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

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And the 2013 Digital Storytelling Challenge Awards Go To.

Tech Soup

We want to help inspire and educate you to be able to tell your own story with confidence and with success. At the 2013 Digital Storytelling Awards Gala on May 28, the community's successes were clear. So, we want to help match your intended efforts with the right tools to achieve your goals.

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Announcing… 31 New Favorite Nonprofits for 2013!

Nonprofit Tech for Good

That said, in 2012 I had the opportunity to travel to Africa and Asia and from those travel experiences three themes emerged that inspired the selection of this year’s nonprofits: 1) Women’s and girls empowerment; 2) Conservation of wildlife and wild lands; and 3) Access to medical care. Wildlife SOS :: @ WildlifeSOS.