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On the Future of Braille: Thoughts by Radical Braille Advocates

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Betsy Beaumon I recently had the honor to speak at the first-ever Braille Summit , hosted on June 19-21, 2013 by the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) and Perkins School for the Blind. Image by the National Braille Press, a DIAGRAM subcontract. We’d love to meet you there!

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Betsy Beaumon on Benetech's Literacy Program

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

For those who want to use audio with other mobile devices or DAISY players, we have added DAISY audio and MP3 format download capability for all of our titles, in addition to our existing DAISY text and Braille Ready Format (BRF) options. DIAGRAM This increase in accessible images would not have been possible without great tools.

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4 Ways to Use Trello to Manage Your Non-Profit Communications Program

The Storytelling Non-profit

I remember that being a challenging transition for me when I started working from home in 2013. A story bank is central place to capture any text, audio, video and photos associated with a story. You come up with a theme, develop content, source images, proof read, and get approval from the necessary folks before it gets published.

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Losing Mobile Users? Easy Mobile-Website Builder Can Help You: New TechSoup Program

Tech Soup

Multimedia, Maps, Social : Upload and share multimedia content like video, audio, text, and images on your mobile website. Audio Tours Are Also Now Available from Guide by Cell! Audio guides can add an extra dimension and additional detail to a tour. First record a series of audio prompts for your tour.

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10 Must-Have Skills for Nonprofit New Media Managers

Nonprofit Tech for Good

In 2013 the number of nonprofits that hired part-time or full-time new media managers increased fourfold. To effectively work with image and video content, your new media manager must be adept at using photo and video editing software. Video content needs to be edited and embellished with visual effects, animation, and audio.

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Tech Tips for Executive Directors: 5 Mobile Apps for Busy Nonprofit Leaders

NTEN

HP ePrint service app - This is an excellent app for those who need to print documents or images directly off of their phone. You can upload your document and image and select the location nearest you that you would like to print them out at. This article is part of the June, 2013 issue of NTEN:Change, which is all about mobile.

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Tools to Tell Your Digital Story Available Through TechSoup

Tech Soup

Adobe : Adobe products aren’t just for creative professionals — with a little know-how you too can make powerful digital images and videos. You can even discover your best photos by looking at your image stats. Use your most powerful images to create galleries that you can post to your website or social media channels.

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