What Lync 2013 Does. or remote workers. Other Lync Options.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 5, 2015

It was again a grant from the Lavelle Fund (our third) that allowed us to develop the ability to provide accessible MP3 audio versions of our materials and realize the enormous potential impact of mobile reading options for individuals with print disabilities. In 2013, with the most recent (and fourth!)

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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. We’d love to meet you there!

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Tech Soup

MARCH 17, 2015

Microsoft Publisher 2013 — I never know why more people don't use Microsoft Publisher. Key points: The 2013 version allows you to easily create professional-looking outreach materials using ready-made templates within the application (even more templates are available on the Internet). The admin fee is $45.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 16, 2015

It is included with Office 365, but it can also integrate with Microsoft Exchange as well as with Office 2013. Huddle is a cloud-based project management tool that supports file sharing, virtual workspaces, content management, and task prioritization. Need to send large files, such as image albums or reports to your remote coworkers?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 5, 2016

Before Benetech was founded, blind people were read to either in person by a family member, volunteer, or paid reader, or via audio cassette tape. Fundamentally, the Arkenstone Reader allowed blind people to create their own personal ebook as a text file that could be read in something like Microsoft Word. The first was the ebook.

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