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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!

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On the Future of Braille: Thoughts by Radical Braille Advocates

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Guest Beneblog by Betsy Beaumon, VP and General Manager, Benetech’s Global Literacy Program. 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.

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Member Round Up: A busy September with new research, a cure for website obesity, and world literacy day

NTEN

In case you haven''t already grabbed a copy of Kivi Leroux Miller ''s new book, A Communications Map for Engaging Your Community, Becoming a Favorite Cause, and Raising More Money , it will guide you through designing and implementing a content marketing strategy that will bring in supporters. to put you on the road to recovery.

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Forum One Wins 11 Communicator Awards

Forum One

Talking About Race has been widely referenced and shared as a compelling, timely, and actionable resource in recent months as people across the country seek to educate themselves and others and have candid, overdue, and often difficult conversations about race in our society and how to make substantial progress in ending racism.

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How Digital Democracy Empowers Marginalized Communities

Tech Soup

" Digital Democracy's approach to achieving this mission is based on the following three stages: Digital literacy: Getting individuals to understand the tools and how to use them. Local language content and locally relevant context has facilitated the transition into local ownership.

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Bridging the Digital Divide? Tell Us About It!

Tech Soup

on Wednesday, February 9, 2013, to be eligible to win the tablet and bragging rights. Stories on the LIM are people-focused, highly engaging and optimized for social media sharing. We want you to tell us how you are using TechSoup product donations to promote digital literacy. b) Content. Enter your story by 5:00 p.m.

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Bridging the Digital Divide? Tell Us About It!

Tech Soup

Stories on the LIM are people-focused, highly engaging and optimized for social media sharing. We want you to tell us how you are using TechSoup product donations to promote digital literacy. on Wednesday, February 9, 2013, to be eligible to win the tablet and bragging rights. b) Content. Interesting proposition.

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