Built Accessible: Speaking with An Inclusive Mindset
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Benetech and NCBI build Bookshare Ireland as the largest accessible ebook library in the country and claim tangible results: 700,000 titles with publishers adding 7,000 titles/month and average turnaround dropping from six months to about a week. The team deploys AI/ML to auto‑generate math alt text and MathML, launches an Alexa beta smart‑speaker skill (voice reading lists, resume position, skip/seek) and runs a feasibility pilot with 1,500 pilot participants testing voice‑first access.
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