Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 11, 2013

In the first installment of this series, I described the Bookshare International library and where we hope to take it next. The second blog post looked at our growing Bookshare Spanish-language program. The second blog post looked at our growing Bookshare Spanish-language program.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 8, 2011

Being able to read is crucial for life success and independence, and we’re hoping to empower thousands of people to become readers as teenagers and young adults. PBS NewsHour Stories In March, PBS NewsHour published two stories about Benetech and the HRP. library that serves people with print disabilities (on less than one-sixth the budget)!

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

We celebrated the tenth anniversary of Bookshare—both online and with in real life—with gatherings of users, volunteers, partners, employees, and friends throughout the year. Bookshare International Yup, Bookshare now has Arabic books. Not just a couple, but 100 of them. Clearly, more are needed, but it’s a solid start.

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