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International Leadership, Women’s Issues, and Branding—A Conversation With Allison K. Summers, CAE

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In the United States, only approximately four states have a law prohibiting marriage under the age of 18. And, there are two states where a couple, accompanied by parents, can marry as early as 12 years old. Examine the audio and digital imagery that you’re presenting to ensure that it is up-to-date.

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Technological Protection Measures and the Blind

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The digital content is presented as text, but the built-in read-aloud capability is disabled because of ambiguity over audio rights. It’s allowed in many formats to present the text not in logical reading order, but completely out of order with instructions to the device on how to make the content “look” on the page.

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Bringing Millions of Books to Billions of People: Making the Book Truly Accessible

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With a press of a virtual button, an ebook can be printed, displayed in large print (on a page or on a display), made into braille (on a page or on an electronic braille display), or read aloud as audio. We have over half a million readers in the United States, and over 625,000 different ebook titles available for instant download.

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Four Nonprofit Web Accessibility Best Practices for 2022

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Accessibility in the United States is regulated by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). When it comes to accessibility for interactive forms, all instructions to fill out the form should be clearly communicated. Let’s get started. Introduction to Nonprofit Website Accessibility. Live captions. Live ASL interpreters.

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On the Future of Braille: Thoughts by Radical Braille Advocates

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federal law supports braille instruction. With Bookshare , Benetech’s online library for people with print disabilities, our ebook-based approach to the accessibility challenge has already delivered on the promise of ending the famine of accessible books in the United States. Accordingly, U.S.

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The Nonprofit’s Guide to TikTok

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It launched in the United States in 2016 and rapidly grew to more than 680 million active users worldwide. The app allowed users to create six-second looping videos, like a GIF with audio. TikTok, which officially launched in the United States in 2016, quickly rose to popularity, filling the void left by Vine.

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Accessible eBooks for Equal Opportunity

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In the United States, there are all too many students like Kevin, who are denied equal opportunity to engage in the same curriculum as their peers without disabilities. In 2004, the United States passed the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act , requiring schools to provide special education services to eligible students.

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