Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 9, 2018

Literacy and access to knowledge underpins just about every social good, from education, to economic development, to health, to women’s empowerment, democracy and respect for human rights. The second group of enablers of the brighter future are business model innovations. And that’s how Bookshare was founded.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

Under the theme “Achieving Our Vision through Empowerment and Partnerships,” this was the first-ever combined General Assembly of both WBU and the International Council for Education of People with Visual Impairment ( ICEVI ), another world-class organization in the field. The November 2012 General Assembly took place in Bangkok, Thailand.

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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. federal law supports braille instruction. Accordingly, U.S. This is important here in the U.S.,

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Tech Soup

JUNE 25, 2013

The Media and Training Centre for Health specializes in the design and development of community learning models that promote health and empowerment in marginalized communities. The group provides a loving community where children can heal and grow. The organization focuses particularly on women and students in rural areas. Environment.

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Tech Soup

MAY 11, 2015

Although San Francisco is currently in a housing crisis/real estate boom , it also has some of the strongest tenant laws in the country. When you click on a category, say Technology, you'll see a list of related services such as the Mission Bay Library or the Tenderloin Technology Lab.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

Met with a major international human rights defender group about our Martus technology and digital security more generally. law needs to change to comply with the treaty (the hope is that these changes are minimal). Met with a big NYC disability services provider about a possible Bookshare partnership. The Marrakesh Treaty.

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