Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
JUNE 16, 2011
For example, all residents with the qualifying disabilities in Australia, Denmark and Qatar, to pick just three examples, now have free access to Bookshare thanks to our joint efforts with local and national disability groups in these countries.
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. The second blog post looked at our growing Bookshare Spanish-language program. Digitally processing Arabic-language content is no easy task.
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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
FEBRUARY 4, 2013
Bookshare and our other Access to Literacy initiatives, including the DIAGRAM Center and Route 66 Literacy, all made big strides this year through the significant dedication of the community that makes it all happen. How people access our books also got a whole lot more interesting in 2012. We’ve added over 1800 books since then.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
DECEMBER 8, 2011
Our members are now downloading accessible books at a rate of more than one million books per year! It is the world’s largest online accessible library, adding books at nearly four times the rate of the next most prolific U.S. We passed this milestone in less than 3.5 years, and continue to expand rapidly.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
JUNE 1, 2010
after my first visit to the country of Qatar. The government of Qatar hosted the conference, and underwrote travel and accommodation. Mada: Qatar Assistive Technology Center Since the conference didn’t get formally going until noon on Sunday, I had the chance to squeeze in a morning visit to Qatar’s ICT Ministry.
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