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July 16, 2018
Using Software and Data to Change the World
I had the honor to be the opening keynoter for the first-ever Good Tech Fest , which was h…
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September 19, 2017
A Call for Millions: Ending the Global Book Famine for the Blind
There’s a global book famine afflicting people with disabilities. They lack the books they need for education, employment, a…
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March 03, 2016
Ratify Marrakesh!
The United States Senate has a terrific opportunity to expand opportunity The United States Senate has just been presented w…
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February 03, 2016
Commercial Availability: The Poison Pill for Marrakesh Treaty Implementation
If you can buy a book, you can’t borrow it. That’s the lobbying position of some companies in the intellectual property fie…
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May 27, 2015
Optimistic about Marrakesh Treaty!
The World Blind Union’s ( WBU ) Right to Read campaign for ratification of the Marrakesh Treaty just concluded two days of …
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May 04, 2015
Silicon Valley Gives to Bookshare
Tomorrow is an exciting day for our Bookshare online library for students with dyslexia or visual impairments. We have incr…
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January 05, 2015
Donor Spotlight: Lavelle Fund for the Blind
What is it like for a nonprofit to have a successful, lasting partnership with a private philanthropic foundation? And what …
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July 15, 2014
The Road to Accessibility without Borders: Celebrating the One-Year Anniversary of the Marrakesh Treaty
One year ago, on June 28, 2013, at a diplomatic conference in Marrakesh, Morocco, the World Intellectual Property Organizati…
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June 12, 2014
Fair Use Victory Advances a Future of Accessibility for All
Two days ago, on Tuesday, June 10, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in New York made a major ruling that emphasizes the l…
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March 28, 2014
New Ideas at TED2014
I just returned from a spectacular week at this year’s TED conference in Vancouver, Canada. TED gives me the chance to brain…
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March 10, 2014
Data and the Human Touch
Meet Kevin and “Sophia” (who anonymously shared her story with my team). When Kevin was in kindergarten he had an organic br…
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January 31, 2014
Fighting Accessibility Weaseling by Amazon et al, Victory!
Last September, I wrote a Beneblog post: Objecting to Accessibility Weaseling , about Amazon and other ebook reader makers t…
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January 17, 2014
The Case for Copyright Exceptions and Fair Use
The next time you set your digital device of choice to record your favorite show so you can watch it whenever you want, take…
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November 19, 2013
Mobilizing Impact at the 2013 Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting
“Mobilizing for Impact.” That was the theme of the ninth Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Annual Meeting that President Bill…