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The FCC and Accessibility

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Comments on the FCC's Accessibility Plans (June 2010) My main recommendation to the FCC is to be more ambitious about accessibility. Make it an indispensable tool for people with disabilities, their families, educators, rehab professionals and the assistive and mainstream technology industries.

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Meet the Bookshare in-house summer volunteer team!

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Mark Lind-Hanson I have been involved in nonprofit administrative and development work for a decade and a half, and came to Bookshare in the summer of 2010 as a volunteer. Originally I did book metadata adjustments and wrote synopses.

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Promise and Peril: Martus for Human Rights in Burma

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It was so gratifying to see firsthand how Martus , a free and open-source software tool developed by Benetech, is empowering people to be the change they wish to see. The balance comes from unrestricted donations to Benetech as a cool overall nonprofit organization!]

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