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Bookshare International Now Serves Thirty Countries

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People with print disabilities around the world have a right to high-quality ebooks that they can read with assistive technology. These ebooks can quickly be turned into Braille, large print or be read aloud by a synthetic voice synthesizer. These texts will be available in early 2012.?

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Increasing Accessible Publishing Globally

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

The November 2012 General Assembly took place in Bangkok, Thailand. The world has finally moved beyond just electronically creating books that are then distributed as ordinary print books to actually delivering digital ebooks. The organization’s priorities are decided upon at the WBU General Assembly, which is held every four years.

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Betsy Beaumon on Benetech's Literacy Program

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

The Year That Was and the New Year Ahead Guest Beneblog by Betsy Beaumon, Benetech's VP and General Manager of the Literacy Program 2012 was a year of titanic shifts in the fields of consumer technology, education, and publishing, along with the requisite challenges brought about by such rapid change. Thanks again! What if you’re a U.S.

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Great reads from around the web on February 15th

Amy Sample Ward

" Get the free ebook "The State of Event Marketing" at: [link]. 13 Issue 1 (Winter/Spring 2012), “Language, Identity and Politics” and is re-published here with permission." What we rarely talk about is how we talk about digital activism: Is our focus in the right place? Are You Ready?

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On the Future of Braille: Thoughts by Radical Braille Advocates

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Data from the American Printing House for the Blind’s annual registry of legally blind students shows that in 2012 only 8.8% The increasing focus on digital content, rather than its printed form, and the shift to electronic distribution of ebooks pave new avenues for removing the barriers to accessibility.

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Top 4 Web Hosting Providers for Your Nonprofit’s WordPress Website

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Next up is Flywheel ( now part of WP Engine ) which has been around since 2012. Resources Deluxe – their blog, ebooks, help docs, and design trends are seriously useful and well designed resources that any nonprofit marketing team should check out. . Pay annually and you’ll get 3 months free. 2) Flywheel :: getflywheel.com.

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The Complete 2022 Giving Tuesday Toolkit For Nonprofits

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Giving Tuesday began in 2012 at the 92nd Street Y, a cultural and community center in Manhattan. The #GivingTuesday Ultimate Guide eBook has templates, calendars, and tips to help you get organized and make your Giving Tuesday a roaring success! What is Giving Tuesday?

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