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Receiving the 2013 Migel Medal

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That treaty should replicate the successful copyright exception here in the U.S. While we remain committed to serving people with disabilities, our work with Arkenstone and Bookshare has created a model that is being replicated by Benetech and many others in new fields. We hope you’ll join us on this journey.

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Benetech: President's Update

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And we’re busy discussing with educators and publishers how we can bring Bookshare-style accessible content to the ten times as many students who could benefit from talking books but don’t qualify under the very limited copyright exemption. If we’re going to speak truth to power, then we need to make sure that we are speaking truth.