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.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 8, 2013

Wouldn''t that create more demand for our Bookshare online library? People with print disabilities are the most natural customers in the world for digital versions of books. She wants to see every piece of content that is born digital be born accessible.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 27, 2013

Digital and mobile communications are changing the rules about social networks, intellectual property, and the availability of big data, with an overall blurring of the boundaries between state, for-profits, and nonprofits. We are always exploring new projects with the hope of launching a new product each year. copyright law.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 16, 2011

This is becoming crucially important as the problem of delivering access to text is increasingly solved by the move to ebook publishing and solutions like our Bookshare library. Should be a huge resource for the field: check out the product matrices in the Research and Development section of the DIAGRAM web site.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

APRIL 24, 2018

When Calera’s board vetoed my idea of a new product: a reading machine for the blind, I was distraught. In late 1999, I had just seen the original Napster product, and I knew we had thousands of families scanning the same Harry Potter book on our reading machines for people who were blind or dyslexic. Gerry was like a father to me.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 7, 2013

However, as the founder of the Bookshare online library, we have a great deal at stake in how the Treaty gets implemented. Plus, it will especially help countries with less-developed libraries and services for people with disabilities by making it easier to tap large collections (like Bookshare) in other countries. Respect Privacy.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 23, 2014

I have disruptive approaches to social innovation in mind, with an increasingly connected society where the cost of prototyping and deploying new products is extremely low, and where innovation is no longer the sole purview of well-funded for-profit corporations. Our Bookshare online library is continuing to multiply its impact.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

After all, in the world of eBooks, ten years is pretty old! What began as a small online library, with a collection built in large part by its users, is now the primary national supplier of electronic accessible educational materials for students with print disabilities. Thanks again! This has led to advancements that benefit everyone.

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APRIL 26, 2022

Digital Wallets. The first of our nonprofit trends is the rise of digital wallets. Digital wallets are poised to change fundraising in a pretty drastic way. As digital wallets have become more commonplace, the number of donors making gifts via check has decreased. New to fundraising? Give us a try. Request a Demo.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 16, 2014

He reads accessible ebooks from Benetech’s Bookshare library in braille format, and learns as quickly as his peers without disabilities. We build our tech-for-good products and reach dollar-by-dollar, and therefore every gift makes a difference for the people we serve. It’s not too late to pledge your support for our work.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 6, 2015

Fauzia Burke Many of the leadership books I read and sometimes review on my blog I first learn about from FSB Associates , a digital publicity and marketing firm specializing in creating awareness for books and authors. I lead my team to help build digital platforms, online brands, and launch books on the web.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 1, 2010

Few people want to read a 388-page book online, and I've received several notes from people who checked out the online version and then decided to buy a physical or ebook copy. I've never used Adobe products seriously, and I had to learn a lot about how to format text and images as well as how to design a book overall.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 14, 2014

Patrick Duggan, Digital Marketing Manager. Carlos Bergfeld, Product Content Manager. Overdrive media console – is an audio and ebook downloader and reader app which is especially useful for ebooks you get from the library. Bill Tompkins – Product Implementation Manager.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 6, 2014

However, for those nonprofits that have purchased the ebook version of Mobile for Good it is impossible to use the checklist since ebooks are static in their functionality and content. Integrate mobile and social media into e-books and digital reports. ? Add products and services to your page and request recommendations. ?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 20, 2015

For those who have purchased the ebook of Mobile for Good , it is impossible to use the checklist since ebooks are static in their functionality. Interactive, web-based ebooks will transform publishing in the near future, but until the technology arrives, you can copy and paste the checklist below in Word document. .

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