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Receiving the 2013 Migel Medal

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Earlier today, I attended the American Foundation for the Blind’s (AFB) National Leadership Conference in Chicago where I received the 2013 Migel Medal. And second, Donna McNear, the itinerant teacher of the visually impaired from Minnesota, who kept telling me that I had to go to Washington and talk to the Department of Education.

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Martin Luther King Day 2013

VisionLink

Martin Luther King Day, 2013 I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. I too dream of a day when we live out our creed, of a day when we treat each other as equals, of a day when children. Copyright © 2013. Douglas Zimmerman President and CEO VisionLink, Inc. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Why Now is the Time for Boys & Girls Clubs of America to Invest in Digital

Saleforce Nonprofit

Hundreds of Clubs nationwide transformed their operations to focus on critical areas like food insecurity, education, mental wellbeing. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Boys & Girls Clubs across the country adapted services to meet the evolving needs of the children, families, and communities they serve. million young people we serve.

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Member Round Up: Brain science in fundraising, website tips, and Do Good Data 2013!

NTEN

Making a global impact from right in our own backyard is the Bridge School, which uses assistive technology to educate children with severe speech and physical impairments. Do Good Data 2013 is in Chicago, Illinois this August. Application deadline is June 24, 2013. One winner will be announced on July 15, 2013.

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On the Future of Braille: Thoughts by Radical Braille Advocates

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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. And today, braille is not being taught to most blind children. Accordingly, U.S.

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The Hour Of Code

TechImpact

December 9-15, 2013. The Hour of Code , organized by Code.org , is an initiative to promote the basics of computer science for children and adults (age 6-80). Social Tech coding community education nonprofit npTech technology' Video courtesy of Code.org on YouTube. Hour of Code. ” Did you know…?

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Martín Burt’s Best Kept Secret

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

He will serve in this position until Franco finishes his term in August 2013. A citizen of Paraguay, he is the founder of Fundación Paraguaya , a financially self-sustaining social enterprise that promotes entrepreneurs in Paraguay and Africa through microcredit and entrepreneurship education. and Africa.

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