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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
JULY 9, 2018
Today, we are poised at a moment in time where we can transcend the limitations of past book technologies and bring the power of books to all humans. However, as a technology, printed books come with serious challenges for some communities (like blind people) that technology can unlock. Love of the print book. We can do better!
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
JANUARY 30, 2013
There is no better place to engage with colleagues about new technologies, changing business models, fresh ideas, and shared standards. However, strong DRM turns out to be an impediment to the commercial distribution of accessible ebooks.
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Connection Cafe
FEBRUARY 19, 2020
We all live in a world filled with technology, which can prove to be a help and hinderance to our work and personal lives. Furthermore, for those of us in the nonprofit world who rely on technology every day to do our jobs, the efficiencies gained by this technology can make a significant impact in the funds we deliver to improve social good.
Nonprofit Tech for Good
AUGUST 16, 2019
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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
NOVEMBER 21, 2012
While our activities often creates jobs beyond the core high technology jobs around software development and user support, we don't see it as our core competency. Our partners proofread the text, fixing mistakes and adding accessibility, and ship us the files back to add to our Bookshare library. Benetech is a tech social enterprise.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
FEBRUARY 13, 2009
In it, we pointed out the irony that the first generation of ebook readers being inaccessible to blind people. This irony continues: it’s a terrible shame that Amazon (and other ebook device vendors) keeps putting out ebook products that are inaccessible to the blind! years ago entitled the Soundproof Book. The ship has sailed.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
FEBRUARY 19, 2014
There was also an associated effort called the Trusted Intermediary Global Accessible Resources (TIGAR) project, to ease the exchange of accessible book files between libraries for the blind and print disabled. All of the stakeholders want publishers to sell accessible books though their normal business channels.
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