Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 23, 2014

Our Bookshare online library is continuing to multiply its impact. The Oak Foundation just awarded us a grant to provide accessible content to people with qualifying learning differences (like dyslexia) in Brazil, India, and the United Kingdom.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 12, 2015

Technology has enabled rapid adoption of telework (also called telecommuting) since the turn of the century. At TechSoup, it has enabled us to hire gifted people who live and work in far-flung places, and yet still do great work on behalf of charities and libraries. It has transformed the workplace. In fact, nearly half of U.S.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

Met with the UN Foundation about a major grant they are giving us to bring Bookshare to India. I had a chance to meet with staffers involved in the drafting of two key federal bills that are most likely to be adopted, and shared my issues. Interviewed several candidates for executive positions at Benetech. Enough said!

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