Today is National STEM Day, a day to celebrate science, technology, engineering, and math education. Did you know that nearly all of the twenty fastest growing occupations in the United… read more →
Benetech Hosts DAISY Consortium Fall Board Meeting in Silicon Valley Richard Orme, Chief Executive Officer of DAISY addresses the board as they prepare for meetings with big technology companies later… read more →
What would our lives be like without books? Books open doors, transport us to other worlds, stir our imagination, and serve as a springboard to opportunities. Everyone should have the… read more →
Benetech 2019 School Preparedness Survey Inclusive education is on the rise, but are teachers ready to support all learners? A report by the National Center for Learning Disabilities and Understood… read more →
Spending my summer at Benetech, at the intersection of technology and social impact, has been very rewarding. Here’s why… My name is Lale Tekisalp, and I’m currently an MBA student… read more →
By Junia Howell Just this week, another professional contact learned of my dyslexia and responded in amazement, “it is so impressive how you have overcome your dyslexia to accomplish so… read more →
Bookshare Users Reading Millions of Books Their Way Every Year Today we are celebrating an exciting milestone for impact at Benetech: we have delivered 15 million books to people with… read more →
The 2019 DIAGRAM Center Report examines opportunities relating to accessible K-12 computer science, data visualization, multimodal user interfaces, personalized learning, and sonification for students with disabilities The DIAGRAM Center recently… read more →
Attendees at the DIAGRAM Center’s annual accessibility and inclusion hackathon explore a device that makes tactile representations of code for 3D printed objects. Corporations can and should play a role… read more →
The deafblind woman who conquered Harvard Law uses her personal journey and expertise to advocate for equal opportunities and inclusion for people with disabilities. Haben Girma’s best-selling memoir, Haben: The… read more →