Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 1, 2010

after my first visit to the country of Qatar. The government of Qatar hosted the conference, and underwrote travel and accommodation. Mada: Qatar Assistive Technology Center Since the conference didn’t get formally going until noon on Sunday, I had the chance to squeeze in a morning visit to Qatar’s ICT Ministry.

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Forum One

MAY 24, 2011

Welcome to the first of our ongoing interview series on organizations in Qatar that are doing great things in the online space. Qatar is deeply invested in the innovation of information technology, and eager to see its citizens adopt new tools and resources as they become available in the global arena. read more.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 11, 2013

Creating the World’s Largest Collection of Accessible Arabic eBooks Access to knowledge is the critical first step on the path to economic, educational, and social development. In 2011, we began collaborating with the Mada Center (Qatar Assistive Technology Center) to create accessible Arabic-language digital books.

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Forum One

MAY 12, 2011

Several months of strategic planning, audience research, usability and accessibility testing, and of course, web development, culminated in the flagship website for the information technology sector in Qatar. The site debuted in early April after a global effort between ictQATAR communications staff and the Forum One team.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

Bookshare and our other Access to Literacy initiatives, including the DIAGRAM Center and Route 66 Literacy, all made big strides this year through the significant dedication of the community that makes it all happen. How people access our books also got a whole lot more interesting in 2012. We’ve added over 1800 books since then.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 8, 2011

Our members are now downloading accessible books at a rate of more than one million books per year! It is the world’s largest online accessible library, adding books at nearly four times the rate of the next most prolific U.S. We passed this milestone in less than 3.5 years, and continue to expand rapidly.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 16, 2011

For example, all residents with the qualifying disabilities in Australia, Denmark and Qatar, to pick just three examples, now have free access to Bookshare thanks to our joint efforts with local and national disability groups in these countries.

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