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Increasing Accessible Publishing Globally

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Plenary Talk at the Eighth General Assembly of the World Blind Union Access to published information is an essential requirement for education, employment and full social inclusion. People with vision impairments and other print disabilities deserve equal access to that treasure of information.

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Making the Book Truly Accessible for All Students

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

This includes accessible educational materials, such as e-books that can be used with computers, or mobile devices that display enlarged text or read the book aloud while also highlighting text. with a legally qualifying print disability per the Chafee Amendment to the Copyright Act. There are some 7.5

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Mobilizing Impact at the 2013 Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Mobilizing for Impact.” Our Commitment is to increase service and expand the number of accessible books for blind people in India via our Bookshare International initiative. We expect to significantly improve access to books that blind people in India need for their education, employment and inclusion in society.

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Donor Spotlight: Lavelle Fund for the Blind

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

At Benetech, we’re fortunate to have had long-time support from funders who have been willing to bet on us. That’s what a lot of foundations would love to see happen: in this case, it’s happened multiple times! This revised project included the conversion of books into accessible formats and working with multiple schools.

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10X: CEO’s Update: Spring 2014

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

10X: ten times the impact. How can our existing successful programs reach ten times more people? Technology currently serves privileged groups through tools that provide access to education, literacy, health, and justice. The time has never been better to think 10X bigger! Photo credit: Katy Steinmetz, TIME Magazine.

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Accessible eBooks for Equal Opportunity

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

One of their main challenges is that they do not have adequate access to educational materials that are necessary to learn and succeed in school. Accessible ebooks and Bookshare have helped sixth grader Kevin Leong overcome his reading challenges.

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Questions to Ask During the RFP Process

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Once you have written this proposal it is time to find great vendors to send you bids. Are they talking about the mobile audience, and how their design will accommodate users on smaller screens? What considerations does the agency give to web accessibility ? Here is a helpful approach to getting vendors to bid.

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