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 2011, we began collaborating with the Mada Center (Qatar Assistive Technology Center) to create accessible Arabic-language digital books.
Forum One
MAY 12, 2011
The site debuted in early April after a global effort between ictQATAR communications staff and the Forum One team. The site debuted in early April after a global effort between ictQATAR communications staff and the Forum One team. It is with great pleasure that we announce the official launch of the ictQATAR web redesign !
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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 team has been thinking hard about scaling positive social impact of technology work. 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.
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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