There are 62 million people with visual impairments in India who are deprived of a solid education and job training because of the lack of accessible learning materials. In fact,… read more →
The recent pandemic led employers to change the way they think about remote work. In doing so it also inspired learnings in accessible and inclusive workplaces, along with flexible work models. Organizations adapted and committed… read more →
This Global Accessibility Awareness Day, Benetech highlights STEM content as the next frontier in information access Maya is trying her best to complete her algebra homework, but she encounters barrier… read more →
When schools first shifted to remote learning for what was perceived as a temporary stopgap to hold off the effects of the global pandemic, I don’t think any of us… read more →
This World Creativity and Innovation Day we want to share the work we’ve been doing to support people with intellectual disabilities to hold governments to account. As part of the… read more →
Multi-institutional project to multiply impact of accessibility efforts receives grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation We are thrilled to share that we are continuing to collaborate with universities from… read more →
As we close out Women’s History Month, Benetech has announced its newest board member — who not only tips the balance to women comprising more than 50% of the board… read more →
Bookshare could not reach the scale that it has today without the partnership of more than 900 publishers worldwide. Partnering with local publishers is key to ensuring that people with… read more →
St. Matthew’s Publishing launches partnership with Bookshare to offer digital books on secure, global platform and alleviate book famine for people with print disabilities in the Philippines. Publishers around the… read more →
The assistant professor of special education is a blind academic, teacher of future educators, and advocate for accessible educational materials Natalie Shaheen, EdD, has so many overlapping facets to her… read more →